REDONDO BEACH (CNS) – Police in Redondo Beach shut down the city’s iconic pier for about three hours Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat, briefly delaying the opening of a nearby music festival.
The city of Redondo Beach sent out an alert at 11:03 a.m. Sunday advising that the pier was being evacuated due to police activity.
City Councilman Brad Waller left the following post on the BeachLife Festival’s Facebook page at about 1 p.m.: “There was a threat made to the pier, and the area was evacuated to allow the police and dogs to clear the area. Police are still going over the pier area and have expanded to BeachLife. There was no threat made to BeachLife, but out of an abundance of caution, they want to ensure that the area is safe before thousands of people enter.”
Waller added: “The pier area and BeachLife space were searched, and nothing was found. BeachLife should be ready to open and proceed. The pier will remain closed for a bit longer.”
At about 1:45 p.m., festival officials posted that they had been given the go-ahead to open doors. Sunday is the conclusion of the three-day festival, with Sheryl Crow, My Morning Jacket and James Taylor among those scheduled to perform at the Seaside Lagoon, a short distance north of the pier.
The Redondo Beach Police Department announced at about 2:20 p.m. that the police activity had concluded and the pier was open to the public.
No further information was immediately available about the nature of the threat.
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