UPDATE: Cops issued 25 tickets during raucous car meet that popped up in Jersey Shore town

For the second time in as many months, another seemingly impromptu car meet took over streets along Belmar’s beachfront Monday night, catching residents and the town’s police off-guard.

The area along Ocean Avenue surrounding 8th Avenue was inundated with vehicles and attendees of the latest car meet.

“Busy night for Belmar PD. A pop up car rally last night in Belmar on a Monday night did not go over well with residents,” according to a local resident who runs the Belmar Beach NJ page on Facebook.

A social media video showed a rowdy crowd yelling around one car bouncing on hydraulics and the poster complained that police broke up the meet. Another video showed dozens of people crowded around the front of the Belmar 7-Eleven with a stream of cars circling and revving engines.

In the past, a group known as New Jersey Automotive Events has advertised about meets in several locations on their Facebook and Instagram accounts. The meets, typically held in shopping center parking lots after the stores close, often feature vintage or souped-up vehicles, loud music and can draw hundreds of people.

“Please be respectful. No burnouts,” the group typically will state in their promotions.

Cars line Ocean Avenue in Belmar for the latest "Pop Up Car Meet."Bill McKim

Such events are often organized in the summer months, like “Belmar Cruise Nights” sponsored in August 2019 by the borough’s business partnership. But in winter, the meets often annoy residents and catch police by surprise, particularly on week nights.

Belmar police on Tuesday did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Last month, the police department said a Jan. 11 meet occurred about 8 p.m. on Ocean Avenue.

“The Borough of Belmar and the Police Department were not aware of the event and that the meet would take place on Ocean Avenue at 8:00 p.m.,” police said in a statement on Facebook. “Within 20 minutes, the entire beach front was filled with vehicles participating in this event."

That meet caused severe congestion and resulted in police writing several tickets for a range of violations, including the borough’s noise ordinance, according to published reports. It’s unclear if any summonses were issued Monday night.

Anthony G. Attrino may be reached at tattrino@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @TonyAttrino. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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