A significant number of individuals were taken into custody following a series of fights and knife attacks involving young people at a well-liked Jersey Shore boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend. This led authorities to temporarily close down the bustling tourist spot.
According to reports from local law enforcement, a total of 73 individuals, comprising 52 adults and 21 minors, were apprehended in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, as the chaos unfolded from early Friday until approximately 6 a.m. on Monday.
Republican Representative Paul Kanitra shared on social media that the Seaside Heights Police Department had made over 40 arrests in just the last couple of days.
“Their strong leadership is cracking down,” Kanitra continued. “If you go there with bad intentions, you will likely leave in handcuffs.”
Violence broke out at a popular boardwalk in Jersey Shore over the holiday weekend, prompting police to arrest and detain dozens of people. (Assemblyman Paul Kanitra/Facebook)
Kanitra blamed the surge in teen violence on the state’s “lax” crime laws.
“Seaside Heights, one of the great towns in the 10th Legislative District, continues to deal with the repercussions of New Jersey’s lax on crime policies,” Kanitra said. “But they aren’t taking this sitting down. There is now a strict curfew in place to deal with the juveniles who have increasingly become more and more emboldened as a result of our weak Attorney General.”
The office of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Seaside Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
