PRESS RELEASE-LAKEWOOD MAN CITED FOR HOSTING WEDDING
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Thursday, March 26, 2020, members of the Lakewood Township Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Wayne Street for a report of a gathering of approximately 40 people. On March 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 107, which bans gatherings of individuals, such as weddings, parties, celebrations, or other social events. The owner of the property William Katzenstein, age 39, of Lakewood was issued a summons for Violating Any Rule or Regulation Adopted by the Governor in violation of APP.A. 9-49h. Katzenstein received a future court date and the gathering was dispersed.
“We understand that everyone’s daily routine has been effected by the coronavirus and our State’s effort to isolate and contain the spread of this outbreak. It’s not easy. We understand how difficult it is change your way of living. We are all adapting as best we can. We all need to recognize the vital role we all have in flattening the curve of this outbreak. Stay home, practice social distancing and please be considerate of the risks our men and women in law enforcement are facing every day,” Prosecutor Billhimer stated.
Not sure what it is they don’t understand.So Ignorant ,but then again I’m not surprised.
Laura Miceli-Ortiz they understand, they do not care. Thus they have more cases in Lakewood than the rest of the county combined almost. Its sickening
Hopefully we can see more enforcement now that these gatherings have caught the eye of the Prosecutor.
Perhaps we need the National Guard to parade the streets in Lakewood until this all ends. If they they do not comply voluntarily, they need to be made to comply for the sake of us all.
What a stupid people in Lakewood & Lakewood is WORST town! So leave Lakewood out!!!! Don’t bring the virus!!! ????????????????????????????????????????????????
A mere citation. Shameful.
Catherine Kelly drag Em tag em then bag em ????????????????
They all should have been cited and arrested..fine them big..hit I’m where it hurts in their pocket..
Cathy Colmyer like they will pay it. They’re SPECIAL.
Debbie Kipikasha so funny it’s sad..upsets me so much they have gone into surrounding towns etc.spread virus..it’s like they have no understanding of right from wrong..You are right..they are special lol
Yeah slap on the wrist and next week it will be done again
But according to Murphy, we are racist for pointing out whats going on in Lakewood. He’s such a piece of shit
If they can get a slap on the wrist for their million dollar Medicare fraud case and a slap on the wrist for leaving a child in a hot car to die which was deemed a misunderstanding do you really think this is gonna get prosecuted and result in anything.
Daniel Hodapp probably not
Daniel Hodapp Sarah Burns
Billy Bauer whoa ????
Daniel Hodapp don’t forget collecting assistants …
Nope
Daniel Hodapp plus the measles outbreak ????????
Don’t forget putting an apartment building on fire for illegal digging and hitting a gas line.
When is anyone gonna get locked up .. citations are shit.. they do not care..they will get off or pay small fine.. They are laughing in the face of authority .. Because they have No Authority Over Them
Other states are giving every person attending a fine.
All adults should be charged and include child endangerment.
Wtf. Napalm Lakewood!
When are these people going to conform to modern day.
Roberta Toomey LoSapio never. Remember the pink floyd song us and them
Too little too late what this town is allowed to do should be considered an act of domestic bioterrorism. Our leadership refused to address this problem then called us racist on live television and downplayed what is going on here. Lakewood is the epicenter of the coronavirus spread in ocean county. If our leadership cant see that then they are either incompetent or ignorant. This goes to show that block votes and campaign money are more important than our loved ones lives. Hold the people in power accountable for every death in ocean county. Let’s show this government what a real block vote is. Enuff is enuff how many of our loved ones have to die. For real how many what are our lives worth to you. What’s the price you get from them to turn the other way cause that’s blood money now and this proves you are all corrupt and need to be removed from office. When your love ones die dont blame them blame our government for doing nothing. Its domestic bioterrorism. Its murder.
Gabe Kelly so what can be done?
Doreen Smith Kozlak complain idn
Gabe Kelly complaining not helping ugh !
Power of speech is a powerful weapon used correctly
Lin WavyBabii
Good Keep these Ass clowns in check.
citied???? how about arrest him and all that attend the party????
Everyone of those people should be arrested. Why just the host?
Assholes
There’s a special place in Hell for all of us though right?? The people at home protecting their families… Smfh it’s gonna get to the point if he doesn’t do something people will take it into their own hands????
As a resident of Ocean County I feel threatened by their lawlessness.
Governor Murphy..are you watching?
