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Rescue of Man from the Marsh – Lacey Township – South Branch of Stouts Creek – Friday, August 15, 2014

Rescue from the Stouts Creek Marsh - On Friday, August 15, 2014, at 9:24 p.m., the Lacey Township Police Department received a 911 call from a resident of Preble Drive in Forked River indicating they heard someone in the water yelling for help. Officers responded to search the area of Stouts Creek, and within approximately 30 minutes after arriving to the area, Officer Michael Verwey located the individual. The man, later identified as 22-year-old Jason [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-16T07:58:21-04:00August 16th, 2014|All Announcements|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Robbery) – Lacey Township Police Department – Friday, August 15, 2014

Robbery - During the early morning hours (4 a.m.) of Friday, August 15, 2014, a 50-year-old, male cab driver from Lakewood, NJ, reported having been robbed by a male customer whom he transported to Forked River from the streets of Lakewood. The cab driver, working for Lakewood Taxi LLC, picked up a white male in Lakewood, New Jersey, in the area of Central Avenue and Route 9. The customer reportedly asked to be transported to Lacey. The cab driver stated that he drove the [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-15T11:37:28-04:00August 15th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Robbery Arrests) – Lacey Township Police Department – Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Robbery (Arrests) - During the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 13, 2014, Officer Adam Ewart and Officer Charles May of the Lacey Township Police Department responded to a call of a disturbance at 112 East Lacey Road in Forked River. Several neighbors contacted the police department and reported hearing a vehicle horn being blown repeatedly at the residence. Officer Ewart arrived and made contact with a 43-year-old, adult male from Bayville who reported that he had been robbed. The victim had visible [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-14T09:28:29-04:00August 14th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – August 6th thru August 11th, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release August 6th, thru August 11th, 2014 . . Theft (Lawn Tractor) – On Sunday, August 10, 2014, at 5:40 p.m., Officer Anthony Sarno responded to the 1400 block of Kenney Street in Forked River in reference to a theft. The homeowner reported that an unknown person or persons stole his John Deere lawn tractor from the backyard of his residence between 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2014 and [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-12T21:47:57-04:00August 12th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Arrests in Chemical Spill Incident – Lacey Township Police Department – Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Arrests in Chemical Spill Incident - On Sunday, August 10, 2014, at 10:41 p.m., the Lacey Township Police Department received a report of a motor vehicle accident on West Lacey Road near Aspen Road. Upon arrival of officers, they discovered that the vehicle was no longer in the area, but a large area of the roadway was coated with diesel fuel. The officers located the crash site into the woods along West Lacey Road where [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-12T16:02:00-04:00August 12th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off

UPDATE – Chemical Spill – Lacey Township Police Department – Monday, August 11, 2014

UPDATE - West Lacey Road Chemical Spill - At 2:20 a.m., West Lacey Road was reopened for traffic after being closed due to a chemical spill on West Lacey Road near Aspen Road. The spill was discovered at 10:41 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, 2014, leading to a 5 mile stretch of roadway being closed for nearly 4 hours (10:45 p.m. to 2:20 a.m.). The Bamber Lake Fire Company responded along with the Berkeley Hazmat Unit. The 5 mile section of [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-11T03:25:13-04:00August 11th, 2014|All Announcements, Emergency Alerts|Comments Off

Emergency Road Closing – West Lacey Road in Forked River – Chemical Spill (Possible Diesel Fuel) – Monday, August 11, 2014

UPDATE: As of 2:20 a.m., the roadway is now OPEN. ROADWAY REOPENED Emergency Road Closing - West Lacey Road (Monday, August 11, 2014 - 1 a.m. to present) - Due to a chemical spill (possible diesel fuel) on West Lacey Road between Penhook Road and Aspen Road, the section of West Lacey Road from the Garden State Parkway (GSP) to Dover Road will be closed until further notice. The Berkeley Hazmat Unit is on scene (1:00 a.m.) and efforts [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-11T01:16:33-04:00August 11th, 2014|All Announcements, Emergency Alerts|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 29th thru August 4th, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 29th, thru August 4th, 2014 . . Death by Auto (Arrest) - On Monday, August 4, 2014, at approximately 11:55 p.m., a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 9 South near Mario’s Pizzeria in Forked River. The investigating officers determined that a 2000, Dodge, Ram, 1500 van driven by 27-year-old Patrick Clayton of Bayville was traveling North on Route 9 when for an unknown [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-08-05T19:33:58-04:00August 5th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – July 22nd thru July 28, 2014

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release July 22nd, 2014 thru July 28th, 2014 . . DUI (Arrest) - On Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 10:00 p.m., while officers were investigating a separate incident at the Lacey Branch of the Ocean County Library, the officers heard a motor vehicle crash occur at the intersection of Lacey Road and Route 9. The driver of the vehicle which crashed was observed leaving the scene; however, the vehicle was [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-29T20:40:27-04:00July 29th, 2014|All Announcements, Weekly Police Blotter|Comments Off

Neighborhood Crime Alert (Heroin & Steroid Arrest) – Lacey Township Police Department – Rt. 9 in Forked River – Friday, July 25, 2014

Heroin and Steroid Possession (Arrest) - On Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10:00 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota along with Officer Dimitri Tsarnas responded to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant Main Gate security checkpoint at the request of plant security who had a vehicle which entered the main gate appearing suspicious and the driver was reportedly unlicensed. Upon the arrival of the patrol officers on the power plant property, they were advised by power plant security personnel that security personnel had performed a security [...]

By LaceyPD|2014-07-25T14:23:59-04:00July 25th, 2014|All Announcements, Neighborhood Crime Alerts|Comments Off