By Donald Wittkowski
St. Joseph Catholic Church is using Sea Isle City police officers for additional security during Mass this summer, although the pastor has assured parishioners that there are no specific threats targeting the church.
Sea Isle Police Chief Tom McQuillen also said no threats have been made against the church on Landis Avenue, but noted that police will patrol the inside and outside of St. Joseph during weekend services as a precautionary measure.
“There’s been no credible threat. This is 100 percent an overabundance of caution,” McQuillen said in an interview Tuesday.
Father Joseph Perreault, St. Joseph’s pastor, wrote in the June 2 edition of the church bulletin that extra security is being provided at the recommendation of Diocesan officials and also because of the “times.”
