New Year celebrations at Omaha get out of hand

Alcohol-fuelled unruly behaviour at Omaha Beach over New Year has brought an undertaking from police to rigorously enforce an existing alcohol ban. The incidents, which on one occasion saw police resort to pepper spray, prompted calls from community representatives and social media users for parents to assume greater responsibility for their children’s conduct.  Residents and police said scores of young people, some reportedly as young as 14, gathered in the carpark near the surf club, with reports of drinking, vandalism, reckless driving and aggression towards other members of the public...