Please be advised there will be heavy smoke conditions in the area of Ocean County (Lacey Township) today due to a large brush fire in Burlington County. Please do not call Lacey Township Police unless you see flames. Thank you and have a nice weekend. -Chief Michael C. DiBella
Weather Alert: (7 p.m. update) - The Lacey Township Police Department, in coordination with the Lacey Township Office of Emergency Management is continuing to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Hermine and the expected impact on our area. The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for the Ocean County area, today, September 4th, through tomorrow, September 5th, 2016. Areas of concern are the low-lying areas east of Route 9 in Lacey Township. Tropical storm force [...]
Weather Alert: (11 a.m. update) The Lacey Township Police Department, in coordination with the Lacey Township Office of Emergency Management is continuing to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Hermine and the expected impact on our area. The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for the Ocean County area, today, September 4th, through tomorrow, September 5th, 2016. Areas of concern are the low-lying areas east of Route 9 in Lacey Township. The Governor's State of [...]
*** Weather Alert Update *** – Lacey Township Police Department – Saturday Evening, September 3, 2016 Weather Alert: The Lacey Township Police Department, in coordination with the Lacey Township Office of Emergency Management is currently monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Hermine and the expected impact on our area. The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for the Ocean County area, Sunday, September 4th, through Monday, September 5th, 2016. Areas of concern are the low-lying areas east of [...]
Weather Alert Notification – Lacey Township Police Department – Friday Evening, September 2, 2016 Weather Alert: The Lacey Township Police Department, in coordination with the Lacey Township Office of Emergency Management is currently monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Hermine and the expected impact on our area. Current models and reports are showing a High Confidence for moderate coastal flooding and erosion possibilities through Monday night, September 5, 2016. Heavy rain is expected to begin on Saturday, September 3, 2016, and [...]
*** UPDATE *** SUBJECT LOCATED SAFE IN SEASIDE PARK, NJ Update - During the early morning hours of August 31, 2016, Harold "Keith" Lindsay was located safe in Seaside Park, NJ. We would like to thank everyone for their assistance in this matter. On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at 4:32 p.m., Officer Brian Holt responded to the 400 block of Lake Barnegat Drive North in Forked River for a report of a missing person. The complainant [...]
MISSING 91-YEAR-OLD MALE LAST SEEN IN FORKED RIVER On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at 4:32 p.m., Officer Brian Holt responded to the 400 block of Lake Barnegat Drive North in Forked River for a report of a missing person. The complainant reported that her 91-year-old father, identified as Harold "Keith" Lindsay of Berkeley Township, New Jersey was last seen leaving her residence on Lake Barnegat Drive North in Forked River at 2:50 p.m. today, August [...]
Residents should be aware that the emergency sirens positioned within a 10 mile radius of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station will be tested at 10:00 a.m. today, Tuesday, June 7th, 2016. The sirens will sound simultaneously for three (3) full minutes during the test. Please share this message. Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the siren testing may contact the Ocean County Sheriff's Department, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), at (732) 341-3451. As a side [...]
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 [...]
