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Newsweek
27-05-2025
- Newsweek
Beach Town Marred by 73 Arrests, Stabbings Amid Memorial Day Weekend Chaos
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A New Jersey beach town shut down its boardwalk after 73 people were arrested, three stabbings occurred, and multiple fights broke out within a 72-hour period on Memorial Day weekend. Seaside Heights Detective Steve Korman told Asbury Park Press that 52 adults and 21 juveniles were arrested from 6 a.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Monday. The town's boardwalk was shut down on Monday but later reopened for the holiday. Why It Matters Crime was reported across several New Jersey beach towns during Memorial Day weekend last year, including a 15-year-old being stabbed in Ocean City and an 11-year-old shot in Atlantic City. Wildwood, meanwhile, shut down its boardwalk last year over the holiday weekend due to "civil unrest." What To Know Korman told Asbury Park Press that the holiday weekend brought around 100,000 visitors to Seaside Heights. None of the three stabbings were fatal, and the victims were "uncooperative and signed off" any further assistance or investigation by law enforcement, Korman added. The first stabbing happened around 8 p.m. Saturday on the ocean block of Webster Avenue. A 21-year-old man suffering from a stab wound in his back was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. The next stabbing happened around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday at Sherman Avenue and Ocean Terrace. A 22-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to the hip was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Officials then responded to a third stabbing around midnight on Monday where an 18-year-old man suffered a stab wound to the right thigh and was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Korman told the newspaper that police responded to a fight at Grant Avenue and Ocean Terrace around 1 a.m. on Monday. During their response, officials arrested 21-year-old Byron Czaplicki of Beachwood and charged him with possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice. In neighboring Seaside Park, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and flown by helicopter to a medical facility. Amusement park rides are at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on August 20, 2024. Amusement park rides are at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on August 20, 2024. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey What People Are Saying Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, in comments to Asbury Park Press: "While I am disappointed by the conduct of some of the people who came to visit Seaside Heights this weekend, the Seaside Heights Police Department and all of the assisting agencies, by and large, did a great job this weekend ensuring the safety of the majority of our visitors and our locals." Sarah Frailey, a bartender at EJ's Tap House on the boardwalk, in an interview with the Asbury Park Press: "It's normally not like this. There's a ton of kids here over Memorial Day weekend, more than the usual in the last few years, a lot of fights on the boardwalk." What Happens Next? Billhimer said he will work with police and the town's mayor to ensure that improvements are continually made in planning for holiday weekends. "We will not tolerate lawless behavior anywhere here in Ocean County," Billhimer said. Do you have a story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have any questions about this story? Contact LiveNews@
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Toms River man charged in horrific, airborne crash in Lakewood that killed passenger
LAKEWOOD - A 52-year-old woman is dead, and a 56-year-old Toms River man is charged in connection with her death, after the car they were in early Tuesday went flying through the air twice before landing upside down in a drainage ditch adjacent to Cedar Bridge Avenue, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Martine Taylor Jr., 56, the driver of the ill-fated 2015 Nissan Altima, was charged with causing a death while driving with a suspended driver's license, Billhimer said. Police discovered the horrific crash when they responded to a report about 1:35 a.m. from a tractor-trailer driver who reported that the rig struck overhead utility wires while traveling east on Cedar Bridge Avenue, near the Garden State Parkway overpass, according to a news release issued by the prosecutor. Officers located the utility disruption, and Jersey Central Power & Light Co. was contacted to respond and render the area safe. While investigating the incident, officers discovered the heavily damaged Nissan Altima upside down in a drainage ditch adjacent to the eastbound lane of Cedar Bridge Avenue, the news release said. Taylor and the woman were trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated. The woman, who Billhimer did not identify, was unresponsive, and attempts to save her life were unsuccessful, the news release said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. The investigation revealed the horrific crash had impacted the utility lines that the tractor trailer driver reported striking. The probe revealed the Altima had been traveling west on Cedar Bridge Avenue when it crossed the double yellow centerline and entered the eastbound lanes before leaving the road, going airborne, clearing the guardrail and traveling about 189 feet through the air, the news release said. The vehicle quickly made contact with the ground before going airborne again, this time striking a tree before landing on its roof in the drainage ditch, the release said. Investigators learned Taylor's driving privileges were suspended at the time of the crash, the news release said. In furtherance of the investigation, blood was drawn from Taylor, in accordance with a court-authorized warrant. Taylor was served with a warrant charging him with the criminal offense while at the hospital. He also was issued multiple motor-vehicle summonses. Once he is released from the hospital, he will be taken to the Ocean County Jail, where he will remain to await a detention hearing, the news release said. The prosecutor's Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Lakewood police and the Ocean County Sheriff's Crime Scene Investigation Unit conducted the investigation. Kathleen Hopkins, a reporter in New Jersey since 1985, covers crime, court cases, legal issues and just about every major murder trial to hit Monmouth and Ocean counties. Contact her at khopkins@ This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Horrific Lakewood crash kills woman; Toms River motorist faces charges
