MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – A group of World Cup fans were enjoying a night out in South Beach until a lurking man displayed a knife, swung it around and harassed them, police said.<\/p>\n
The tourists from California said the scare on the beach occurred when they noticed a man stalking them as they walked along one of the busy sections of Ocean Drive.<\/p>\n
According to Miami Beach Police, witnesses and victims stated: \u201cThe subject lifted his jacket, at which time they observed a pocket knife tucked into his waistband.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said they received complaints about the man from employees of Ocean Drive\u2019s Mango\u2019s, as well as from the World Cup tourists.<\/p>\n
The young tourists said that upon noticing the man, they kept turning their heads to keep an eye on them as he kept following them.<\/p>\n
According to the report, the tourists told responding officers that at one point, the man asked them, \u201cWhy y\u2019all walking so fast?\u201d as he held a knife.<\/p>\n
Video provided by the Sherbrooke Hotel\u2019s Mitch Novick captured officers parking their cruisers along Collins Avenue after being flagged down by the tourists. The video also shows the area populated with soccer fans draped in themed jerseys and flags.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The man] was brandishing a knife and swinging it,\u201d said Novick.<\/p>\n
His cameras captured the confrontation between officers and the subject.<\/p>\n
\u201cBack up from them right now! Back up from them right now! Drop that [expletive] book-bag right now!\u201d said a Miami Beach officer on video.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the only time lovers of the World Cup in Miami Beach dealt with a bummer due to a man with a blade.<\/p>\n