East Rutherford, N.J. – The Summer Jam 2015 concert held at MetLife Stadium last night (Sunday, June 7) saw an unusually high number of disorderly people resulting in the arrest of 61 people and minor injuries to 10 troopers. The majority of arrests occurred because of concert goers climbing fences and trying to push past security at the MetLife entrance gate. 

Troopers assisted with closing the gates to restore order. They were briefly re-opened to try to accommodate those with tickets who had not yet entered, but they were closed again when non-ticket holders attempted to push their way in. Some legitimate ticket holders were not able to get into the concert because of the dangerous and illegal actions of others. 

The second was for an odor of gas in the house.

Further investigation revealed that the homeowner hired a contractor a week ago to run a new gas line to an appliance. A leak was discovered in the crawl space under the house and was secured by emergency personnel. The work was done without getting a permit.

Please understand the permitting process is in place to ensure the work is done to code and is safe. This incident was averted before a tragedy occurred. If you are getting work done or thinking of having work done and are not sure if a permit is required please contact the Borough\’s Construction Office at 856-933-1286.

Also on June 3, the Bellmawr Fire Department Squad 32 responded to an auto fire on Route 76 NB just past the Browning Road overpass. This was the department\’s 15th run of the month.

source: Bellmawr Fire Department