Police in Wildwood say behavior by large crowds of rowdy teens was to blame, not lack of officers, for disorder over Memorial Day weekend.
Attorney General Matthew Platkin alleged Friday that Wildwood didn’t have enough officers assigned to the boardwalk.
Police in a New Jersey shore town said Saturday that “aggressive” behavior by large crowds of rowdy teens and young adults — not a lack of police officers — was to blame for disorder over the Memorial Day weekend that prompted the closure of the boardwalk.
Police said they sought additional help from other Cape May law enforcement agencies after Saturday's problems and had more than 40 law enforcement officers assigned to the boardwalk on Sunday night. Police said they cleared the boardwalk of juveniles after the 10 p.m. curfew, issuing several thousand warnings, but “a couple thousand” young adults remained.
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