COURT HOUSE – Police are currently investigating a hazardous materials scene in the 600 block Dias Creek Road.
Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor and Middle Township Police Chief Christopher Leusner announced in a release that at approximately 4:06 a.m. July 27, Middle Township Patrol Officers and Middle Township EMS (emergency medical services) were called to a residence on Dias Creek Road for a report of medical assistance. Upon arriving, they found Sarah Louthe, 26, who had a non-life threatening chemical burn.
Detectives from the Middle Township Police Department, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Cape May County Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Weapons (CBRNE) responded and conducted an investigation.
According to detectives, the chemicals at this residence are legal to purchase and the burn received by Louthe was accidental. Louthe later refused medical treatment. At the time of this release, no charges were filed as a result of this investigation and the residence was determined to be safe.
Prosecutor Taylor advises that this is an ongoing investigation and this incident continues to be investigated by detectives from the Prosecutor’s Office and the Middle Township Police Department.
Prosecutor Taylor urges anyone who has information concerning this investigation to contact the Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135, or the Middle Township Police Department at 609-465-8700, or text TIP MTPDTIPS followed by the message to 888777, or through the Cape May County Sheriff’s Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net and click on the anonymous tip.
