Wildwood Explains Reasons for State of Emergency

Wildwood officials say a very large number of juveniles on the city’s boardwalk and multiple calls for service led the city to declare a state of emergency and shut down the boardwalk Sunday night. Multiple mutual aid responses were requested by Wildwood but it wasn’t enough to quell the disturbances. Mayor Ernie Troiano says in a statement that his city will not tolerate unruly and unparented juveniles, and the laws of New Jersey tie the hands of local police.