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SWAT Standoff: Wildwood Man Barricaded Himself In House With Family, Police Say
A Cape May County man was arrested after barricading himself in a house with his family and threatening police in an hours-long standoff, authorities said.
Rakesh Patel, 47, of Wildwood, was charged with three counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree terroristic threats, third-degree resisting arrest, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and fourth-degree obstruction of justice. The Wildwood Police Department announced the charges in a news release on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Officers respon…
Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Rifle, Cash Seized In South Jersey Bust
A 51-year-old woman from Cape May County has been arrested on drug-dealing charges, authorities said.
Dawn Corcoran, of the Villas section of Lower Township, was charged with the possession and distribution of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force, the Lower Township Police Department, the North Wildwood Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration along with the assistance of the Cape May County Regional SWAT Team made a warranted search at Corcoran's reside…
Fentanyl-Heroin Worth $750K Seized, Pair Arrested In Cape May County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Fentanyl-laced heroin with a street value of $750,000 was seized as part of an investigation into drug deals in Cape May County, authorities said.
The probe culminated in the arrest of Pedro Rodriguez-Lopez, 32, and Jose Roman-Maysonet, 25, of Maple Avenue in Wildwood, they said.
This investigation originated from an incident in May of 2021 in the City of Wildwood where multiple kilograms of drugs and approximately $65,000 cash was seized, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto.
During this investi…
South Jersey Pair Arrested On Multiple Drug-Dealing Charges: Prosecutor
A pair of men from Cape May County has been arrested on multiple drug-dealing charges, authorities said.
Yenmarie Soto-Maldonado, 35, and Miguel Rivera, 32, both residing in the Villas section of Lower Township are accused of distributing narcotics, they said.
On April 13, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force concluded narcotics investigation into the distribution of cocaine throughout Cape May County, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Kevin Lewis.
The target of this investig…
