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

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Friday, June 6, 2025
Police disperse large crowd of young people causing disturbance at Jones Beach
Nassau County Police say there were about 500 young individuals on the beach, and one person was arrested.

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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