{"id":70765,"date":"2026-03-17T16:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/massive-spring-break-crowd-flees-florida-beach-as-takeover-events-cause-chaos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:47:58","slug":"massive-spring-break-crowd-flees-florida-beach-as-takeover-events-cause-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/massive-spring-break-crowd-flees-florida-beach-as-takeover-events-cause-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive spring break crowd flees Florida beach as &#8220;takeover&#8221; events cause chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spring-break-travel-concerns-violence-mexico-measles-cases-us\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Spring break<\/a><\/span> &#8220;takeovers&#8221; have started to overwhelm some Florida cities and local officials.<\/p>\n<p>The massive gatherings are organized on social media and pose danger &#8220;because they are organized by promoters and the city is not aware of it,&#8221; Daytona Beach Commissioner Stacy Cantu said.<\/p>\n<p>In Daytona Beach, Florida, a large crowd present for a so-called &#8220;beach takeover&#8221; event fled after hearing what they thought were gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was people crushing water bottles to start a stampede,&#8221; said Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say more than 50 deputies were in the middle of the crowd and no shots were fired during the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city of Daytona Beach did respond to multiple shootings over the weekend and the sheriff&#8217;s office reported more than 130 arrests with spring break in full swing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;VSO deputies made 133 arrests in spring break crowds this weekend,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office said in a post on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolusiaSheriff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>. &#8220;There were no shootings on the beach this weekend. Widespread videos posted online this weekend falsely claimed crowds were running from shots fired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post went on to say the sheriff&#8217;s office is aware of upcoming &#8220;spring break\/invade Daytona events being promoted on social media&#8221; and it&#8217;s working with local government and law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, five teenagers were shot at a &#8220;takeover&#8221; event in Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\n<h2>Spring break restrictions<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, a marketing campaign in Fort Lauderdale doubled down on spring break restrictions and officials in Miami Beach say they have seen success from their new approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/miami-beach-starts-spring-break-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Miami Beach<\/a><\/span> is looking to attract a more health conscious crowd.<\/p>\n<p>On its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/breakasweat\/#rulesandregulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>, the city announced regulations to keep visitors safe, including DUI enforcement and security checkpoints to beach entrances on Ocean Drive.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Beach Police Department has reported <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/miami-beach-starts-spring-break-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">21% fewer arrests<\/a><\/span> as compared to the same time last year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">Kelsie  Hoffman<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/massive-spring-break-crowd-flees-florida-beach-takeover-event\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring break &#8220;takeovers&#8221; have started to overwhelm some Florida cities and local officials. 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