Florida authorities say they thwarted a planned 'teen takeover' at St Augustine Beach via social media

As "teen takeovers" wreak havoc across the country, authorities in Florida's St. Johns County say they thwarted an event after detecting social media posts encouraging young people to descend on St. Augustine Beach for what officials described as a potentially chaotic and violent gathering.

"This wasn't an invite for a teen party or a beach gathering. This was an invitation to come take over our beach and create chaos and possibly leading to violence," St. Augustine Beach Police Chief Daniel Carswell told Fox News on Monday.