Reminder to All Parents - The Red Ribbon Week Parent Presentation is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2013, in the Lacey Township High School Auditorium. The guest speaker is Michael Deleon from "Steered Straight."
Theft of a Motorcycle - Between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, October 19, 2013, an unknown person or persons stole a motorcycle from the side of a garage at a residence on the 800 block of Baldwin Street in the Pines Section of Forked River. The dirt/street (dual sport) motorcycle was unsecured at the time of the theft. The motorcycle is described as a 2004, KTM dual sport, model 625EXC. It [...]
Thefts from Vehicles - On Friday, October 18, 2013, a resident of Hemlock Drive as well as a resident of Camden Court in Lanoka Harbor reported that during the overnight hours from Thursday, October 17, 2013 to Friday, October 18, an unknown person or persons entered their unlocked vehicle(s) and stole miscellaneous items from the passenger compartment(s). Items reported stolen from the Camden Court incident included vehicle paperwork, while the Hemlock Drive incident involved the theft of a black purse containing [...]
Home Destroyed in Early Morning Fire - On Friday, October 18, 2013, at 2:35 a.m., while on patrol, Officer Michael Eden of the Lacey Township Police Department noticed an odor of burning plastic along Lacey Road near the northeastern portion of the Pines Section of Forked River. Upon checking the adjacent streets, Officer Eden observed flames coming from a residence on Lane Place in Forked River. As Officer Eden was approaching the home, a 911 call [...]
. Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release October 8th, 2013 thru October 14th, 2013 . . Theft - On Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 10:24 a.m., a resident of Yorktown Drive in Forked River reported that sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2013, someone stole her Apple iPod Touch mp3 player from her residence. The iPod was last seen on the living room coffee table when she left her home [...]
Burglary of Vehicle - A resident of the 300 block of Normandie Drive in Forked River reported a theft from an unlocked vehicle. The victim stated that an unknown person or persons entered her vehicle between 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2013 and 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Stolen from the vehicle was a Garmin Novi 260 GPS, valued at $260.
Vehicle Burglary/ Criminal Mischief - At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 13, 2013, a resident of Easy Street in Forked River reported a vehicle burglary. The victim indicated that an unknown person or persons entered her 2004, Chrysler Sebring convertible while the vehicle was parked at the residence between 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2013, and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Entry was gained by cutting a hole in the convertible roof [...]
Criminal Mischief - On Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 12:16 p.m., a resident of the 400 block of Lake Barnegat Drive North reported criminal mischief to his vehicle. The complainant reported that sometime between 10:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013, and 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2013, an unknown person or persons slashed the front driver’s side tire of his white, 2001, Saturn SC, that was parked out in front of the residence. [...]
On Friday, October 11, 2013, at 4:41 p.m., Officer Evan Androcy responded to the 900 block of Montauk Drive in Forked River for a residential burglary. The victim reported that sometime between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., on Friday, October 11, 2013, an unknown person or persons entered her residence and stole approximately $5,000 in property including jewelry and a laptop computer. There were no signs of forced entry. Detective Brian Flynn responded [...]
Multiple Drug Distribution Arrests - A drug distribution investigation on the 300 block of Nautilus Boulevard in Forked River culminated in several arrests between October 3, 2013 and October 9, 2013. On the evening of October 3, 2013, Lacey Detectives witnessed a vehicle departing from 311 Nautilus Boulevard in Forked River where drug-dealing activity was suspected. The vehicle was observed dropping off a male passenger at the Lacey Branch of the Ocean County Library. After [...]