The North Wildwood Police Department is getting a $101,000 grant from the State of New Jersey for additional body cameras. The Department has been using body cameras for four years. 50 new cameras will be purchased courtesy of the grant funding. Graphic courtesy of North Wildwood Police social media page
North Wildwood Police say an incident involving a teenager who barricaded himself inside a home on East 6th Avenue ended peacefully Sunday afternoon. Police say an 18 year old man from Havertown, PA barricaded himself inside the home and refused to come out. After over five hours, the subject was taken into custody without incident…
A pair of lifeguards from Longport won the Bud Tarbotton Memorial Around the Island Row in the Wildwoods Tuesday morning. Sean Duffey and Mike McGrath won the rowing event; there were 18 teams involved in the competition. This was the 46th year for the event. Information and photo from Brian Cunniff/CoastSportsToday.com.
The North Wildwood Beach Patrol will host one of the marquee events of the lifeguard season on Tuesday. The annual Bud Tarbotton Memorial Around the Island Row will begin in Hereford Inlet and finishes in the ocean at 15th Street. Brian Cunniff of CoastSportsToday.com reports there are 17 rowing teams participating in the event.
North Wildwood Police have made an arrest in connection with a theft investigation on the city’s boardwalk Police announced today they have charged 58 year old Philadelphia resident Deanna Dimeo on charges she lifted a bag from a boardwalk arcade that contained about $800 worth of merchandise. The arrest comes within a day of police…
North Wildwood Police are searching for a woman who stole a bag from an arcade at 25th Street and the boardwalk that contained items worth about $800. The incident took place on June 30th, and a surveillance photo of the suspect has been released by police. If anyone can identify the woman, they are asked…
North Wildwood is having a huge flea market on Sunday. City police say the flea market will result in the southbound lanes of JFK Beach Drive will have delays, while the northbound lane will be closed starting at 5am Sunday.
North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello is the latest local mayor to criticize the state over new laws pertaining to minors. Rosenello cites the recent decriminalization of alcohol and cannabis for minors, and notes that police officers can be charged with a crime in certain instances. He also notes eight assaults involving juveniles in North Wildwood…
North Wildwood officials announced the cancellation of a concert Thursday night due to the poor weather forecast. The “Jimmy and the Parrots” concert at the Lou Booth Amphitheater has been cancelled due to storms that are in the forecast.
North Wildwood Police have charged two juveniles in connection with an assault that injured two others on July 4th. Police say two males from Philadelphia, ages 15 and 16, have been charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy. The assault took place at 7th Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.