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Cop Collectible Cards (Week #16) – Feb. 16th, 2014 thru Feb. 22nd, 2014 – Lacey Township Police Department

The 2013-2014 Cop Collectible Card Program is now in Week #16. The program is quickly coming toward the award assemblies in each school to distribute the various prizes which include Ipods, Ipod Minis, Wiis, etc. The dates of the school assemblies will be announced soon! The Checklist sheets may be obtained at the dispatch window of police headquarters. . . The profiled cards for the period of Sunday, February 16th, 2014 thru Saturday, February 22nd, [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-17T14:56:41-05:00February 17th, 2014|All Announcements, Department News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – Feb. 4th, 2014 thru Feb. 10, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release February 4th, 2014 thru February 10th, 2014 . . Warrant and Vehicle Theft (Arrest) – On Monday, February 10, 2014, at 11:00 p.m., Officer Scott Keefe observed a suspicious male near the TJ Maxx Store located at 348 Route 9 North in Lanoka Harbor. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of 51-year-old Joseph Maracco of Yorktown Drive in Forked River on an outstanding Atlantic City Municipal Court [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-11T16:43:03-05:00February 11th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Questionable Smart/Ipod Apps) – Monday, February 10, 2014 – Lacey Township

Questionable Smartphone/Ipod Apps - The Lacey Township Police Department recently received information concerning Smartphone/Ipod Applications (APP’s) that may be inappropriate for children. The APP’s appear to be marketed to children/young users and contain an allegedly interactive, animated animal on the main screen. However, users have reported that the "interactive cartoon animal" has been prompting young children for personal information and has been responding verbally to users with inappropriate and offensive comments. These APP’s may also [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-10T15:20:37-05:00February 10th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Department News – Lacey Township Police Department

. Lacey Township Police Department "Meet-The-Officers" Day Event 2014 . Public Release - The members of the Lacey Township Police Department would like to thank the nearly one thousand residents who participated in the "Meet-the-Officers" Day event at the Lacey Township Middle School on Saturday, February 8th, 2014. The members of the police department as well as the other volunteers who assisted thoroughly enjoyed interacting with the children and their parents. The four-hour event provided a unique opportunity [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-09T22:50:23-05:00February 9th, 2014|All Announcements, Department News|Comments Off

“Meet-the-Officers” Day – Scheduled for Saturday, February 8th, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Lacey Twp. Middle School

Meet-the-Officers Day - On Saturday, February 8, 2014, the Lacey Township Police Department is hosting a "Meet-the-Officers" Day event at the Lacey Township Middle School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As an important component of the 2013-2014 COPS Collectible Card program, youth from the community will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the police officers who serve Lacey Township. There will be free entertainment, refreshments, face-painting, and prizes along with the opportunity [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-07T20:21:40-05:00February 7th, 2014|All Announcements, Department News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Drug Transaction – Arrest) – Deerhead Lake Drive & Lakeside Drive South, Forked River – Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Drug Transaction - Heroin Arrest - On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 9:45 p.m., Officer Michael Verwey, while traveling north on Deerhead Lake Drive, observed a pedestrian make a transaction with someone in a blue, older model Ford F-150 standard cab pick-up truck. The pedestrian quickly walked away heading east on Lakeside Drive South. Believing that he had just witnesses a CDS transaction, Officer Verwey approached the pedestrian on Lakeside Drive South at Edgewood Road. Officer Tsarnas arrived and assisted Officer Verwey. The adult [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-06T08:36:30-05:00February 6th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – Jan. 28th thru Feb. 3rd, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release January 28th, 2014 thru February 3rd,2014 . . Warrant & Possession of Heroin (Arrest) – On Monday, February 4, 2014, at 4:50 p.m., Officers Michael Verwey and Dimitri Tsarnas responded to 2006 Brookdale Drive in the Pheasant Run section of Forked River in an attempt to serve an arrest warrant. Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Dillon J. Dittenhofer who was subsequently arrested on an outstanding $1,000 failure-to-appear warrant out of [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-04T23:31:02-05:00February 4th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

ALERT – Telephone/Computer Scam – Monday, February 03, 2014 – Lacey Township Police Department

Telephone/Computer Scam ALERT - Several residents of Lacey Township have recently been targeted in a scam involving their home telephones and personal computers. Multiple residents have reported being contacted on their home telephone by a person claiming to be a computer technician. The supposed “computer technician” is advising the victim(s) that they have a virus on their computer, and that if they pay a fee ranging from $199 - $399, the "technician" will clear the virus from their computers by [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-03T08:21:17-05:00February 3rd, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off

Weather/Travel Alert for Monday, February 3, 2014 – Lacey Township

Weather/Travel Alert - The current weather reports are calling for precipitation in the form of rain starting after midnight and changing over to ice then snow during the morning hours. The snow is expected to continue throughout the day on Monday, February 3, 2014. Given the timing of the impending weather, residents are cautioned to plan appropriately for both their morning and afternoon travel. Unfortunately, with the unpredictability of the type and amount of the precipitation Lacey Township will see, [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-02-02T17:08:28-05:00February 2nd, 2014|All Announcements, Emergency Alerts|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – Jan. 21st thru Jan. 27th, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release January 21st, 2014 thru January 27th, 2014 . . Multiple Incidents of Shoplifting (Warrant Arrest) - On January 23, 2014, at 5:04 p.m., Officer Scott Keefe responded to Kohl's, 304 Route 9 North, in Forked River, for a shoplifting incident and learned of an unrelated, ongoing shoplifting scheme. Officer Keefe received information regarding multiple incidents involving an adult male, later identified as 29-year-old Adam Tanner of Pointe Circle in [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-01-28T16:40:04-05:00January 28th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off