Hundreds of young people take over NJ beach town, sparking chaos and curfew ahead of Memorial Day weekend
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Several hundred teens and young adults illegally took over Pier Village in Long Branch, New Jersey, causing chaos with fights and property damage, leading to six arrests and a police response involving 139 officers.
- The incident prompted city officials to impose an 8 p.m. curfew and increase security measures ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, emphasizing zero tolerance for disorderly conduct.
- Among those arrested were five females from Newark charged with disorderly conduct and one male from New Brunswick charged with eluding police; investigations are ongoing into two aggravated assaults and a motor vehicle theft.
- The disruption caused significant delays for New Jersey Transit trains as many attendees arrived by train, and police in riot gear eventually dispersed the crowd by 9:15 p.m.
- Similar large-scale disturbances occurred in New England on the same day, including a triple stabbing at Narragansett Town Beach, Rhode Island, and multiple arrests after fights at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.