Ocean City Police Responded To 600 Calls For Service Last Week

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The following information was provided by the Ocean City Police Department. Police responded to 600 calls for service from Feb. 18-24, 2018. The daily average was 85.

February 18, 2018: Sunday
Calls for service: 94
Motor Vehicle Stops: 27 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 2 Property Checks: 35 Alarms: 0

• The Police Department assisted with 10 Fire and 8 EMS calls
• Motor vehicle accident, 52nd St. & West Ave., at 2:03pm
• Motor vehicle accident, 700 block Asbury Ave., at 2:38pm

February 19, 2018: Monday
Calls for service: 114
Motor Vehicle Stops: 42 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 0 Property Checks: 44 Alarms: 2

• The Police Department assisted with 11 Fire and 3 EMS calls

February 20, 2018: Tuesday
Calls for service: 124
Motor Vehicle Stops: 50 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 1 Property Checks: 37 Alarms: 4

• The Police Department assisted with 5 fire and 4 EMS calls
• Motor vehicle accident, 500 block Atlantic Ave., at 7:09pm

February 21, 2018: Wednesday
Calls for service: 67
Motor Vehicle Stops: 22 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 0 Property Checks: 14 Alarms: 0

• The Police Department assisted with 8 fire and 4 EMS calls
• Theft, 600 block 14th St., at 7:00am
• Warrant, 34th St., one in custody, at 8:48pm

February 22, 2018: Thursday
Calls for service: 62
Motor Vehicle Stops: 12 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 1 Property Checks: 19 Alarms: 1

• The Police Department assisted with 11 fire and 9 EMS calls
• Warrant, 900 block West Ave., one in custody, at 1:45pm
• Motor vehicle accident, 34th St., at 4:46pm
• Domestic violence, 600 block Wesley Ave., at 10:24pm

February 23, 2018: Friday
Calls for service: 65
Motor Vehicle Stops: 19 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 0 Property Checks: 19 Alarms: 0

• The Police Department assisted with 10 fire and 9 EMS calls

February 24, 2018: Saturday
Calls for service: 70
Motor Vehicle Stops: 19 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 0 Property Checks: 22 Alarms: 0

• The Police Department assisted with 6 Fire and 3 EMS calls
• DWI, Route 52, one in custody, at 3:27am
• Burglary, 3100 block West Ave., at 11:58pm

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Just a reminder that it is a violation of a City Ordinance to have dogs on the boardwalk anytime during the year.
• Bicycle riders must obey all motor vehicle laws similar to that of a motor vehicle. They must stop at stop signs, traffic lights and ride with the flow of traffic. Bicycle riders are not pedestrians and do not have the same right of way as a pedestrian when crossing the street at an intersection.
• When traveling on Route 52, remember that New Jersey State Law requires vehicles to KEEP RIGHT and pass left. The speed limit is 45 mph for the causeway.
• State Law requires that all snow and ice be removed from your vehicle prior to driving on any roadway(39:4-77.1)

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