Crime & Safety

Sea Girt Residents May Hear Loud Noises As Police Do Training Tuesday

Residents may hear sounds similar to gunshots or even explosions, warned police. The training will be done on Ocean Ave.

Residents may hear sounds similar to gunshots or even explosions, warned police. The training will be done on Ocean Ave.
Residents may hear sounds similar to gunshots or even explosions, warned police. The training will be done on Ocean Ave. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

SEA GIRT, NJ — Sea Girt Police will be doing training exercises throughout the day Tuesday, and this will involve going into homes scheduled for demolition.

Residents may hear sounds similar to gunshots or even explosions due to the training, warned police.

"This routine training does not include live ammunition but may produce sounds similar to flash bangs," said Sea Girt Police in a Facebook post Tuesday morning. "There is no threat to the public during training."

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NJ State Police and the Monmouth County SWAT team will be participating in the training Tuesday.

Sea Girt Police Chief Justin Macko wrote:

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"On Tuesday, September 16, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit and Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT) will conduct training at 637 Ocean Ave. There is no emergency for the public."

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