Crews find 2 more blades

Police on Tuesday remained uncertain if small knife blades found at a

Newport Beach park were placed there deliberately.

Crews sifting through the sand Monday found two more blades,

bringing the total to 15 blades found at a Bonita Canyon park, where

a 5-year-old child stepped on a blade Saturday morning. The blade did

not break skin on the child’s foot, and he was not injured, said Sgt.

Bill Hartford.

Police and grounds crews swept the entire playground with a metal

detector. Search crews found four blades Saturday, nine Sunday and

two Monday. All 15 of the 1 1/2 -inch blades found in the sand were

identical, Hartford said.

All parks within the city have been checked several times for any

sign of blades, and none have been found, Hartford said.

The playground in the Bonita Canyon gated community is expected to

reopen today, he said.