Jersey Shore beach town unleashes extreme tactics to bury viral teen mayhem for Memorial Day weekend

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Seaside Heights mayor Tommy Vaz speaks with Fox News Digital regarding the New Jersey shore town's efforts to maintain order over Memorial Day weekend amid a surge in viral "teen takeovers" plaguing the community. A New Jersey shore town is calling in an impressive show of force in preparation for Memorial Day weekend, following a surge of viral teen takeovers, "pop-up parties" and a past of chaos. Officials in Seaside Heights, home of the iconic "Jersey Shore" television series, are vowing to deploy a litany of preventive measures — such as FBI support, SWAT teams and mounted officers — in an effort to curb violence inflicted on the town by rowdy teenagers. The borough began preparing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend in September, after authorities grappled with two back-to-back seasons of summer violence that overwhelmed officials and wreaked