COCOA BEACH, Fla. – As coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, people -- and their trash -- have been inundating Brevard’s beaches.
Over 13,000 pounds of trash picked up on the beach last weekend led Cocoa Beach officials to crack down on littering, increasing fines and enforcement, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
Littering on Cocoa Beach can now fetch offenders a $250 fine. “As restrictions are becoming more relaxed during this pandemic, the city of Cocoa Beach is beginning to see an influx of day-trippers to our beaches, along with piles of unlawfully discarded trash in their wake,” Cocoa Beach Police Department wrote in a notice. “This will not be tolerated.” According to Cocoa Beach police, officers must witness a littering