Weekly Police Blotter

      DUI Arrest — On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 9:09 a.m., Officer Jason Lee conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 9 South and Taylor Lane, Forked River. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of 44-year-old Andrew J. Mandell, Jr., of Stern Avenue, Manahawkin, New Jersey, for DUI. He was transported to police headquarters and processed. Andrew Mandell was released after receiving traffic summonses for DWI, Reckless Driving, Speeding, and [...]

      Drug Arrest — On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 4:03 p.m., Lacey Township Police Detectives arrested 35-year-old Lawrence J. Robertiello of Rachel Court, Brick, NJ, and 34-year-old Andrew G. Lupton of Penn Avenue, Forked River, in the parking lot of Wawa, 800 Lacey Road, Forked River for possession of Heroin.   Lawrence Robertiello was processed and charged with Distribution of CDS (Heroin) and Possession of CDS. Andrew Lupton was processed and charged with [...]

Fire – On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 6:39 a.m., the Lacey Township Police Department received a report of a fire alarm activation at the Lacey Township Middle School, 660 Denton Avenue in Forked River, NJ. Upon arrival, a small fire was located in a second floor (science classroom) which activated the fire sprinkler system in that classroom. It appeared that the fire may have started in a terrarium within the classroom. The Forked River [...]

      Theft – On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 12:24 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota responded to the 700 block of Maple Road in Lanoka Harbor for a report of theft. The victim reported that he arrived home on April 8th, at 2:30 a.m. and left his skateboard on his front porch. Upon waking up the next morning, he noticed the skateboard was missing. The long board is described as a Sector 9 “fish-tail [...]