Crime & Safety

Ocean Township Police Warn Of Downed Wire On Route 532

Only one lane of traffic open until repairs are made, police have responded to more than 64 storm-related calls.

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Police are warning drivers to be careful in the area of Wells Mills Road (Route 532) near the Ocean County Memorial Cemetery just east of the Garden State Parkway.

There is only one lane of travel on the roadway due to a downed wire, according to the police department website.

Police have responded to 64 individual calls for service since last night that were directly related to the snowstorm. The calls ranged from motor vehicle accidents, fires, wires down and first aid calls.

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Ocean Township received 13 inches of snow, one of the highest amounts in Ocean County.

Photo: Courtesy of the Ocean Township Police Department.

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