Department News – Lacey Township Police Department – Peace Officers Memorial Day – May 15th, 2020

Every May 15th Peace Officers Memorial Day pays tribute to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice or been injured in the line of duty. Please take a moment to remember the sacrifices these great men and women have made in order to protect and serve all of us.

Since 1927, 18 Ocean County Law Enforcement Officers have lost their lives in the line of duty. They include:

TROOPER FIRST CLASS JOSEPH A. SMITH
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
END OF WATCH: THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1927

MARSHALL ARNOLD JOHNSON
POINT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1928

TROOPER LEONARD P. McCANDLESS
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
END OF WATCH: SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1931

TROOPER JOHN J. RESSLER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
END OF WATCH: SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1932

POLICE OFFICER HARTLEY RICHTER
LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1946

TROOPER RAYMOND P. FIOLA
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
END OF WATCH: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1962

CHIEF ANGELO J. LEONETTI
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1962

POLICE OFFICER ROBERT T. TOBIAS
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1975

POLICE OFFICER RICHARD J. HARPER
BRICK TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1978

POLICE OFFICER LARRY DUNFEE
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1981

POLICE OFFICER JOHN J. LESEMANN
BRICK TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1999

POLICE OFFICER ROBERT J. VENTURA
JACKSON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2001

POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM PRESLAR
LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007

POLICE OFFICER JASON C. MARLES
OCEAN GATE POLICE DEPARTMENT
(END OF WATCH: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010)

POLICE OFFICER CHRISTOPHER A. MATLOSZ
LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2011

DETECTIVE TINA E. RAMBO
OCEAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
END OF WATCH: MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011

DETECTIVE I JOHN SCOTT STEVENS
OCEAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
END OF WATCH: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015

CORPORAL SCOTT R. THOMPSON
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
END OF WATCH: FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015