Linden, NJ – A man was found with a single gunshot wound on the 3100 block of Fedor Ave around 3:25 p.m. Saturday, and was rushed to RWJBarnabas Health Rahway Hospital in…
Handgun Permits Issued in 2015 – The Lacey Township Police Department processed and issued 651 handgun permits in 2015 which is up from 562 handgun permits processed and issued in 2014. The number…
MANCHESTER — A man killed by police allegedly held his girlfriend at knifepoint, pulled a knife on officers and couldn’t be subdued by non-lethal rounds before Ocean County SWAT officers shot him…
A Brick Township-based real estate broker was arrested on September 28, 204 after he set up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be an undercover police…
Burglary Warrant (Arrest) – Detective Keith Pearce has been assisting Detective Robert Surtees with a continuing investigation into multiple incidents of thefts from unlocked vehicles which occurred in Lacey Township in both December and…
TOMS RIVER-The former Toms River Township Park and Ride manager has been sentenced to four years in prison today. In June of 2013, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Parking Authority…
TRENTON — A state appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a man who shot and killed a Lakewood police officer in 2011. The three-judge panel rejected Jahmell Crockam’s argument that…
TOMS RIVER — An elderly couple was hospitalized Tuesday morning after the vehicle they were in was t-boned at an intersection. Phyllis Scardena, 76, of Toms River, was driving in a 2004…
TOMS RIVER – A 27-year-old township woman was charged with multiple offenses related to the distribution of heroin on Tuesday. On Feb. 2, members of the Toms River Police Department’s special enforcement…
Scam Alert Update (2/4/2016) – On Wednesday afternoon, February 3, 2016, the Lacey Township Police Department received a report of a Forked River resident who had just been defrauded $6,435.00 through the telephone IRS scam.…
Weekly Police Blotter January 26th thru February 2nd, 2016 . . Warrant Arrest – On Monday, February 1, 2016, at 10:13 p.m., Officer Scott Keefe was on patrol when he observed 32-year-old Paul.…
TOMS RIVER-On January 20th members of the Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team concluded a month long investigation regarding heroin distribution throughout the Township. As a result of this investigation a…
Scam Alert (2/1/2016) – While telephone and computer scams, both national and international and of all types, have become a daily occurrence and are only limited by the level of creativity and deceptive of the…
Public Notice (Vibrations) – The Lacey Township Police Department is currently looking into unexplained vibrations occurring throughout the township. Thus far, it has been determined that the same vibrations are being reported…
TOMS RIVER – Anthony “Tony” Verdicchio was a 76-year-old creature of habit, who was an avid collector of everything from baseball cards to Disney figurines and who loved flea markets. On the…
TOMS RIVER – Anthony “Tony” Verdicchio was a 76-year-old creature of habit, who was an avid collector of everything from baseball cards to Disney figurines and who loved flea markets. On the…
Weekly Police Blotter January 19th thru 25th, 2016 . . Extortion via the Internet – On Monday, January 25, 2016, at 12:41 p.m., Lacey Township Police responded to a Lanoka Harbor address…
A Seaside Heights man has been sentenced to six and half years after assaulting a woman with a screwdriver at a Toms River motel in 2014. Steen Tarpley pleaded guilty to aggravated…
Weather Emergency Update (Sunday, 1/24/16 at 8:00 a.m.) – Lacey Township currently has some homes without power as of 8:00 a.m. this morning. Some areas that were reported to have been restored have…
Weather Emergency Update (Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:30 a.m.) – The latest weather report indicates Lacey Township can expect high wind gusts along with sleet and snow (blizzard) conditions to continue through the…
Saturday Evening Weather Emergency Update (1/23/2016 at 6 p.m.): Winter storm Jonas is progressing through our area and will continue through the evening hours with the additional accumulation of snow. High tide…
Weather Emergency Update (Early Sunday Morning, 1/24/16) – The winds have diminished and the storm system is pulling away from the coast with trailing snow bands leaving some additional snow accumulation. The…
Telephone Notification (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.) – The following is a transcript of the automated telephone message sent to residents: The impending winter storm is expected to hit our area tonight during…
At approximately 2:15 Thursday morning, while on routine patrol, Officer Kristie Buble observed a 2013 Kia Optima sitting in the area of Holly St. and Bergen Avenue. Officer Buble observed that the operator…
Temporary Parking Available – Gille Park has been designated as a temporary parking area for residents of Lacey Township to park vehicles from low-lying areas during the period of potential flooding due…
Winter Storm Advisory – Lacey Township OEM – Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Winter Storm Advisory – The Lacey Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is actively monitoring the progression of a potentially…