Law enforcement steps up patrols for beach closures

Law enforcement in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties will be out in force during the holiday weekend

SIX-THIRTY.A QUICK UPDATE CALFIRE JUST ANNOUNCEDBOTH THE CARMEL ANDRIVER FIRES ARE NOW100-PERCENTCONTAINED.MEANTIME FOR THEFIRST TIME... BOTHMONTEREY AND SANTACRUZ COUNTIES HAVECLOSED EVERY CITY,COUNTY AND STATEBEACH ALL IN AN EFFOCLOSED EVERY CITY,COUNTY AND STATEBEACH ALL IN AN EFFORTTO REDUCE CROWDS FORLABOR DAY WEEKEND.BEACH ALL IN AN EFFORTTO REDUCE CROWDS FORLABOR DAY WEEKEND.POLICE THE SHERIFF'SOFFICE AND CHP AREGOING TO BE OUTENFORCING BEACHCLOSURES... ANDCLOSURES OF BEACHPARKING LOTS.IN MONTEREY THECLOSURES WENT INTOEFFECT TODAY AND LASTTHROUGH MONDAY.DURING THE LASTHEAT WAVE MANYCOMPLAINED THERE WASNOT ENOUGHENFORCEMENT OF THEBEACH CLOSURES.LOCAL GOVERNMENTSSAY HAVING A REGIONALCLOSURE THAT INCLUDESA STATE PARK CLOSUREWILL BE EASIER TOENFORCE.

SANTA CRUZ CITY,THE COUNTY ANDCAPITOLA ARE JOININGTHE REGIONAL EFFORTTO KEEP TOURISTS FROMFLOODING THE BEACHESTHIS WEEKEND.LAW ENFORCEMENTWILL BE OUT REMINDINGPEOPLE TO FOLLOWPUBLIC SAFETYGUIDELINES AND CITINGTHOSE WHO DON'T.THE COUNTY IS ALSOASKING LOCAL MOTELSAND HOTELS TO GIVEVACCANT ROOMS TO CZULIGHTNING FIRE VICTIMSFIRST, RATHER THANTOURISTS.

##THE MONTEREYCOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE WILL HAVESTEPPED UP PATROLS INBIG SUR THIS WEEKENDON THE LOOK OUT FORILLEGAL CAMPERS.THERE IS ALREADYLIMITED ACCESS IN THEAREA WITH THEHIGHWAY 1 CLOSUREBETWEEN PARTINGTONRIDGE ROAD AND RAGGEDPOINT.HOWEVER, LAWENFORCEMENT WILLSTILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANYONETRYING TO CAMP ORHAVE CAMPFIRESILLEGALLY.

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