Police Cracking Down on Crime on South Beach During Spring Break

Spring Break crowds are keeping officers on Miami Beach very busy.

Miami Beach police said a man yelling profanities was escorted out of Cameo Nightclub on Saturday for an altercation that happened inside.

โ€œit was an altercation between a man and a girl. Somebody got knocked out,โ€ said Hakim Ali, a witness.

Officers tried to defuse the argument between the man and club staff. But according to police, Freddie Jenkins began to yell at the officers and the situation escalated.

โ€œItโ€™s a bad situation,โ€ said Ali. โ€œToo much liquor. Everyone has to control their liquor.

Police arrested Jenkins for disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence. The arrest came as a new policing strategy kicked off this weekend.

On Saturday at around midnight, a stabbing took place near 15th Street and Collins Avenue. Police are looking for a man and woman who fled the area.

On Friday afternoon, officers arrested Garrett Thomas Flores after he allegedly ran over an officer with his motorcycle.

Police said they donโ€™t want to deter anyone from coming to the beach. Most spring breakers say they are okay with the increased security.

โ€œIโ€™ve been here the past couple years for Spring Break and it seems a lot more under control than it usually is,โ€ said one tourist.

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