Burglary and Theft (Car) - At 9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, a resident of the 400 block of Bay Way in Lanoka Harbor reported that sometime between 2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. an unknown person or persons entered her unlocked vehicle that was parked at her residence and stole her medications, including Percocet, with a total value of $155. Burglary and Theft (Car) - At 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013, a [...]
Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release May 20th thru May 27th, 2013 . Burglary and Theft (Car) - On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 6:50 a.m., Officer Jeffrey Slota responded to the 1700 block Whitcomb Road, Forked River, for a theft from a motor vehicle. The victim reported that sometime between 9:30 p.m., on Monday, May 20, 2013, and 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, an unknown person entered her vehicle while it was [...]
Honoring those members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending our freedom. Memorial Day - The men and women of the Lacey Township Police Department honoring those brave members of the United States Armed Forces who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending our freedom.
Memorial Day Parade - Beginning at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013, traffic will be blocked on Lacey Road from just west of the Forked River Elementary School to one block west of the Municipal Building. The roadway is expected to be obstructed to some degree until near noon. The Memorial Day Parade is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude with a service at the Memorial along Lacey Road in front of [...]
Drug Distribution Arrests - On the evening of Thursday, May 23, 2013, Lacey Township Police Department detectives conducted a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Lacey Road and Newark Avenue as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. A search of the stopped vehicle yielded 260 bags of heroin and led to the arrest of the occupants of the vehicle. Passengers in the vehicle, 28-year-old William Shelby, Jr. of Clubhouse Drive (also Chelsea Street) in Forked River [...]
Burglary and Theft (Car) - On May 23, 2013, at 12:17 a.m. (just after midnight), an unknown subject entered an unsecured vehicle parked on the side of the 7-11 store on Route 9 in Lanoka Harbor. Cash in the amount of $50.00 and sunglasses valued at $130.00 were stolen. Although uniformed patrol officers have made three arrests of young adults for this type of offense within the past week, it is evident others are continuing to enter vehicles to commit thefts. [...]
Burglary & Theft (Car) - On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 3 p.m., a resident of Whitcomb Road in Forked River reported that her vehicle was entered and her purse containing her jewelry, wallet, cash, and credit cards was stolen. The theft either occurred on Whitcomb Road during the overnight hours into Tuesday, May 21, 2013 or thereafter during the day within the Mill Pond School parking lot. The total estimated theft is $400.
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 both 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013. These activations are required tests of the system. The sirens will sound for up to three (3) full minutes during the tests. Further testing is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, as well. On Wednesday, May 29, 2013, the testing will begin at 9:00 a.m. [...]
Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release May 14, 2013 thru May 20, 2013 . . Drug Arrest and Warrants (Arrest) - On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at approximately 2:22 p.m., Officer Joseph Soto conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of a Lacey Road business. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of a passenger, identified as 33-year-old Rebecca Scott of Whiting, NJ, on three outstanding warrants. The warrants included: (1) Hackensack, NJ, [...]
Burglary & Theft (Auto) - On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 6:50 a.m., a resident from the 1700 block of Whitcomb Road in the Pines section of Forked River reported that during the overnight hours, unknown person(s) entered her vehicle and stole some of the contents. The suspect(s) entered her vehicle while it was parked in the driveway of her residence on Whitcomb Road. The items reported stolen from the vehicle included medications, cash, and a gift card. The total [...]