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Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 29th thru August 4th, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 29th, thru August 4th, 2014 . . Death by Auto (Arrest) - On Monday, August 4, 2014, at approximately 11:55 p.m., a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 9 South near Mario’s Pizzeria in Forked River. The investigating officers determined that a 2000, Dodge, Ram, 1500 van driven by 27-year-old Patrick Clayton of Bayville was traveling North on Route 9 when for an unknown [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-05T19:33:58-04:00August 5th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 22nd thru July 28, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 22nd, 2014 thru July 28th, 2014 . . DUI (Arrest) - On Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 10:00 p.m., while officers were investigating a separate incident at the Lacey Branch of the Ocean County Library, the officers heard a motor vehicle crash occur at the intersection of Lacey Road and Route 9. The driver of the vehicle which crashed was observed leaving the scene; however, the vehicle was [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-29T20:40:27-04:00July 29th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Heroin & Steroid Arrest) – Lacey Township Police Department – Rt. 9 in Forked River – Friday, July 25, 2014

Heroin and Steroid Possession (Arrest) - On Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10:00 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota along with Officer Dimitri Tsarnas responded to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant Main Gate security checkpoint at the request of plant security who had a vehicle which entered the main gate appearing suspicious and the driver was reportedly unlicensed. Upon the arrival of the patrol officers on the power plant property, they were advised by power plant security personnel that security personnel had performed a security [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-25T14:23:59-04:00July 25th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Drug Distribution Arrests) – Lacey Township Police Department – Laurel Boulevard – Thursday, July 24, 2014

Drug Distribution (Arrests) - On Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10:50 p.m., Patrol Officer George Resetar was assigned to a directed enforcement detail targeting suspected drug activity on Laurel Boulevard in Lanoka Harbor. While conducting a surveillance, he observed what appeared to be drug distribution activity from a vehicle in front of 26 Laurel Boulevard. Officer Resetar observed the occupants of a red, 4 door, Volvo sedan engaged in suspicious activity. The vehicle was then observed quickly leaving the [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-25T08:31:25-04:00July 25th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Arrests – Heroin Distribution) – Lacey Township Police Department – 303 Enterprise Drive, Forked River – Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Heroin Distribution (Arrests) - On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, 2014, detectives from the Lacey Township Police Department executed a search warrant at 303 Enterprise Drive in Forked River as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation involving the distribution of Heroin from the residence. The search warrant execution at 303 Enterprise Drive was completed simultaneously with a traffic stop on Lacey Road of a vehicle that contained four occupants from the residence. A search of the residence and vehicle led to [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-24T09:18:14-04:00July 24th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 15th thru July 21st, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 15th, 2014 thru July 21st, 2014 . . Theft & Forgery (Arrest) - On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas met with a resident who reported that she was the victim of a theft of checks from her residence. The checks were later cashed at her bank without her authorization. The victim stated she had hired 22-year-old Christopher Boardingham of N Lakeside Drive in Forked River to perform [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-22T20:12:41-04:00July 22nd, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 8th thru July 14th, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 8th, 2014 thru July 14th, 2014 . . Resisting Arrest and Criminal Mischief (Arrest) – On Monday, July 14, 2014, at 8:49 p.m., Officers Tsarnas and Resetar responded to Ocean Fields Residential, 1 Game Farm Road in Forked River, for a 17-year-old male juvenile inmate. The Ocean Fields staff provided a description of the juvenile and reported that he was last seen heading north toward Shop Rite. A [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-15T23:50:23-04:00July 15th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Department News – New Officers Appointed to Enter Police Academy – Lacey Township Police Department – Friday, July 11th, 2014

(New officers from left: Jason S. Lee, Elton L. Copes II, [Chief of Police], Christopher M. Meyler, Brian G. Holt, Patrick Q. Watkins) The Lacey Township Police Department welcomes 5 new officers who where appointed at last night's (7-10-14) township meeting to attend the Ocean County Police Academy which begins on Monday, August 4, 2014. The appointment of the new officers is effective August 4th, as they will attend the police academy from August 4th, 2014, through January [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-11T10:59:59-04:00July 11th, 2014|All Announcements, Department News|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 1st thru July 8th, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 1st, 2014 thru July 8th, 2014 . . Eluding, Resisting Arrest, and Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer (Arrest) – On Tuesday, July8, 2014, Detective Brian Flynn charged 22-year-old Eugene J. Fisher Jr. of 601 East Arverne Avenue in Ocean Gate with multiple criminal offenses related to the June 18, 2014, incident involving a stolen Jeep Cherokee out of Waretown, NJ. The June 18th incident involved the driver [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-08T23:07:20-04:00July 8th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Drug Distribution Arrests) – Lacey Township Police Department – Thursday, July 3, 2014

Heroin Distribution Arrests - On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Lacey Township Police Department detectives arrested four Lacey Township men as part of an ongoing heroin distribution investigation. During surveillance, a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Joseph Bevilacqua of 507 Ashwood Place in Lanoka Harbor and his passenger, 41-year-old John Daly of 303 Enterprise Drive in Forked River, was observed traveling to various homes engaging in suspicious interactions consistent with drug distribution. During the surveillance [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-03T16:50:46-04:00July 3rd, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off