Some Long Beach residents want more patrols to keep people safe after a brawl broke out at a boardwalk Thursday. DougWilliamsTV has the story.
-- It felt like summer this week, which had many making their way to beaches and boardwalks to take advantage, but one Long Island beach town may have some work to do before summer really arrives to keep everybody safe.on Long Island, but when April weekdays suddenly lead to summer-sized crowds, that can leave law enforcement unprepared.
Walsh was referencing a fight Thursday afternoon when groups of teenagers flooded a ramp off the boardwalk next to the restaurant Riptides 11561. There were minor injuries but no arrests. "There's numerous violations on this boardwalk here, and there's no one to handle it. It's the Wild West," he said.
"I knew that there was gonna be a police presence today, so I felt comfortable bringing them today," beachgoer Mike Heavey said."I don't come late at night. I don't come after dark," beachgoer Elleen Parks said.Walsh says specialized boardwalk patrol and a new surveillance system keep the boardwalk safe, but Braddish says that's not enough; he wants full-time officers on full-time shifts at the boardwalk.
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