Wildwood Trio Accused Of Selling Cocaine Near Sports Complex

Three people from Cape May County were accused of selling cocaine and having pills, authorities said.

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04/15/2024 3:48 p.m.

Wildwood police arrested three city residents: 49-year-old Karl Abbatiello, 45-year-old Jill Caissie, and 34-year-old Robert Peterson, the department said in a Facebook post. The county's SWAT team executed a search warrant at a home on Garfield Avenue on Friday, Apr. 12.

Investigators found "distribution amounts of suspected cocaine" in the home, as well as several pills believed to be a mix of acetaminophen and codeine. They also seized a digital scale, plastic baggies commonly used for dealing drugs, and $797 in cash from suspected drug sales.

The home is also within 500 feet of Maxwell Field, which is a sports complex on West Youngs Avenue. A boy was found in the home, brought to police headquarters, and released to a guardian.

The three people arrested were charged with second-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in a public place, third-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, third-degree possession of cocaine, third-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree possession of prescription legend drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Abbatiello, Caissie, and Peterson were held at the Cape May County Correctional Center.

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