OCEAN CITY, N.J. - A New Jersey shore town is aiming to crackdown on groups of "drunken teens" following a Memorial Day weekend during which local police responded to nearly 1,000 incidents.All beaches in Ocean City will now close at 8 p.m.
and backpacks will not be permitted on the beaches or boardwalks starting at 8 p.m. The curfew for juveniles has also been moved up from 1 a.m.
to 11 p.m., and boardwalk bathrooms will close at 10 p.m. Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian signed off on both measures following a chaotic holiday weekend at the local beaches and boardwalks.
Police were called to 999 incidents - an increase of 869 from last Memorial Day - that involved underage drinking, vandalism, assault, and shoplifting.