What to Know
- A special police squad will begin pulling over cars with loud music blaring from car stereos this weekend.
- Miami Beach Police Chief Dan Oates told city commissioners on Wednesday that violators will be given one warning.
Police will be cracking down on drivers blasting loud music as they cruise around Miami Beach.
A statement from the city says a special police squad will begin pulling over cars with loud music blaring from car stereos this weekend. It's an effort to address noise complaints and other disturbances in the busy tourist district.
Miami Beach Police Chief Dan Oates told city commissioners on Wednesday that violators will be given one warning. After that, they'll be arrested and taken to jail.
“We must protect residential quality of life, while maintaining the unique characteristics of our vibrant city, City Manager Jimmy L. Morales said in the statement. “Excessively loud music and vehicles operating unlawfully also seriously diminish the visitor experience and must stop.”
The county has an ordinance prohibiting cars from playing "unreasonably loud" music, but police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez says violators often weren't ticketed.
The increased enforcement follows a busy spring break that brought thousands of visitors to South Beach.
