News Wildwood boardwalk reopens after ‘civil unrest’ overnight led to state of emergency Updated: May. 27, 2024, 1:34 p.m. | Published: May. 27, 2024, 7:42 a.m.

Overnight, citing issues of 'civil unrest,' police in Wildwood, NJ, declared a state of emergency and restricted access to the boardwalk. That declaration was lifted early Monday.

WILDWOOD, N.J. (CBS) -- Wildwood police ended a state of emergency declaration early Monday that temporarily restricted access to the Wildwood Boardwalk after "numerous incidents of civil unrest." ...

The disturbances ended when Wildwood police declared a state of emergency and closed the 2½-mile boardwalk around 12:20 a.m. Monday, May 27. Public access resumed at 6 a,m.

The problems in Wildwood, described by police as "civil unrest," peaked on Sunday night, May 26, and led to the boardwalk's shutdown under a state of emergency about 12:20 a.m. on May 27.

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