Miami extended its extraordinary evening clock at 8 p.m. to suppress the crowd of unstable springbreakers who were flocking to the party city in violation of the COVID-19 safety rules.
People walk past Miami Beach police after they arrested a person on March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida, along Ocean Drive. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
During a last-minute meeting on Sunday, city officials voted the issue from 8pm to 6pm for a week – a day after Raul Aguila, the interim city manager, declared a state of emergency.
People gather as they leave the area as an evening clock strikes 8pm on March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Aguila has arrested more than 1,000 parties, with more than half from outside the state. He added that many people were going to enter ‘lawlessness and an’ everything ” party attitude ‘.
A woman leaves the area while an evening clock strikes March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Police place a person in a transport van for inmates after they arrested him on March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida, next to Ocean Drive
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Miami Beach police officers are leading people away from the area as there is a curfew on March 21, 2021.
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People leave the area as an evening clock strikes 20:00.
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People walk along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida on March 21, 2021.
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A Miami Beach police officer is patrolling along Ocean Drive on March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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College students arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual, which asked city officials to set an evening clock from 8pm to 6pm while the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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Officials have warned that the evening clock along the famous South Beach could possibly last until April if necessary.
They also noted that the crowd of springbreakers was not the usual college mass, but adults who wanted to let go in one of the few states that were completely open during the pandemic.
This past weekend, police tried to apply the unorthodox evening clock, using peppercorns to restrain the crowd. This caused a rush.
