Briefly

-- Deepa Bharath

Police are warning parents that razor blades are being placed on

slides at Heller Park in the 200 block of East 16th Street.

Officers found three blades placed on each of the slides in the park

Friday morning, said Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Gary McErlain. He said police

had received complaints about another razor blade and pornographic

material placed on one of the slides last week.

“We thought that could’ve been a one-time incident,” said McErlain.

But Friday morning’s finding made it clear that somebody was out to

either hurt children or make the blades available to them, he said.

Police are investigating the matter as a child endangerment case, said

McErlain.