Lacey Township Crime Report: DWI, Huffing and More DWI

Charlie Dwyer

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Police Department has released the following police blotter reports of crimes that occurred throughout the township over the past few days.

Warrant Arrest- On Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 8:52 p.m., Officer Hyle responded to police headquarters for a report of a male subject who had an outstanding Ocean County Sheriff’s Department warrant and wished to turn himself in.  Officer Hyle met with Carmelo Perez Jr (49), of Atlantic City, and confirmed the warrant.  Carmelo was placed under arrest and transported to the Ocean County Correctional Facility without incident.

Motor Vehicle Stop/Warrant- On April 15, 2022, at 4:39 p.m., Officer Hutman conducted a motor vehicle stop near the intersection of Lacey Road and Hoffman Road for careless driving. The driver, Joseph Calafiore (23), was found to have an outstanding “no bail” warrant out of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department. Joseph was placed under arrest and transported to Ocean County Correctional Facility. Joseph was also issued summonses for careless driving and driving while suspended.

Motor Vehicle Crash/DWI- On Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 1:55 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Route 9 North and South Street, for motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers found a single motor vehicle had crashed into a utility pole.  The driver of the vehicle was identified as Richard Heisler 2nd (24) of Beachwood.  Through the course of an investigation, it was determined Richard showed signs of impairment.  Richard was later charged with DWI along with several other motor vehicle violations.


Possession of Toxic Chemicals– On April 17, 2022, at 11:52 a.m., Officer D’Antonio and Schaffer responded to the parking lot of Rite Aid for a report of a male sleeping in a vehicle, possibly huffing a can of compressed gas duster. Upon arrival, Officer Schaffer made contact with Walter Paseler Jr (53) of Waretown, who was observed to be sleeping in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Walter was awoken, and found to be holding a can of compressed gas duster in his hand.  Walter was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters.  Walter was charged with inhaling toxic chemicals and possession of a toxic chemical on a complaint summons then released.

Motor Vehicle Crash/DWI- On Monday, April 18, 2022, at 11:43 a.m., Officer Simonson and Officer Nilon responded to the intersection of Lacey Road and Spaulding Avenue for a report of a single motor vehicle into a tree. Upon arrival the driver was identified as, Jennifer Radigan (48) of Waretown.  On-scene interactions indicated she was under the influence.  Jennifer was arrested and transported to headquarters for processing.  In the end, Jennifer was served with a criminal summons for possession of drug paraphernalia and traffic summonses for DWI as well as multiple motor vehicle violations. Jenifer was released in accordance with John’s Law.

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