Overview
- Law enforcement closed out Jeep Weekend with 110 arrests and about 1,500 traffic stops, with no reported injuries or assault crimes.
- The arrests included 75 misdemeanors, 28 felonies, and eight warrant arrests, plus seven DUI and 29 drug cases.
- Nearly 400 officers worked the peninsula, including 33 DPS troopers sent in from nearby districts.
- The operation used a three-mile event zone with one entrance and exit, driver license checkpoints, beach permit stickers, and bans on ATVs and golf carts.
- Residents described smaller, quieter crowds after a deadly 2024 shooting and last year’s crackdowns, with some businesses reporting lower sales.