The Lacey Township Police Department is seeking help from the public. The unidentified, adult male pictured below is suspected in the daytime theft of a motor vehicle. The vehicle, a white Ford van, was stolen from the rear of Medicine to Go, 524 Lacey Road, on Monday, February 3, 2020. The van exited the parking lot and traveled west on Lacey Road shortly before 11:30 a.m. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to [...]
The above photo depicts the body worn camera (BWC) that will be worn by our uniformed Police Officers. The body worn camera (BWC) program will begin Tuesday, February 4th, 2020. The Lacey Township Police Department has made a promise to serve our community with honor and integrity in order to maintain your confidence in our organization. In continuing that promise, we are pleased to announce that we will be implementing the use of Body Worn [...]
The Lacey Township Police Department's Coffee with a Cop event, will take place at the Wawa, located at 800 Lacey Road in Forked River on Friday, February 14th, 2020 (Valentine's Day). The event will begin at 6:00 a.m. and conclude at 10:00 a.m. Stop by and enjoy some free coffee and conversation with Lacey Township Police Officers. In addition to coffee, the first 100 Coffee with a Cop patrons will receive a free Valentine's Day [...]
Arrest- On Friday, January 24, 2020, at 10:13 p.m., Officers Bruce Carver and Brian Holt arrested John Panagakos, 37, for an outstanding warrant. The warrant was issued by the Little Egg Harbor Municipal Court after he failed to appear for a Driving While Suspended summons. Panagakos was released after the $750 bail was satisfied. Fraud- On Sunday, January 26, 2020, at 11:07 a.m., Officer Jesse Dalziel met with a Township resident who [...]
Theft- On Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 2:24 p.m., Officer Michael Hutman responded to Kohls in reference to the theft of cash. The caller reported exiting the store and accidently leaving her wallet in her shopping cart. Once realizing the misplacement of the wallet she returned to customer service where someone had located and returned the wallet. The caller reported that the wallet contained approximately $600 cash which was missing when the [...]
On December 15, 2019, at 1741 hours, the Lacey Township Police Department responded to the area of Lacey Road and Holmes Avenue for a vehicle that struck a pedestrian. The ensuing investigation revealed Mariam Manukyan, 67, Forked River, was attempting to cross Lacey Road from south to north when she was struck in the eastbound lane by a 2011 Jeep Patriot operated by David Winkle, 40, Forked River. M. Manukyan was flown to Jersey Shore [...]
The above photo depicts members of the Lacey Elks Lodge making a donation to XRCC Director Donna Catlow (second from right) at the Xodus Recovery Community Center. The donation took place on the evening of Thursday, December 19, 2019. On the evening of Thursday, December 19, 2019, members of the Lacey Elks Lodge made donations to both the Lacey Food Bank and the Xodus Recovery Community Center (XRCC). The donations took place inside Xodus, located [...]
The above photo depicts members (Left to right, Detective Charles May, Officer Andrew Slota, Officer Alan Abrecht, Officer Brian Holt, Sergeant George Resetar, Detective Kym Gudgeon, Detective Brian Flynn, and Detective Keith Pearce) from the Lacey Township Police Department who attended the funeral services for Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals. On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, members from the Lacey Township Police Department traveled to Jersey City to attend the funeral services for Detective Joseph [...]
The above photo depicts Lacey Township Police Chief Michael C. DiBella receiving a defibrillator donated by the Lacey Elks on the evening of Saturday, December 7th, 2019. The above photo was taken at the Lacey Elks Lodge located at 900 Beach Boulevard in Forked River. On the evening of Saturday, December 7th, 2019, the Lacey Elks made a generous donation to the Lacey Township Police Department during their annual members' appreciation party. The police department [...]
This Thursday evening, December 5th, 2019, the Lacey Township School District, in partnership with the Lacey Township Police Department, the Lacey Municipal Police Foundation and the Lacey Municipal Alliance, will be hosting "Out of Thin Air." The event will take place at the Lacey Township High School auditorium, 73 Haines Street in Lanoka Harbor, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. The event topics will include: What you Need to Know about Vaping, presented by [...]