‘Rowdy’ Beach Party Broken Up By Long Branch Police

LONG BRANCH, NJ – City officials released a statement after a social-media boosted large crowd gathering late Saturday afternoon got rowdy, forcing police from Long Branch, neighboring towns, and the New Jersey State Police to disperse the crowd.

"Yesterday, a beach party of what turned out to be thousands of young people from all over the state gathered along the beachfront around Pier Village," The statement from Domingos Saldida, the city's Public Safety Director, said.

Saldida also thanked the LBPD for acting quickly when dispersing the crowd, which included four arrests.

"The City of Long Branch Police Department acted professionally based on their experience and training," Saldida said.

"I want to thank all of our officers for their professional response in keeping both visitors and citizens of Long Branch safe."

Editor's Note: A previous version of this article referenced the holiday Juneteenth in both the headline and the story. While what happened occurred on the same day, the event was not officially associated with the holiday. Patch apologies for the misunderstanding and regrets the error.