New Jersey’s attorney general is blaming a Jersey Shore town for not having enough police officers patrolling its boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend, when the force was overwhelmed and the city temporarily closed the walkway.
A group of young people walk peacefully along the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J., Friday, May 31, 2024. On Friday, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin blamed the city of Wildwood, N.J., for not assigning enough police officers to patrol its boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend when crowds of rowdy teens and young adults overwhelmed the city’s capability to respond to disturbances, forcing the boardwalk to be shut down overnight on Sunday, May 26.
But during an event to check boardwalk games of chance to make sure they comply with state regulations and give customers a fair chance to win, Platkin defended the law and placed responsibility squarely on Wildwood, which he said has “hired the fewest law enforcement officers this year than they’ve ever hired.
Ocean City endured its second straight year of disturbances during Memorial Day weekend, including the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy who is recovering from non-life-threatening wounds in a case that remains unsolved.
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