Law enforcement officials have detained over 160 people in Panama City Beach following a spring break weekend that saw massive crowds of people disrupting the area.
A heavy police presence was then called into the area to assist these businesses, who did not wish to risk any inconvenience or harm to their customers or business, the Panama City chief said.
There were no reports of violence from the first day of the weekend, but a shooting incident on Saturday left one person injured, Talamantez explained, noting that many of the arrested people had firearms with them."I personally encountered an individual holding an AR-15 who is now in custody," Talamantez said, according to the WRIC report."These are the type of individuals that we’re facing," he added."Throwing beer bottles at police officers.
Mayor Mark Sheldon said the crime was not caused by the spring breakers, but by criminals who came out under the shroud of the crowds. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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