State park police break up large Jones Beach gathering - Newsday
State park police said they broke up a crowd of about 500 people Thursday evening at Jones Beach.
Police went to the Central Mall about 6:20 p.m. where a large crowd had gathered, park officials said.
State police with the help of a Nassau County police helicopter overhead dispersed the crowd by 8 p.m. Park officials said and no injuries were reported and police made no arrests.
The large gathering of what appeared to be mostly young people occurred a week after Long Beach police closed the city's beach after getting word of several high school seniors from Long Island and New York City cutting class and meeting there.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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