Ignorant self righteous pos
Governor Phil Murphy #notmygovernor #PhilMurphynotmyvote
Ooohhh I’m sure he’s shaking in his black shoes… ???? why not arrest them!!! They are not abiding by the laws set in place!! They need to be stopped!!! Selfish, self absorbed, assholes
Governor Phil Murphy not sure if the community is delivering free matzah balls to you, but you seriously need to focus better on the numbers rising in lakewood. Stop defending what they are doing and offending the ones that have complied to your orders! This is getting out of hand and you know this. You have allowed them to play russian roulette with other ppls lives and you are showing everyone that you do not care one bit. It’s not right, it’s not fair! Do the right thing and shut shit down!!!
Won’t matter
Send in the National Guard if they can’t follow instructions
The governor said not to hate these ppl, are you kidding ? Putting hundreds of thousands at risk , after they run amok in local stores
Governor Murphy..
Stop useing their religion as a excuse ! People are closing business ans staying home to.help stop.the spread of this and this group are having weddings ! Really sendnin the national guard and stop them.from.leaving their home already
As we can see these people just being cited or given a summons is not working they should be immediately jailed for not obeying the law And putting other people in jeopardy of this serious virus
I went to Stop and shop yesterday to Hasidic ladies walked by me I said to them get the hell out of the store go to your own store go to bingo keep spreading it all over there
I wonder many times why they don’t use Bingo.. but no.. they go to Shoprite Brick, Costco, Stop and Shop…??makes me anxious considering the Lakewood news lately!
Why are these people not Being arrested .. Our Governor is only interested in protecting Lakewood .. #philmurphynotmygovernor#
Betty Huff somebody is getting paid off
Don’t think so.. gov has enough money.. he’s looking for votes next time around.. remember that!
James Walsh you got it. I’d like to see the dirty Governor in Lakewood
#NJstrong#wearenotidiots#wearetheblocvotenow
lock these idiots up and fine them big time
The only reason this wedding was found was from a car accident in front of the house, go figure , other wise the PD orders are to look away
Joseph Todaro not true
Very true no offence to any police but its how it appears
Shove it up your ass Murphy!
Eventually it’s gonna get so bad..we are going to have vigilante groups coming down..these people are threatening ALL our lives..Make them STOP !!!
They are fleeing their area and coming into neighborhoods to use our parks. Please take this seriously and make this stop. Though our parks have fenced off the play area they are conglomerating on the beach. Everyone should stay in their own neighborhood unless you need to go to the store. If you don’t live here then you don’t belong here at this time.
Anna Roma-Jones Ohh geesh Jackson township will be profiting from the reckless, inconsiderate group, while the rest of the community is at a greater risk of developing this disease.
Rennie Connolly absolutely insane and disturbing. No laws pertain to them.
Anna Roma-Jones call the police
Anna Roma-Jones
Parks should be shut down.
Yes.. stay in your area.. Lake Carasaljo is a beautiful peaceful setting.. saw a playground there awhile ago.. I don’t have that in my area.
Charges will be dismissed.
I’m sure there will be more weddings and partying going on in Lakewood, the township will be making a nice profit off of fines by the end of this pandemic.
What fines? I’d bet my right arm every single fine is thrown out for “them”
Patrick Brennan you’re probably right about that.
Why don’t we start fining these people set the fine high cause a jew hates to part with money
Rosario Cannizzaro Instead of fining the 1 person held responsible for the party, fine EVERY adult present! But once this gets to court, nothing will happen anyhow.
Big deal, the Governor thinks we’re being mean to them and we will be punished in hell for it!!! Who’s lining his pockets!!!!! I’m sure the executive order has already been signed to dismiss everyone of the summons issued to Lakewood!
EVERY SINGLE PERSON SHOULD BE ARRESTED! The law needs to be applied to ALL!
Diane Michelle can’t arrest them. Then they are putting police at risk. I wish they could do it but I wouldn’t want them harming law enforcement.
We need someone above Murphy to step in. Bombard this Useless Governor’s office with complaints. Murphy’s Office: 609-292-2000
Option #6
Will they actually answer though?
Ryan Hatch I spoke to a woman the other day. My aunt got through yesterday. I know others that got through too. We were all told that “a lot of complaints about the issue are coming in”. The more annoying we can be with calls, the better.
