Arrests aplenty this Memorial Day weekend. By Frank Maradiaga
This year’s Urban Beach weekend didn’t go viral, but judging from police figures there was plenty of debauchery to be had.
Miami Beach Police and assisting agencies made a whopping 414 arrests during the Memorial Day weekend. That’s up 41 from last year’s arrest totals, but ranks 3rd highest in the last five years. In 2009 and 2011 the MBPD recorded 548 and 431 respectively.
As in years past, a fair amount of bookings were either drug related, or for acting disorderly in public.
MBPD recorded 73 felony arrests, of which 29 were drug related, 27 labeled other , and 4 for aggravated assault.
The majority of arrests were for misdemeanors; 341 in total, with pack leaders of 95 drug busts, 34 for disorderly conduct, 19 for disorderly intoxication, and 15 for simple battery.
