All Announcements

Burglary of a Vehicle - On May 9, 2013, a business owner at Route 9 and Second Street in Forked River reported that between the late-night/early-morning hours of 1:50 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2013, an unknown actor(s) smashed the window of a vehicle thereby gaining access to the contents within the vehicle. Over $300 in damage was done to the vehicle and an unknown value of items possibly stolen from the vehicle.  

UPDATE: Theft & Obstructing - The Lacey Township Police Department received a call at 9:10 a.m. from an alert resident who observed two subjects in a silver/grey pickup truck cutting an air conditioning unit from a home on Tiller Drive in Sunrise Beach. The truck was reported to have backed up onto the homeowner's property with the ends of rear license plate of the pickup truck bent inward so as to obstruct the plate numbers and letters. The suspects cut [...]

Theft of Cash & Medications - A resident of Parkside Drive in Forked River reported the theft of $160.00 in cash from her home as well as two bottles of medication consisting of Morphine and Methadone valued at $50.00 each. There was no forced entry to the residence and the possibility exists that one of the varied guests at the residence may have stolen the items.  

Criminal Mischief - Between 5:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013, residents of Georgetown Lane in Lanoka Harbor reported repeated acts of criminal mischief being committed by at least two teenage males. One of the callers stated she heard the sound of objects hitting the residence and when she looked outside, she observed two teenage males with dark clothing running from the area. The teenage subjects were both described as white males. One had a stocky build and the other has a thin build (no further description). The teenage males fled [...]

Burglary of Home - At 1:22 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013, a resident of Holbrooke Drive within the Seabreeze development in Forked River (Near the GSP) reported a daytime residential burglary. Sometime between the hour-long period of 12:20 p.m. and 1:20 p.m., unknown persons forced their way through the locked front door and committed a theft of cash from within the residence during a brief period the homeowners were not home. The scene has been processed with the assistance of the Ocean [...]

Theft - On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, a resident of G Street in Forked River reported that in the days prior, an unknown person stole a metal towing assembly (receiver) that was positioned on the bed a trailer parked adjacent to the his residence. The victim identified a Chevrolet Suburban that was seen in the area with "scrap" metal in the back of the suspect vehicle during the period the towing assembly was stolen. The matter is currently under investigation.