North Wildwood Cops: Man Arrested for Vehicle Burglary, Assault
A man from Wildwood is under arrest for allegedly burglarizing a vehicle and assault that vehicle s owner.
North Wildwood Police say they received a 9-1-1 call around 8:00 Monday night in regards to a person burglarizing a vehicle and physically assaulting the owner of that vehicle in the 200 block of W. 13th Avenue.
Arriving officers observed the subject, identified as 29-year-old Hector Mercado-Soto of Wildwood, engaged in a physical altercation with the owner.
Mercado-Soto was arrested at the scene and was charged with burglary by inflicting injury, theft, simple assault, possession of CDS (heroin), possession CDS (marijuana under 50g) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
NORTH WILDWOOD â A Wildwood man was arrested after police said he burglarized a vehicle and assaulted the owner of the car Monday night.
Just after 8 p.m., police responded to the 200 block of West 13th Avenue after receiving a report of a man burglarizing a car and assaulting the car s owner. Officers found Hector Mercado-Soto, 29, in a fight with the car s owner and arrested him, police said in a news release.Â
Mercado-Soto was charged with burglary by inflicting injury, theft, simple assault, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was sent to the Cape May County jail.