Two
arrests have been made over the past two days, as a result of a joint
investigation regarding multiple residential burglaries and thefts
between the Township of Hamilton, Mullica Township and Galloway Township
Police Departments. The suspects, Matthew Henry, 27, and Walter Lang
III, 27, both of Mays Landing, were arrested and charged with burglary,
theft and receiving stolen property. Both suspects were transported to
the Atlantic County Justice Facility on default of bail.
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6 comments:
What a shame, Matt could have been a pro skater had a certain township not removed it's skate park..
You couldn't be talking about The Mullica Skate Park which was closed only 4 yrs ago because of severe vandalism. Matt would have been a 23 yr old man hanging around a kid's park.
To say the loss of any township activity led to this man's choices in his life is totally ridiculous.
You need to learn what personal responsibility means.
Considering I'm in the military, I'd say I know exactly what responsibility means. I've seen enough kids from this township go down the wrong path in direct relation to the skate park being removed. When the park was taken away, kids had to stop skating, bmxing and scootering leaving them with nothing to do. These hobbies keep kids out of trouble and when they had to stop, trouble found them.
As far as severe vandalism goes. I took my niece to the pine cone zone and was shocked. Graffiti all over the place, swastikas, curse words, you name it. Why hasn't the pine cone zone been torn down yet if graffiti is such a concern of the township?
From what I understand, the bmxers were the problem. These older kids ruined it for the skateboarders. Bikes weren't even allowed because of the surface. They destroyed township property and even rode their bikes off the tops of the gazebos. I haven't been to the Pine Cone Zone in a long time. You should really write a letter to the township and complain about the graffiti.
I'm one of the people who had the park built. I'm not going to comment on how the removal of the park may or may not have "destroyed lives" but I can say that the original idea was to provide kids and YOUNG ADULTS alike a SAFE enviorment to practice their hobby. On the topic of responsibility, I don't think it's very responsible or intelegent for a parrent to let their child practice their sport in the ROAD. :-) Just sayin. As far why the park closed, the township will say it was vandalism, but it was just a headache for them, and if it WAS vandalism they should close the pinecone zone in a like gesture. I guess that's why they put the surveillance cam on the skatepark right? Vandalism? Or maybe blatant stereotyping?
To the 11:51 poster, "a man hanging at a kid's park."
Well if its a KID's park, then so are the basketball, baseball, tennis, (or any other sport you want) park!!!! Like it or not the young adults have just as much right to skate as kids do. However it is also the young adults' responsibility to 1. use the park in a responsible manner and 2. Not blame his downward-spiraling life solely on the skate park closing, which is just ONE of many events. Yes I agree one must learn personal responsibility but NO, skate parks are NOT just for kids!!!!! Scootering, yes but NOT skateboarding.
As for the graffiti, yes it's a problem. But do you have cleaners like brake cleaner or turpentine around the house? If so, why not just clean it off (depending on the type of surface it's on) yourself? That's what I do sometimes when I found graffiti at my skate park that could easily be cleaned off, without defacing it. Today's kids NEED to learn not only responsibility but also take ownership and pride in taking care of a gift that they'd been given. Sometimes it is appropriate to report it to the township, other times it may exacerbate the problem. The township may find it too much of a bother to clean up graffiti, even if it is nasty. But simple gestures like this can help restore the sense of community and ownership for all.
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