DWI Driver, 21, Leaves West Wildwood Pedestrian Critical In Middle Township Hit-Run: Police DWI Driver, 21, Leaves West Wildwood Pedestrian Critical In Middle Township Hit-Run: Police
DWI Driver, 21, Leaves West Wildwood Pedestrian Critical In Middle Township Hit-Run: Police A 21-year-old Wildwood Crest man is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run crash that left a 48-year-old pedestrian critical, police said. Elijah Bethel is believed to have struck the West Wildwood woman at the intersection of Route 47 and 5th Street in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Middle Township police said. Then, he fled the scene in a Nissan Altima, police said. Bethel was later found and arrested for Driving while Intoxicated, Assault by Auto, Knowingly Leaving a Motor Vehicle Accident with Serious Bodily Injury and was issued…
Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash
Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in South Jersey, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 26, at 1:56 a.m., Middle Township Police responded to Route 9 and Church Street in the Rio Grande section of the township for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle that struck a sport utility vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found the motorcycle was occupied by a driver and a passenger.  The driver of the motorcycle, a 24-year-old male of North Cape May was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The passenger, a 23-year-old female also of North Cape May was transported to C…
Cape May County School Worker Charged With Abusing Student: Prosecutor Cape May County School Worker Charged With Abusing Student: Prosecutor
Cape May County School Worker Charged With Abusing Student: Prosecutor A 55-year-old employee of the Cape May County Special Services School District has been charged with physically abusing a student, authorities said. Gary Murray of Woodbine was charged with child abuse and neglect, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Cape May County Sheriff Robert Nolan. In June, an investigation was initiated by the Cape May County Sheriff’s Department and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an incident of physical abuse that occurred at the Cape May County Special Services School Dis…
Missing NJ Teen Found In Georgia; 2 Men Charged With Luring Missing NJ Teen Found In Georgia; 2 Men Charged With Luring
Missing NJ Teen Found In Georgia; 2 Men Charged With Luring Two men were charged with luring after a missing 14-year-old New Jersey girl was found in Georgia, authorities said. The girl was reported missing around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, to Middle Township police, the department said. Through an extensive investigation by the Middle Township Police Department Major Crimes Unit, the Cape May County Prosecutors Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI, the teen was safely located in Acworth, GA, shortly after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 3. Yester R Montecillos-Vazquez and Sergio Gomez were charged with luring a child and conspirac…
Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor
Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor A former sergeant with the Ocean City Police Department was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for having sexual relations with a child, authorities said. Tyrone Rolls, 52, of the Marmora section of Upper Township, was sentenced on Friday, July 21, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland. Rolls also was ordered not to have any contact with the victim — who is now an adult — or the victim's family. Rolls was charged on April 7, 2021, and then indicted on Nov. 16, 2021, as a result of an investigation conducted by detectives from the Cape …
Police ID Homeowner Killed In South Jersey Fire Police ID Homeowner Killed In South Jersey Fire
Police ID Homeowner Killed In South Jersey Fire Authorities have identified the Cape May County resident killed in a house fire. Joanne Nessen died of possible asphyxia from the fire at her home in North Wildwood, NJ on Thursday, July 6, according to Cape May County Prosecutor, Jeffrey H. Sutherland and North Wildwood Police Chief John Stevenson. Authorities received a call at 4:16 p.m. reporting a person trapped in a burning home at 2203 New York Avenue in North Wildwood, according to city Fire Chief Dominick McClain. Within minutes of arrival, firefighters found a person in a rear bedroom of the home.  The victim,…
Pedestrian, 60, Killed In South Jersey Crash Pedestrian, 60, Killed In South Jersey Crash