Mariah Prokop And all Murphy does is call people complaining about lakewood, anti semitic….SMFH
Patrick Brennan yea real “leader like”. Murphy is pissing off a lot of NJ residents. When it comes to our health, politics should NOT get in the way. Since the Hasidic’s are allowed to gather, maybe NJ residents should throw on masks and stand at his doorstep to complain.
Hate to say this but really I believe most people are going to catch this in N.J. and hope most people survive, we need to stock up on food and shelter in place, NJ. Gravel and Sand in Wall, delivering large amounts of gravel for Bay Head Landscaping in Pt. pleasant to spread, mostly Mexicans working there, who are always in huge groups, N.J. Transit running to North Jersey, and the Jewish population receiving a citation’ for huge gatherings, this is getting out of control at this point
Scott Oriento everyone attending those weddings need to get citations..not just the host
Mary Gartland Hoffman absolutely
They will pitch in a dollar each and pay the fine
They might as well invite Murphy to the wedding since he loves those people and the rules are only for us….
Patrick Brennan I said the same thing, actually on 1 of the governors post, I asked him if he attended the wedding ????
Why are they so special ? Summonses and fines do nothing unless the fine digs REALLY DEEP into their pockets. It shouldn’t just be the host, it should be everyone in attendance. All the people should be quarantined together once they’re caught. If they refuse to abide by the rules like everyone else they should be refused treatment if they come down with the virus for not following the rules like everyone else !
Because they have Murphy in THEIR pockets
Scumbags
Spread the joy
wait passover is coming they will all be coming from new york
murphy refuses to say lakewood on tv says shore town cant lose those political donations
They will NEVER get to court. Murphy will protect them
TEAR GAS them assholes !
National guard should have been surrounding Lakewood 1st thing this morning. No one in and no one out for 2 weeks!
Giving tickets will NOT flatten the curve! It’ll just fatten the town with $$$$
They keep getting slapped on the wrist while people they infect could get the death penalty. They want Lakewood a gated community, give it to them!! Let them rot and kill each other if that’s what they want! Leave the innocent that abide by the rules out of it. ????????
They’re disgusting.
Lock him up
Murphy’s BFF. ????
Governor Phil Murphy
Gotta stop
No cite all guests that will sting
Lock them all up! Kimball (Southern Monmouth Medical) is already slammed. When these assholes all get sick, they’ll overwhelm the local hospitals!!!
Murphy doesn’t want summer home owners to come here but doesn’t say shit about OJ’s traveling back and forth between NJ and NY? Along with his Democratic buddies Cuomo and De Blasio.
Earl Creveling myrtle beach banned out of towners if the governor made everyone with a NY tag leave Lakewood it would be 1/2 empty.
Clem Clemson must be nice to have intelligent mayors and governors. ????
Give them hard labor on a Saturday. Shovelling shit at a pig farm & film it.
They are so disgusting.
This is BS & nothing meaningful is being done about it.
People go on Twitter and follow Murphy. Turn notifications on for his tweets. Every time he makes a tweet let him know how you feel. ????????
They should cite everyone that showed up
On Murphy press conference it was addressed and they apparantly thought it was “ok” to set it up in 3 different yards to follow the rules of social distancing. Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought we were at the point of less than 50 gathering. Actually thought it was now 10. Regardless just goes to show that they can do what the want and get away with it. They may be fooling the governor but those who live in the surrounding towns can’t be fooled.
Let’s see what gets done. Dont hold your breath!
murphy lets them get away with murder.. they voted his dirty ass in.. he needs to go
When people have control of a lot of money nothing is going to happen to them
They can get away with murder!!!! They make their rules…..
https://youtu.be/vlNsA84_bAE
***THIS IGNORANCE IS PRICELESS*** the people who believe this will be the first to catch Covid-19 —-Christians, Jewish, Islamic Covid-19 doesn’t care who you are your not immune to Covid-19, because Covid-19 is attacking the entire human race! The governor and NJ state is being paid off by Lakewood NJ and select people to look the other way, and he doesn’t wanna Lose a huge support. And now law breaking and ignoring laws are seeping into towns with low enforcement patrols, remember it’s not anti-religious to report illegal activity
They ignore the quarantine. They ignore social distancing. They keep contracting the virus. They keep spreading the virus. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Wait . . . our Governor spoke about this today, it was spread out over three backyards, and each yard supposedly had a limited amount of people, so they thought it was okay, Governor Murphy said they thought they were in compliance so this was a learning experience for Lakewood!!!