.A Lawndale man wielding a toy, but very real-looking pistol was lucky to be alive Friday after three officers surrounded him in Hermosa Beach and ordered him to drop the gun, police said.
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Hermosa Beach officers responded at 2 a.m. to a report of a man with a gun.
When they arrived in 10 seconds, they saw Olswang standing in a crowd of people.
"The suspect pulled what appeared to be a Beretta handgun from his waistband, racked the slide back, and wielded it at a citizen in a threatening manner," Higgins said.
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Higgins said Olswang pulled the gun during an argument with another man over a woman he was trying to pick up.
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