WILDWOOD, NJ (CBS) – The Wildwood Police Department has ended a state of emergency that temporarily limited access to the Wildwood Boardwalk after “numerous incidents of civil unrest.”
The state of emergency was lifted at 6 a.m. on Monday, several hours after it was issued earlier in the morning.
“The City of Wildwood was able to effectively address numerous incidents of civil unrest and ensure the safety and well-being of our residents and visitors,” the Wildwood Police Department said in a statement. “These measures were necessary to ensure public safety and maintain public order within our jurisdiction. As of this moment, the state of emergency has been lifted and we thank everyone for their cooperation.”
Police initially warned the public about the state of emergency with posts on Facebook and Xwarning people to stay away from the boardwalk and explaining that the measure was necessary to protect the “public health, safety and welfare” of residents and visitors.
This comes after an unrelated incident on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ, involving a A 15-year-old boy was stabbed on Saturday evening.
Nearby North Wildwood and several other coastal towns do instituted a curfew for unsupervised teenagers for the summer season.
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