All Announcements

Theft - On Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an unknown person or persons stole a tire and a rim that were located in the driveway of a Williams Avenue residence in Forked River. The homeowner reported that he had just removed the tire from the vehicle only minutes prior, when he came back to find that the tire and rim had been stolen. The victim reported observing a white pickup truck in the area just prior to the theft but [...]

Suspicious Incident - On Monday, September 2, 2013, at 9:00 p.m. a resident of Arborridge Drive in Forked River (Sea Breeze Development) reported that upon arriving home, he observed an unknown man wearing a black tee-shirt (no further description available) standing next to his home. The man reportedly fled the area on foot when he saw the vehicle pull into the driveway. The area was checked by officers after receiving the call. Officers did not located the unknown subject and nothing appeared disturbed in the area.

UPDATE: During the early morning hours of Saturday, August 31, 2013, Officer Dimitri Tsarnas was serving as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) at a DUI checkpoint in Brick Township when he received notification that a vehicle matching the description of a suspect vehicle involved in a series of thefts in Lacey Township was stopped by OCPO and Brick Township officials at the checkpoint. The officers staffing the checkpoint observed air conditioning condensers in the rear seat of the [...]

Theft - On the evening of Thursday, August 29, 2013, a resident of Taylor Lane in Forked River (Southern Pines Section) reported the theft of an air conditioning unit. The theft occurred from the rear yard of the residence sometime between Wednesday, August 28, 2013 and the evening hours of Thursday, August 29, 2013.

Theft - On Wednesday, August 28, 2013, between the hours of 4:18 a.m. and 5:10 a.m, an air conditioning condenser unit was stolen from the rear of the Lacey Moose Lodge at 305 Route 9 North in Forked River. Surveillance cameras filmed two unknown, white male subjects committing the theft. The two male subjects arrived in a smaller 4-door vehicle (possibly a Honda or Hyundai). The vehicle in the video is gold or tan in [...]

Drug Possession in Bud Mezera Park (Arrest) - On Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 12:29 a.m., Officer Alan Abrecht was on patrol when he noticed three male subjects sleeping on the playground equipment at Bud Mezera Park on Lakeside Drive South in Forked River. One of the subjects, 20-year-old Jacob Barney of Spruce Street in Forked River, had three outstanding warrants for his arrest. Two of the warrants were out of the Lacey Township Municial Court in the amount [...]