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Jersey Shore town takes drastic action to curb crime committed by unruly minors
A New Jersey police department will begin issuing citations to the parents of unruly juveniles in light of recent crimes involving underage visitors in towns along the famous Jersey Shore, a major tourist haven.
The Margate City Police Department announced last week that it will enforce a city ordinance that allows officers to intervene when an unsupervised juvenile is “engaging in any behavior that is unlawful, puts their safety at risk, or if they ignore lawful commands from officers attempting to keep them safe” from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
In recent months, a teen was stabbed on the boardwalk in nearby Ocean City on Memorial Day weekend. In response to the violence and other incidents, the city of Wildwood has banned backpacks on its beach and boardwalk from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
In Margate City, officers will bring the unsupervised juveniles to the police department, where a parent or guardian will be contacted to pick them up.
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FILE- Large crowds of people walk along the Ocean City boardwalk near American flags flying during sunset on July 23, 2023, in Ocean City, New Jersey. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
The parents will then be issued a summons if needed and the child will be charged with the offense for which they were detained.
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“We are pushed to our limit and… we are asking parents to be responsible for the actions of their underage and unsupervised children,” police said in a Facebook post.
A pier in Margate City, New Jersey, and an aerial view of a beach. Margate City is enforcing an ordinance that allows police to ticket parents or guardians of unruly juveniles. (Courtesy of Bridgefest/Stan Berger; City of Margate City)
The ordinance, called “Ordinance 117-4 Parental Responsibility,” provides penalties for parents or guardians, having the care and custody of a minor, who “knowingly permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks or other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or any automobile or vehicle or other unsupervised places… between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.”
FILE- People walk and ride along the boardwalk the day before the Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, in the shore community of Wildwood on May 28, 2021, in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Spencer Platt/Getty Image)
“We, and other police departments and public officials in the state, have asked parents to better supervise their children over the past few years. To date, those calls have been met with limited, or no, success, leading us to take this action to ensure the safety of those in the community,” police said.
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A towing company employee fatally shot another employee after a fight on Wednesday evening in Springdale Township, police said.
In a news release, the Allegheny County Police Department said the shooting happened around 5 p.m. at Oak’s Auto/Truck Service on School Street. At the scene, authorities said first responders found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
County police said preliminary information shows that an argument between the two employees escalated into a fight. During the physical confrontation, officials said one employee fatally shot the other. Police did not release any additional details about the shooting, including the names of those involved.
Investigators will consult with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on whether the shooter will be charged, officials said.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A couple of Connecticut wildlife stories that may give you nightmares.
A snake was on a roof in Meriden on Wednesday. D&D Wildlife Control ran into the snake, which is a rat snake, that was looking for a crevice or hole to get into the attic.
Trapper Don Dandelski told News 8 it is quite common for snakes to slither up the side of your house and get inside, but they are harmless.
It is also gray treefrog mating season in Connecticut.
News 8’s Dennis House and Ann Nyberg each had encounters with the frogs. Ann shot the video of loud mating calls of these frogs, and a few days later a frog showed up on Dennis’ door and patio and waved and said hi.
According to the Beardsley Zoo, frogs lay up to 2,000 eggs, laid singly or in small groups, and hatch within five days.
KENNEBUNK (WGME) — A national wildlife refuge in Maine has a new center for its visitors.
At a ribbon cutting in Kennebunk Wednesday, Maine leaders celebrated the grand opening of the Rachel Carson Center for People and Nature.
The new center offers exhibits and programs for the nearly 300,000 visitors that stop by the refuge each year.
The center’s grand opening coincides with the late author Rachel Carson’s birthday.
Carson’s research helped to spur conservation efforts and environmental policy changes in the 1960s, something Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says she’s now fighting for decades later.
“We’ve actually come 180 degrees, we think science is wrong and we shouldn’t believe in it and climate change doesn’t exist,” Pingree said. “We’re battling an anti-science battle, and we have to continue to take it on, but one of the best ways to do that is to bring people right here in touch with nature.”
The refuge in total spans more than 6,000 acres across several cities and towns in southern Maine.
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