Several New Jersey beach towns saw chaos and crime over Memorial Day weekend, some of which involved rowdy teenagers, prompting New Jersey police departments to instill a state of emergency in one city and enact teen curfews in several others.
Crime rates typically rise during the summer months. Although it is unclear if the holiday weekend contributed to the chaos in New Jersey, several police departments took precautionary action to limit the unrest.
Two of the incidents included a 15-year-old boy being stabbed in Ocean City and an 11-year-old shot in Atlantic City. Two women were later arrested in connection to the shooting, Shore News Network reported.
Chaos reportedly ensued in several instances. People fled from the scene of the…
