NJ prosecutor probing whether officer used too much force

WILDWOOD » New Jersey authorities have launched an investigation into whether Wildwood police officers used too much force during

an arrest over the weekend in the shore town.

Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland’s office said Monday in a statement that it was looking into an arrest that happened early Sunday morning in the 3700 block of Pacific Avenue in Wildwood.

Video posted online depicted officers crowding around a man on the ground. One of the officers is seen in the nine-second video repeatedly punching him.