Spring Break in Florida Sees Over 250 Arrests Amid Security Crackdown
Despite heightened law enforcement presence, celebrations continue in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.
- Miami and Ft. Lauderdale have become focal points for spring break festivities, with Miami Beach enforcing a midnight curfew to manage the crowds.
- Over 250 partygoers have been arrested in Miami Beach amid heightened security measures, including the arrest of two individuals with firearms.
- Despite the crackdown and arrests, spring break celebrations continue, with revelers flocking to Fort Lauderdale, which has welcomed the party atmosphere.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has deployed over 140 state troopers to South Florida in an unprecedented pre-emptive strike against spring break crime.
- Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner describes this year's spring break as the 'calmest' in years, attributing the calm to the extensive law enforcement presence.