NJ police eye absent parents after young mobs upend family-friendly vacation hot spots

A growing number of New Jersey mayors of beach towns are speaking out after large mobs of young people wreaked havoc on their boardwalks.

All three beach towns are summer vacation hot spots for families, graduating high schoolers planning after-prom parties and other seasonal visitors. But a huge influx of unsupervised young people is stressing local police, businesses and tourists. "There is no respect for law enforcement." "They don't believe in authority. They believe in entitlement."

In Seaside Heights, Mayor Anthony Vaz imposed summer-long curfews for juveniles and a ban on house rentals without an adult present.