Police Brief

A Memorial Day barbecue in Costa Mesa turned bloody Monday as a man

was taken to the hospital after allegedly being stabbed with a broken

beer bottle, police said.

Police responded to a disturbance call about 6:15 p.m. at an apartment

complex in the 1800 block of Placentia Avenue. A man, whom police had not

identified by press time, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was

taken to Western Medical Center.

An officer went to the hospital to question the victim, police said.

The alleged stabbing took place in the common open area in the back of

the apartment complex’s property. Investigators taped off the lawn area,

and scoured the brush and surrounding area for clues.

Dozens of residents gathered around the police cars, looking curiously

at the scene, grilling each other for details.

Details of the alleged stabbing are still under investigation, police

said.