Wildwood Crest

Wildwood Crest Police arrested a 27 year old man from Philadelphia after he was found sleeping in a car that contained marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and meth.  Police say Benjamin A. Johnson was charged with various drug possession and distribution offenses.  His vehicle was found stopped at a traffic light at …

Wildwood Crest Police have arrested a 26 year old Philadelphia man after he followed a female jogger with two knives in his possession.  Brian C. Ciccimaro is charged with various weapons and drug offenses.  The incident occurred Monday around 5:00am on Seaview Avenue.  The woman was able to run from …

Wildwood Crest has postponed its sand sculpting contest until this Saturday.  Crest officials say the big threat of significant rain and wind on Friday is the reason why the event has been postponed by a day.  It will be held at the Heather Road beach Saturday at 9am.

A fire tore through a home during the early morning hours Monday in Wildwood Crest.  Police say a home located at 223 West Buttercup Road caught fire, and police made entry into the building to help evacuate several occupants.  Two occupants remained in the home upstairs, but police were able …

Summer concerts in Wildwood Crest have been suspended through the end of July.  Crest officials announced Wednesday that all shows in the Summer Music Series, along with the Christmas in July Festival, have been cancelled for this year.  The Crest sites a gubernatorial executive order that limits the amount of …

The annual Cape May County Lifeguard Championships scheduled to be held in Wildwood Crest next month are cancelled.  Crest officials announced the cancellation over the weekend, citing a state executive order that limits the number of people who can be part of an outside gathering.  The Crest has also cancelled …

Wildwood Crest Police announced that a 20mph speed limit on New Jersey Avenue near Sunset Lake is strictly enforced.  Police say the speed limit is 20mph for the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians between Rambler Road and Miami Avenue.

Wildwood Crest Police have arrested one suspect, and searching for others, in connection with a home occupied burglary that took place early Friday morning.  Police say a home was broken into near Lavender Road and Pacific Avenue where occupants were inside the home at the time of the burglary.  One …

Wildwood Crest Police have charged a 35 year old Turnersville man with aggravated assault via strangulation and other charges in connection with an incident at a Borough motel back on June 6th.  Edward Watson committed the crime against an individual, jumped from a second floor window, and attempted to elude …

Wildwood Crest has cancelled its first four concerts of the summer concert series due to Covid-19 restrictions.  Crest officials announced today that concerts scheduled from June 27th through July 8th are now postponed.  The Crest typically gets more than 1,000 people for the Saturday evening concerts.