Crime & Safety
Man Brings Pellet Gun, Hatchet To Cape May County Beach: Police
A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday after bringing a pellet gun and hatchet to Higbee Beach in Cape May County, police said.
CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday after bringing a pellet gun and hatchet to Higbee Beach in Cape May County, Lower Township police said.
Lower Township police responded to Higbee Beach around 2:24 p.m. for a report of a man with a handgun and hatchet in his waistband walking around the area.
The 38-year-old Levittown, Pennsylvania man was arrested without incident, police said.
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The hatchet and pellet gun were located in the parking lot. He was charged with unlawful possession of weapons and released on summons pending a future court date.
Higbee Beach is located along the Delaware Bay.
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