Police disperse crowd of about 300 young people causing disturbance at Jones Beach

JONES BEACH, Long Island (WABC) -- There was large police presence Thursday evening at Jones Beach, where officers were called to disperse a crowd of hundreds of young people who were causing a disturbance.

Police were called around 6:20 p.m. to the Central Mall at Jones Beach State Park.

New York State Park Police, New York State Police and Nassau County Police responded, including a Nassau County Aviation Unit.

They were able to eventually disperse the crowd.

Nassau County Police say there were about 300 young individuals on the beach.



An 18-year-old was arrested for displaying an imitation firearm to police responding to the scene.

There were four minor injuries among the group of people fighting on the beach.



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