Beaches police on heightened alert for July 4 weekend

Parking and pier hours will be altered
Bracing for more than 70,000 visitors for the July 4 holiday, Beaches police report they will be on heightened alert and are advising visitors to behave and expect heavy traffic. Beach police departments have all available officers working over the three-day holiday that promises to be a busy time, police said. Jacksonville Beach Police Commander Gene Paul Smith said police are ur...

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