Emergency Alerts

Missing 72-year-old Kuo Chun-Mei of Forked River, NJ UPDATE (5/13/16 7 a.m.): The missing person has been located. No further informatin can be provided at this time. Missing Endangered - At 10:26 p.m., Thursday night, May 12th, 2016, the Lacey Township Police Department was notified by family members that 72-year-old Kuo Chun-Mei Tsai (Asian female) walked away from their home earlier in the evening. She was last observed by neighbors walking north on Constitution Drive [...]

Update: (5/9/2016 11:30 a.m.) - The suspect, Arthur Buckel, has been apprehended in the woods near MM 76.5 of the GSP. Update: (5/9/2016 10:15 a.m.) - While the search efforts by state officials are focusing on Berkeley Township and north, Lacey PD is exercising caution and continuing to staff the areas of concern as well as extra patrols including quads, etc. NJSP advised Lacey PD that Arthur Buckel walked north on the GSP from the as [...]

Updated Public Notice (5/9/16 at 1:20 a.m.) - The NJSP have established a command post in Berkeley Township to coordinate continuous monitoring of the area of the Garden State Parkway (GSP). Lacey and Berkeley Township PD's are maintaining additional patrols in each town in the area(s) near the GSP and will do so through the morning hours. There is no known danger in Lacey Township at this time. Updated Public Notice (5/9/16 at 12:20 a.m.) [...]

Updated Public Notice (5/9/16 at 1:20 a.m.) - The NJSP have established a command post in Berkeley Township to coordinate continuous monitoring of the area of the Garden State Parkway (GSP). Lacey and Berkeley Township PD's are maintaining additional patrols in each town in the area(s) near the GSP and will do so through the morning hours. There is no known danger in Lacey Township at this time. Updated Public Notice (5/9/16 at 12:20 a.m.) [...]

Public Notice (5/4/16 at 4:30 p.m.) - Escaped prisoner Arthur Buckle was last believed to be in a wooded area on foot in Barnegat, New Jersey. Multiple police agencies are involved in the search for the subject who was reported to have escaped from Ancora (Hammonton, NJ) and reportedly made his way to Ocean County in a stolen vehicle. Please view the photo of Arthur Buckle and immediately notify the police department if you see [...]

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 throughout Ocean County and are not specific to our town. Upon identifying the source or cause of the vibrations, the public will be advised without delay. UPDATE: The U.S. Geological Service has indicated that earlier reports of earthquake activity are unfounded, and they [...]

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 since been verified as still being without power (e.g., Hidden Harbor Place in Lanoka Harbor). This is of great concern due to the cold weather and the prolonged period of the outages. The public can assist by checking with friends, family and neighbors [...]

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 Saturday night high tide resulted in some minor street flooding in only the lowest lying areas of the bay front along Beach Boulevard in Forked River. The next high tide will be at 10:52 a.m. in Forked River. As of midnight, less than 100 [...]

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 and the associated storm surge of tidal water is expected to be at its peak in our area at 10:36 p.m. tonight. Prolonged power outages continue to affect a portion of residences in the Laurel Boulevard area in Lanoka Harbor and the Pensacola Road and [...]