Lower Township Police responded to two rollover accidents in less than 20 hours. Police say a vehicle driven by a juvenile flipped on its side Monday afternoon at the intersection of Breakwater Road and Fishing Creek Road. On Tuesday morning, a Wildwood woman turned over her car in an accident on Seashore Road. There were…
Lower Township Police have identified the victims of Sunday’s double fatal motorcycle accident on Seashore Road. Police say 54 year old Dominick Cione and his 50 year old wife Carol, both from Port Norris, were killed when an SUV crossed the center line and struck their bike. The driver of the SUV has been identified…
Lower Township Police have charged a 35 year old Middle Township man with hit and run, stalking, and other offenses following a motor vehicle accident in the Villas Wednesday evening. Shawn I. Petitt sent threatening text messages to an ex girlfriend and then struck her vehicle with his own. Three adults and two juveniles were…
The Deputy Court Administrator in Lower Township is accused of stealing over $3,000 in cash receipts taken by the courts. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has charged 31 year old Mariya Starrett with official misconduct and another offense relating to the alleged crime. Starrett is accused of taking the funds that were paid to…
A 46 year old North Cape May man has been charged with aggravated assault, invasion of privacy, and other offenses following a dispute he had with his girlfriend. Lower Township Police say 46 year old Ernest “Drew” Paulus III allegedly pointed a shotgun to the head of the victim and told the woman not to…
A portion of Clubhouse Drive in Lower Township will be closed to motorists this Saturday for the annual “Whale of a Day” festival. Lower Township Police say the roadway will be closed from Town Bank Road to Elmwood Avenue Saturday from 6:00am until 5:00pm. ##
Lower Township Police have nabbed two Camden residents who ditched a stolen car behind a home located on Shirley Avenue. Police announced that 28 year old Jaron J. Corbett and 26 year old Daniel D. Watts allegedly were driving a car that was reported stolen from Mt. Holly when they were captured in the Township…
Lower Township will be the host of the only fireworks display in Cape May County this evening. The Township has a festival along the bay starting at 5pm between Lincoln Boulevard and Emerson Avenue. The fireworks start at 9pm. Many other communities have fireworks Tuesday night, including in Avalon where WCZT will broadcast the music…
Funeral services will be held next Thursday for former longtime service station owner Albert Cremin who passed away Saturday at the age of 63. Cremin owned and operated Crimin’s Citgo and Sunoco in North Cape May for a quarter century. ##
Lower Township Police are now equipped with body cameras. The Department announced Wednesday that officers are now wearing the cameras to provide greater safety for the public, and for the police. Police say the cameras will also be beneficial during court proceedings. ##