Weekly Police Blotter

Weekly Police Blotter April 12th thru April 18th, 2016 . . Shoplifting and Drug Possession (Arrest) – On Sunday, April 17, 2016, at 1:47 p.m., Officer Jesse Dalziel responded to Walmart located at 580 Route 9 North in Lanoka Harbor for a report of Shoplifting. The loss prevention employee reported that he observed a female subject remove two bottles of perfume from the shelf and then enter the restroom. Upon exiting the restroom, she reportedly [...]

Weekly Police Blotter April 5th thru April 11th, 2016 . . Warrant Arrest – On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 3:08 p.m., Officer Michael Hein responded to 517 Middle Branch Drive in the Forked River Beach section of the township to assist Seaside Heights Police Detectives in serving an arrest warrant on 27-year-old Patrick J. Bulmer of Middle Branch Drive in Forked River NJ. The arrest warrant was issued out of the Seaside Heights Municipal [...]

Weekly Police Blotter March 29th thru April 4th, 2016 . . Drug Distribution (Arrests) - On Thursday, April 1, 2016, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Detectives from the Lacey Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Southern Enforcement Unit located a white 2015, Dodge Journey that was allegedly transporting quantities of Heroin from the Trenton area into the Lacey Township. The vehicle was stopped and found to be occupied by the following Trenton residents: [...]

Weekly Police Blotter March 22nd thru March 28th, 2016 . . Drug Distribution (Arrests) - At approximately 6:30 pm on March 28, 2016, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Operations Group (Southern Enforcement Unit) and the Lacey Township Police Department located a 2005, Ford Taurus, identified as allegedly being utilized to transport quantities of heroin into Lacey Township, which was occupied by 57-year-old Michael A. Araneo, 23-year-old Michael A. Araneo II, and 35-year-old [...]

Weekly Police Blotter March 16th thru March 21st, 2016 . . Eluding (Arrests) - On Monday, March 21, 2016, at 5:41 p.m., Officer Brian Holt conducted a motor vehicle stop in the parking lot of Wawa, 800 West Lacey Road in Forked River, NJ. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 34-year-old Jennifer Whalen of 44 Bellflower Court in Toms River. As Officer Holt was conducting his investigation, Jennifer Whalen drove away and fled [...]

Weekly Police Blotter March 9th thru March 15th, 2016 . . DUI (Arrest) – On Saturday, March 15, 2016, at 12:30 a.m., Officer Jason Lee conducted a traffic stop on Clearview Street near Ivy Street in the Barnegat Pines section of Forked River. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of 36-year-old Brent Reese of Parkside Drive in Forked River, NJ, for DUI. Brent Reese was transported to Lacey Township Police Headquarters where he [...]

Weekly Police Blotter March 3rd thru March 8th, 2016 . . DUI and Drug Possession (Arrest) - On Friday, March 4, 2016, at 12:08 p.m., Officer Darrell Nick and Officer Martin Julian responded to the parking lot of Accredited Dermatology, 540 Lacey Road in Forked River, for a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car. Upon arrival, the driver of the vehicle was semi-responsive and drug paraphernalia was observed inside the [...]

Weekly Police Blotter February 24th thru March 2nd, 2016 . . Distribution of Heroin (Arrests) - On Friday, February 26, 2016, at 2:31 a.m., this agency received a call from the Wawa, Route 9 South & Taylor Lane in Forked River, reporting a drug transaction in the women’s bathroom. A description was provided of two suspects who walked south on Route 9 after the transaction and two others who drove away in a vehicle. The vehicle was located by Officer Scott Keefe who [...]

Weekly Police Blotter February 16th thru 23rd, 2016 . . Shoplifting – On Friday, February 19, 2016, at 5:37 p.m., Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas responded to Walmart, 580 Route 9 North in Lanoka Harbor, in reference to a report of shoplifting. The loss prevention employee reported that he observed a male subject attempting to exit the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise for which payment had not been made. Upon being confronted, the suspect reportedly left [...]

Weekly Police Blotter February 9th thru February 15th, 2016 . . Theft – On Monday, February 15, 2016, at 8:28 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota responded to Applebee’s, 404 Route 9 South in the Forked River section of the township, for a report of theft. The manager reported that a male subject started a bar tab and then left without paying. The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-thirties with dark hair and light-colored [...]