Heightened enforcement methods are being used as spring break rowdies take over South Florida.
It’s that time of year when spring breakers invade Miami Beach, marking the first high-impact weekend of this month. Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are increasing their security presence across South Florida as the parties are expected to continue for several weeks.
X user “Joel Franco” posted a video of the traffic coming into South Breach on Friday evening. He said license plate readers were placed along the highway, and traffic lanes were condensed into one.
License Plate Readers on EB MacArthur Causeway scanning each car coming into South Beach. Only one lane getting by so expect major delays #SpringBreak pic.twitter.com/EWjQjZwXje
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) March 9, 2024
Franco said “significant delays” were seen on the highway heading into Miami Beach Saturday night.
License plate readers on MacArthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways heading into Miami Beach. Significant delays ? pic.twitter.com/0AHjAAr4u8
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) March 10, 2024
Franco said several police agencies, from Miami Beach Police to the Florida Highway Patrol to the FBI, are patrolling the streets.
Law enforcement agencies I saw on South Beach last night during #SpringBreak:
– Miami Beach Police
– Florida Highway Patrol
– Miami Police
– Miami-Dade Police
– FBI
– FDLE
– Hialeah Police pic.twitter.com/jkL9KZIOoj— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) March 9, 2024
Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he was increasing the number of troopers throughout the Sunshine State ahead of Spring Break.
“Florida is a very welcoming state. We welcome people to come and have a good time. What we don’t welcome is criminal activity. What we don’t welcome is mayhem and people that want to wreak havoc on our communities,” DeSantis told reporters Tuesday.
He said, “Make no mistake about it: If you’re coming here in order to enjoy Florida and have a good time, fine. If you’re coming for these other reasons, if you’re committing crimes, causing havoc, you are going to pay the price and we will hold you accountable.”
BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis is deploying law enforcement officers, drones, license readers and more across the state and in Miami to guard against spring break chaos
“That is not gonna fly in the Sunshine State […] We stand by ready to support even more.” pic.twitter.com/cP9qWYAZkz
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) March 5, 2024
On the city level, Miami Beach has increased fines, extended curfews, restricted beach access, set up DUI checkpoints, and conducted bag checks.
CYBERTRUCK in the South Beach DUI checkpoint pic.twitter.com/DdU7a4AIQh
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) March 9, 2024
DUI checkpoint has started here in South Beach pic.twitter.com/xg0rdRFQNy
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) March 9, 2024
And the chaos begins.
Spring break is ? in Florida pic.twitter.com/oeIap0xBA0
— Clown World ™ ? (@ClownWorld_) March 10, 2024
Locals are fed up.
??MIAMI BREAKS UP WITH SPRING BREAKERS
“It’s not us; it’s YOU.”
Miami has formally broken up with college kids coming to party their brains out over Spring Break.
Source: Fox News pic.twitter.com/n0QKYOmMfW
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 9, 2024
Are the spring breakers causing mayhem really college kids?
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