The following is an arrest and charge summary for the North Wildwood Police Department from Oct. 1, 2019 to Nov. 30, 2019:
During the week of Oct.14-20, 2019 the Middle Township Police Department responded to or initiated 815 calls for service.
The following are the adult arrests made by the City of Wildwood Police Department during the last two weeks of November.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 792 calls. Police also made a total of 17 arrests during this period. Below is a breakdown of incidents and arrests by date:
A state Appeals Court has upheld an Upper Township man’s guilty plea on drug and weapons charges, rejecting his claim that the substance he sold twice to an undercover detective on South Shore Road, in Marmora, in 2014, was not illegal at the time.
The following are the adult arrests made by the City of Wildwood Police Department during the first two weeks of November.
A Cape May County grand jury handed up 20 indictments Dec. 3.
The following November 2019 activity is provided by Chief Thomas McQuillen of the Sea Isle City Police Department.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 669 calls. Police also made a total of 14 arrests during this period.
A state Appeals Court has upheld a Superior Court decision not to allow a defendant to back out of a plea deal, under which he faced up to four years in prison, along with three years of parole supervision.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25, officers from the Lower Township Police Department responded to a call in Villas for a subject reporting he was assaulted and then robbed at gunpoint. According to a release, officers found the victim with injuries to his face.
A Cape May County grand jury handed up 36 indictments Nov. 26.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Avalon Police Chief Jeffrey Christopher announced the grand jury indictment of Jerry Shields, 31, on sexual assault and witness tampering charges.
Wildwood Crest police officers investigated two suspicious subjects on Pacific Avenue Nov. 22, at 4:31 a.m.
A motor vehicle stop on New Jersey Avenue Nov. 24 at 2:49 p.m. lead to the arrest of a Vineland man.
The Ocean City Police Department has charged a 17-year-old male from Atlantic City with the theft of two motor vehicles, both recovered by police, and over 65 burglaries of motor vehicles and theft of items from those same motor vehicles.
The Wildwood Police Department will participate in the National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign (Dec. 6 - Jan. 1).
Law enforcement officials from the Lower Township Police Department will crack down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 713 calls.
Nov. 25, 2019 will mark the 28th anniversary of the disappearance of Mark Himebaugh.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 898 calls.
A Cape May County grand jury handed up 25 indictments Nov. 19.
A man was arrested Nov. 18 after being seen on camera by Atlantic City Police Department Surveillance Center personnel pulling on car door handles.
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Villas man charged with conspiracy in a scheme to bring drugs into the Cape May County Correctional Facility.
The following are the adult arrests made by the City of Wildwood Police Department during the last two weeks of October.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 1,042 calls. Police also made a total of 14 arrests during this period. Below is a breakdown of incidents and arrests by date:
A state grand jury voted Nov. 15 not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Jacob Servais, 19, of Millville, who was fatally shot by a Cape May County detective last year in Vineland.
A Cape May County grand jury handed up 20 indictments Nov. 12.
Wildwood Crest police reports activity, arrests for October 2019
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief of Detectives Paul Skill announce the arrest of Ernest P. McCarraher Jr., 25, of South Seaville, on first-degree drug charges.
During October 2019, Sea Isle City Police Chief Thomas McQuillen reported that the department engaged in the following:
During the week of Oct. 7-13, 2019 the Middle Township Police Department responded to or initiated 885 calls for service, averaging 126 per day. During the week a total of 13 adults were arrested for various offenses.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 728 calls. Police also made a total of 10 arrests during this period.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, and Lower Township Police Chief William Mastriana announced the arrest of Jennifer R. Pagano, 48, of Seagrove Avenue in Lower Township, on drug possession and distribution charges.
Josephine A. Scheid, 36, was arrested in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 8, and charged on first-degree murder of her mother Oct. 31, 2018.
The arrest of Albert M. McCarraher, 19, of North Cape May on sexual assault charges was announced Nov. 8 by Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Lower Township Police Chief William Mastriana.
During the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2019 the Middle Township Police Department responded to or initiated 924 calls for service. During the week a total of 10 adults were arrested for various offenses.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated 851 calls. Police also made a total of 13 arrests during this period. Below is a breakdown of incidents and arrests by date:
The New Jersey Department of Human Services, through the Division of Mental Health and Addictions awarded the Cape May County Correctional Facility a grant for $300,000.
A Cape May County grand jury handed up 23 indictments Oct. 29.
Expanding New Jersey’s efforts to keep children safe from internet predators, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs Oct. 31 announced a new initiative aimed at teaching children and teens the importance of protecting themselves and their data while online.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief of County Detectives Paul S. Skill warn Cape May County residents to be cautious with suspicious or unfamiliar looking candy and other edible items during the Halloween season.
The Lower Township Police Department responded to or initiated a total of 789 calls.
The Middle Township police reported an incident that occurred Oct. 25 at a local Trunk-or-Treat event.
During the week of Sept. 23-29, 2019 the Middle Township Police Department responded to or initiated 899 calls for service. During the week a total of 12 adults were arrested for various offenses.
Wildwood Crest Police Department reported for September 2019:
The following are the adult arrests made by the City of Wildwood Police Department during the first two weeks of October.
The following is an arrest and charge summary for the North Wildwood Police Department from Sept. 16-30, 2019.
During the week of Sept. 16-22, 2019 the Middle Township Police Department responded to or initiated 996 calls for service. During the week a total of 11 adults were arrested for various offenses.
A Cape May County grand jury handed up 20 indictments Oct. 15.