New Jersey boardwalk shut down after violence erupts over Memorial Day weekend
over Memorial Day weekend, Seaside heights, New Jersey, experienced notable chaos, leading too the temporary closure of its boardwalk after violence erupted. Police arrested 73 individuals, including 21 juveniles, following several incidents that resulted in three reported stabbings, none of which where fatal. Authorities took action to ensure public safety,with a police spokesman noting that a boardwalk shutdown was part of a proactive approach due to a large influx of over 100,000 visitors.
Local businesses reported increased disturbances, with one bartender stating that the recent influx of visitors led to many fights. In response to previous issues, police had increased their presence and imposed a curfew for minors from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. despite the incidents, officials praised the efforts of law enforcement in maintaining safety for both visitors and residents.
Jersey Shore chaos: Boardwalk shut down after violence erupts over Memorial Day weekend
Seventy-three people, including 21 juveniles, were arrested in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, over Memorial Day weekend.
Police shut down the boardwalk temporarily on Monday after three stabbings were reported. None of the stabbings were fatal. The boardwalk reopened later that day.
Detective Steve Korman, Seaside Heights police spokesman, said one of the arrested adults was charged with possessing a firearm. Korman said the boardwalk was shut down to take “a proactive approach to ensure public safety.”
Korman noted that more than 100,000 visitors were in the borough over the holiday weekend.
Sarah Frailey, a bartender at EJ’s Tap House on the boardwalk, told the Asbury Park Press that “the last few days have been mayhem in this town.”
“It’s normally not like this,” Frailey said. “There’s a ton of kids here over Memorial Day weekend, more than the usual in the last few years, a lot of fights on the boardwalk.”
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This year, due to previous unruly incidents, police planned to increase their presence and enforce a curfew on minors from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
“While I am disappointed by the conduct of some of the people who came to visit Seaside Heights this weekend, the Seaside Heights Police Department and all of the assisting agencies, by and large, did a great job this weekend ensuring the safety of the majority of our visitors and our locals,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
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