What started as a senior skip day attended by students from multiple high schools turned into a multi-agency police fiasco
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- A large crowd of high school students gathered at Jones Beach on Tuesday, June 3, escalating into a brawl that prompted a multi-agency police response
- Law enforcement, including a low-hovering police helicopter, cleared the beach by 8:30 p.m., local time, after fights broke out
- N.Y. State Parks announced increased patrols and social media monitoring to prevent future unsanctioned events throughout the summer
A high school senior skip day turned into a massive brawl at Jones Beach State Park in New York on Tuesday, June 3, prompting a swift response from multiple law enforcement agencies.
According to a statement obtained by PEOPLE from New York State Parks, the incident took place around the Central Mall area of the popular Long Island beach destination. The large group, made up of students from multiple high schools, began arriving at around 3 p.m. local time, and within hours, police were called due to the growing size of the gathering and early reports of physical altercations.
The first report came in around 6:22 p.m. New York State Park Police first responded to the scene, followed by Nassau County Police, with support from a Nassau County Aviation Unit as the fighting masses grew in size…