Miami Beach officials on Sunday said the city would extend curfews and closures through April 12 after a SWAT team was called in Saturday night while a rowdy crowd of spring breakers were defying an 8 p.m. curfew. Interim City Manager Raul Aguila, who recommended extending the curfew, needed commission support to extend the curfew beyond Tuesday. "When hundreds of people are running through the streets panicked, you realize that's not something that a police force can control," Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said during Sunday's commission meeting. On Saturday, a military-style vehicle was seen rolling down the palm-tree-lined Ocean Drive on social media as outnumbered Miami Beach police officers struggled to disperse the raucous crowds. Fox News has reached out to Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and City Commissioner Michael Gongora with a request for comment but did not hear back before publication.

Source: Fox News March 21, 2021 22:31 UTC