The Jersey Shore, including Wildwood and Ocean City, experienced significant disruptions over the Memorial Day weekend, leading to a state of emergency declaration in Wildwood. The Ocean County Sheriff's Office confirmed that no shots were fired during a scare on the boardwalk around 8:30 p.m., which caused chaos as teens fled the scene. The situation was stabilized by 11 p.m., but the boardwalk remained crowded. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. expressed support for the police department's efforts to manage the 'nuisance crowds.' The city and police reported a surge of phone calls related to an 'extremely large number of young adults and juveniles' in town for the holiday weekend. The unrest led to the early closure of the boardwalk and a local disaster emergency declaration. Incidents of civil unrest and violence, including a teen being stabbed, marred the otherwise picture-perfect start to the tourism season.
Jersey Shore state of emergency sparked by 'unruly, undisciplined' children https://t.co/g8PyCVmBy3
Jersey Shore town declares Memorial Day ‘state of emergency’ as teen stabbed https://t.co/HS34hiJcdi https://t.co/QwbxxdbWF3
Police in New Jersey took action to keep residents and visitors safe after a Memorial Day weekend filled with chaos and some violence caused unrest along the Jersey Shore. https://t.co/nv2C2GLN6K
"Basically the police were coming down the boardwalk and, as they were passing, they were telling everybody that it was a state of emergency and everybody needed to get off because of a giant fight that was happening." #LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/MBc5fJugtU
Wildwood leaders declare a state of emergency overnight following numerous incidents of civil unrest. Today @CBSPhiladelphia, the questions we're still getting answers to about this declaration. STORY: https://t.co/rtUGaGqMFu
NJ shore town closes boardwalk and declares state of emergency after chaos over ‘unruly’ teens on Memorial Day weekend https://t.co/eFH08bdi8Y https://t.co/jrL5Iu6Iao
Wildwood and Ocean City experienced a rough weekend after incidents caused panic and disrupted an otherwise picture-perfect start to tourism season. @TMacDonaldWHYY https://t.co/6J2h663jNw
In a joint statement, the City of Wildwood and Wildwood police said they received a surge of phone calls Saturday night most of which were related to an "extremely large number of young adults and juveniles" in town for the holiday weekend. https://t.co/hhcB38qDu1
Update: Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. expressed full support for the police department's efforts in protecting their community from the "nuisance crowds." https://t.co/0RG1TQ7qcB
Wildwood mayor issues statement on civil unrest that led to state of emergency https://t.co/stPjYF2hZH
Wildwood forced to close its boardwalk early today,“local disaster emergency declared. Due to the irrepressible number of calls for service related to extremely large number of young adults & juveniles,we were unable to respond to certain calls for service within period of time.” https://t.co/oigWSeIYdA
The long holiday weekend has been marred by an outburst of violence in Philadelphia. https://t.co/CW4bHTyRlb
What the hell happened in Wildwood last night?
As the curtain rose on the Jersey Shore’s official summer season this weekend, a familiar problem reared its head: unruly teens crowding the boardwalk at night. https://t.co/mwWepMzoiB
False reports of gunfire causes panic on Jersey Shore boardwalk: VIDEO https://t.co/H3L2LKhm32
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: NO SHOTS FIRED AT NJ BOARDWALK The Ocean County Sheriff's Office confirmed, "There were no shots fired." The scare occurred around 8:30 p.m., causing chaos as teens ran from the scene. The situation stabilized by 11 p.m., but the boardwalk remained crowded.… https://t.co/5K64r0JynV https://t.co/X5k1kTirKK