Blotter

Weekly Police Blotter February 16th thru 23rd, 2016 . . Shoplifting – On Friday, February 19, 2016, at 5:37 p.m., Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas responded to Walmart, 580 Route 9 North in Lanoka Harbor, in…

COPs Collectible Card Program – The Lacey Township Police Department is excited to announce the 2016 COPs Collectible Card Program. The members of the police department, through the Lacey Municipal Police Foundation, have…

Weekly Police Blotter February 9th thru February 15th, 2016 . . Theft – On Monday, February 15, 2016, at 8:28 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota responded to Applebee’s, 404 Route 9 South in…

Department News (Wednesday, February 17, 2016) – The Lacey Township Police Department welcomes a new officer as a lateral transfer from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department. Officer Martin A. Julian officially began…

Weekly Police Blotter February 3rd thru February 8th, 2016 . . Drug Possession and Distribution (Arrests) – On Wednesday, February 3, 2016, detectives of the Lacey Township Police Department obtained a search…

A Call for New Members – This past weekend, Lanoka Harbor EMS and Lacey Township EMS held their annual installation dinners announcing the leadership of their organizations for the upcoming year while…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Weekly Police Blotter January 12th thru 18th, 2016 . . DUI (Arrest) – On Monday, January 18, 2016, at 10:09 p.m., Officer Michael Verwey responded to the area of Haines Street in the…

Controlled Burning – The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has notified the Lacey Township Police Department that they will be conducting controlled burning today (Friday, January 15, 2016) in the area of Barnegat and…

Weekly Police Blotter January 5th, 2016 thru January 11th, 2016 . . Drug Possession and DUI (Arrest) – On Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 10:43 p.m. Officer Daniel Ricciardella and Officer Christopher…

Weekly Police Blotter December 30th, 2015 thru January 4th, 2016 . . DUI and Aggravated Assault (Arrest) – On Sunday, January 3, 2016, at 12:34 a.m., Officer Scott Keefe was on patrol…

Controlled Burning – The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has notified the Lacey Township Police Department that they will be conducting controlled burning this afternoon (Wednesday, January 6, 2016) in the Whiting area…