NJ police charge three after 700-person party at Airbnb rental

New Jersey police charged three people after breaking up a more-than-700-person party at an Airbnb rental on Sunday night.

The Jackson Police Department charged a homeowner identified as Yaakov Weiss, 40, and two party organizers Patience Guanue, 23, and Alicia Hinneh, 22, after spending almost five hours shutting down the event.

Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said in a statement posted on Facebook that the party attracted more than 700 people with more than 100 vehicles parked in the area, violating statewide coronavirus restrictions.

New Jersey was one of the first states to be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. It has recorded 179,812 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 13,884 deaths, according to state data. Ocean County, where the party was held, has counted 10,238 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 942 confirmed deaths.

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