A man was punched in the face after refusing to share a cigarette. Middle Township Police say John Armstrong asked a man near the corner of Route 47 and Route 9 in Rio Grande for the cigarette and followed up with the attack. Police say Armstrong then tried to grab a knife from a nearby…
A drunk driving crackdown in Hamilton Township resulted in a number of infractions. The Township of Hamilton Police Department made eight DWI arrests between July 4 and 6. All of the arrests were adults and they are facing various charges from Driving While Intoxicated to DWI with a minor in the vehicle. One of the…
The Ocean City Beach Patrol has expanded its After Hours program. Lifeguards will be on duty at the 8th Street, 9th Street, & 12th Street beaches until 8 PM every night of the week until Labor Day. As part of the After Hours program, there will be a Rapid Response Team that will be stationed at 12th…
Middle Township Recreation Department Supervisor Robert Matthews has been promoted to Recreation Program Coordinator. Upon approval of a resolution at the Township’s July 7th meeting, Matthews, who has served as the Director of the Martin Luther King Center in Whitesboro for several years, will take on a larger profile within the Recreation Department. Goshen Complex Director…
Ocean City was named in a recent National Geographic article. The beach resort was named among the best international beach towns. The article took reader recommendations on best beach towns and Ocean City was among those named. The family friendly nature of the city is among the reasons named for its popularity.
Police are looking into an alleged child luring case in the community. It allegedly took place in the area of Pitney Rd and Huron Ave. The juvenile described the suspect as a Hispanic male in his mid 30’s. He had dark hair and a large nose. She also described the vehicle as a newer model vehicle with…
Gov. Chris Christie is still a possibility to run for President, but is far behind Hillary Clinton. A new Quinnipiac University poll says that Christie is among a number of names at the top of the list for the Republican nomination, but would lost to Clinton head-to-head by nine points. The only major edge Christie had…
Talk about your bad places to take a nap. A 34 year old Quakertown, PA woman has been charged with criminal trespass in Stone Harbor after she went into a home to take a nap. A Borough resident found the woman sleeping on his sofa inside his house on July 2nd around 7am. The suspect…
A police dog was struck and killed by a dog after it became scared by fireworks and ran off. Authorities in Glassboro say the six year old German Shepherd dog named Anka was spooked by fireworks and was struck and killed by a car. The dog graduated from the Philadelphia Police Canine Academy in 2011.
A new beach event in Wildwood has drawn the ire of the Morey Organization. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Morey’s Piers president Will Morey and his staff documented 20 instances of profanity, including use of the f-word, during a Beachglow music festival held on the beach. Morey believes the language is in direct…