Pedestrian, 60, Killed In South Jersey Crash A 60-year-old pedestrian from Wildwood was killed in a crash in Cape May County, authorities said. On Wednesday, May 17, at approximately 6:40 a.m., the Middle Township Police Department responded to Fulling Mill Road (Route 654) in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Investigation revealed the pedestrian was crossing Fulling Mill Road and was struck by a motor vehicle that was traveling south, police said. The pedestrian, Mark Bowers, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the motor …
Shooting Suspect Hiding In Boat Struggles With Police In Wildwood, Victim Flown: Authorities Shooting Suspect Hiding In Boat Struggles With Police In Wildwood, Victim Flown: Authorities
Shooting Suspect Hiding In Boat Struggles With Police In Wildwood, Victim Flown: Authorities An "unintended target" of a shooting was flown to the hospital and a 20-year-old suspect found hiding in a boat was captured by police, but not after putting up a fight, authorities in Wildwood said. Officers responding to reports of shots fired near Spencer and Ocean avenues on Friday, May 12 around 9:05 p.m. found a victim with a gunshot wound to his upper left leg.  "The victim is believed to be an unintended target and was ultimately flown to Atlantic City Medical Center," police said, noting he was released several hours later after being treated for his injuries. Meanwhile, th…
Wildwood 'Pop-Up' Beach Party Organizers Warned To Cancel Event Wildwood 'Pop-Up' Beach Party Organizers Warned To Cancel Event
Wildwood 'Pop-Up' Beach Party Organizers Warned To Cancel Event The Cape May County Prosecutor's Office is warning organizers of a beach "pop-up" party to cancel the upcoming Wildwoods event. Last September, an unsanctioned  H20i car rally took place in Wildwood and the surrounding communities resulting in two fatalities, multiple injuries, and extensive property damage.  "Recently an unsanctioned ‘pop-up’ beach party has been promoted and posted on social media to take place on an undisclosed beach in the Wildwoods," the prosecutor said on Friday, April 21. An Instagram post by the “ratedrparties” account promotes an event called “The Wildwood Beach …
Wildwood Mayor Admits Tax Dodge: Feds Wildwood Mayor Admits Tax Dodge: Feds
Wildwood Mayor Admits Tax Dodge: Feds Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron admitted Friday that he ducked paying taxes on $40,425 that he received for working as a salesman for a law firm, federal authorities said. Byron, 67, officially pleaded guilty to twice willfully "aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of fraudulent tax returns" to the IRS for calendar years 2017 and 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on March 24. The mayor still has a state case to deal with. He, former Mayor Ernest V. Troiano Jr. and City Commissioner Steven E. Mikulski were charged last year with fraudulently collecting stat…
Atlantic City Councilman In Bigger Trouble Now, Charged By Feds With Voter, Unemployment Fraud Atlantic City Councilman In Bigger Trouble Now, Charged By Feds With Voter, Unemployment Fraud
Atlantic City Councilman In Bigger Trouble Now, Charged By Feds With Voter, Unemployment Fraud An Atlantic City councilman who was accused last year of assaulting his wife and endangering his daughter was busted by federal authorities for voter and unemployment fraud. MD Hossain Morshed, 49, a Democrat who represents the city’s Fourth Ward, was charged in a complaint unsealed Friday, March 17, in U.S. District Court in Camden. Morshed falsified voter registrations, lied to the FBI and filed bogus unemployment benefit claims with the state, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. According to Sellinger, Morshed gave a prospective voter in the June 2019 primary a pre-filled voter regi…
$300K In Drugs Including 1400 Folds Heroin Seized In Cape May County: Prosecutor $300K In Drugs Including 1400 Folds Heroin Seized In Cape May County: Prosecutor
$300K In Drugs Including 1400 Folds Heroin Seized In Cape May County: Prosecutor A 37-year-old South Jersey man accused of selling large quantities of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine has been arrested, authorities said. Luis Hernandez of Cape May Court House was arrested and charged for the distribution of controlled dangerous substances, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief of County Detectives Mike Emmer. Warranted searches were made on Friday, March 3 by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Cape May County Sheriff’s …