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PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa
PD: Woman Who Led Police Pursuits In Stolen Oil Tanker Found 80 Miles Away At Wildwood Wawa A Camden County woman led police on multiple pursuits in a stolen oil tanker truck before being arrested at a Wawa store, nearly 80 miles from where she found the truck, police said. Wildwood police responding to an erratic driver on the 400 block of Rio Grande Avenue around 8:30 p.m. July 24, authorities said.  There, they found a woman later identified as 44-year-old Camille Wescott, of Lawnside, parked near the gas lots of the Wawa, Wildwood police said. Registration showed police that the Taylor tanker truck had been stolen out of Bellmawr, at which point the traffic stop became h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire 1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire
1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire One person was airlifted in serious condition in a Wildwood boat fire Saturday. Arriving firefighters were flagged down to help a burn victim who was brought to a nearby business as flames ravaged the 40-foot pleasure vessel docked in the 400 block of Dock Street around 10:30 a.m., fire officials said. Wildwood Crest EMS and AtlantiCare Paramedics treated and transported the victim to the Cape May County Armory in Cape May Court House, where the patient was transferred to a Medevac helicopter and airlifted to Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center in Philadelphia. The patient was listed…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Popular Wildwood Bar Banned From Serving Alcohol During Summer Over COVID-19 Violations Popular Wildwood Bar Banned From Serving Alcohol During Summer Over COVID-19 Violations
Popular Wildwood Bar Banned From Serving Alcohol During Summer Over Covid-19 Violations A popular Wildwood bar will not be serving alcohol this summer over repeated violations of COVID-19 restrictions, state officials said. Shamrock Beef and Ale (Shamrock), on Pacific Avenue, agreed to stop serving alcohol between May 1 and Sept. 30 under a settlement between the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and Tommy G’s Shamrock, LLC (Tommy G’s) -- the bar's holding company, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Two other venues operating under the Tommy’ G’s license at that location – Castaway’s Pirate Bar and Club Amnesia – must also cease serving alcohol during the suspens…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool
Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool A 6-year-old boy drowned in a Wildwood hotel pool over the Fourth of July weekend. Police responded to Beachside Resort on Atlantic Avenue for a possible drowning with CPR in progress around 6:30 p.m. July 3, the Wildwood police and fire departments said in a joint police. One police officer and firefighters resumed life-saving efforts on the boy, before he was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead after medical staff were unable to revive him at the hospital, police said. It was unclear if a lifeguard was present at the time of the incident. “We are…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DCA Involved After Wildwood Motel Refuses Prom Refunds For NJ Students DCA Involved After Wildwood Motel Refuses Prom Refunds For NJ Students
DCA Involved After Wildwood Motel Refuses Prom Refunds For NJ Students State officials are intervening after the owners of Wildwood's Twilight Motel refused to give refunds to New Jersey students who had reservations during prom weekend, which was cancelled due to COVID-19, reports say. A total of 68 students from Lacey Township High School who had reserved rooms for the weekend of June 5, as well as almost 100 students from Toms River North High School who had reservations for the weekend of May 29, were denied refunds, LehighValleyLive reports. New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs received 21 complains regarding owner Kathleen Mangini’s policy, the repo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers 13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In Cops Grants To Hire More Officers A total of 13 police departments and other local law enforcement agencies in New Jersey will get $15.8 million in federal funding to hire 114 additional officers, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced Tuesday. The Federal Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grants had been suspended since 2018 because of a nationwide injunction that was lifted earlier this year. On Tuesday, Barr announced that the Justice Department was awarding nearly $400 million to 596 law enforcement agencies nationwide to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. They were chosen from nearly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit
Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit A Warren County man once accused of trying to rob a Wildwood bank was found with heroin and other drug paraphernalia after leading police on a pursuit across Warren and Hunterdon counties, authorities said. Police observed a vehicle being driven by Brandon Ivens, 32, of Port Murray on Route 46 in Hackettstown on Saturday, May 30 around 1:20 p.m., authorities said in a release. Ivens had an active no-bail warrant out of Mansfield Township and a wanted person warrant from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office for a fraud offense. In 2018, he was arrested for attempting to rob a Wildwood bank.…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Wildwood Collapse: 2 Seriously Injured, Most Injured Firefighters, Families Released PHOTOS: Wildwood Collapse: 2 Seriously Injured, Most Injured Firefighters, Families Released
Photos: Wildwood Collapse: 2 Seriously Injured, Most Injured Firefighters, Families Released UPDATE: More than half of nearly two dozen men, women and children involved in a deck collapse in Wildwood were released from area hospitals, authorities said Sunday. A group of current and former firefighters and their children had just attended a parade as part of the 142nd annual New Jersey State Firemen's Convention & Memorial Service. They were gathered at a three-story home on East Baker Avenue Saturday night when the upper deck gave way, pancaking those below, responders said. Most of those hospitalized were released after being treated, according to Cape Regional Health System…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne Officer Helps Boy Reel In Fish Wayne Officer Helps Boy Reel In Fish
Wayne Officer Helps Boy Reel In Fish The sun was setting over Wayne and Nathan Tedesco had yet to catch a fish. The 10-year-old from Little Falls watched last Saturday evening as his friends reeled them, waiting for a bite from a catfish on his line in the water. Wayne Police Officer Steve Martell spotted the group of boys near Hobson Avenue while patrolling the area and pulled over. "Everyone thinks when you’re fishing the cops are going to tell you go away," said Martell, who learned from his grandfather Nat Giancola at a lake in West Milford when he was young. "They're surprised when you're into what they're doing." The…

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by Cecilia Levine