Crime & Safety

Jetty Rebuilds Stafford Student's Wardrobe Damaged In Fire

Smoke damaged a Southern Regional student's wardrobe after his Ocean Acres home caught fire. Police and the Jetty Flagship Store helped.

Stafford police and the Jetty Rock Foundation helped a Southern Regional student replace his fire-damaged wardrobe.
Stafford police and the Jetty Rock Foundation helped a Southern Regional student replace his fire-damaged wardrobe. (Courtesy of Stafford Police)

MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — A Southern Regional High School student's Ocean Acres home caught fire last weekend, according to police. Luke's wardrobe was damaged by smoke.

When the Stafford Township Police Department's school resource officer and community policing officer heard of this, they did what they could to help.

The Jetty Rock Foundation, a nonprofit arm of the Jetty brand, helped Luke rebuild his wardrobe Thursday afternoon and picked up the bill.

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"We would like to thank Jeremy, Cory and all at the Jetty Flagship Store and the Jetty Rock Foundation for your compassion and care for our community," Stafford police said on Facebook. "It takes a village, and our village is the best village there is."

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