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*** UPDATE ******  Firearms Identification Card Applications and Handgun Purchase Permits *** UPDATE *** During the past couple of weeks,  the Lacey Township Police Department has experienced a significant increase in the number of firearms identification cards and handgun purchase permit applications. We are working hard to process these requests in a timely manner for our residents. The Lacey Township Police Department will continue to accept new firearms applications and process them with the understanding [...]

*** UPDATE ******  Firearms Identification Card Applications and Handgun Purchase Permits *** UPDATE *** During the past couple of weeks,  the Lacey Township Police Department has experienced a significant increase in the number of firearms identification cards and handgun purchase permit applications. We are working hard to process these requests in a timely manner for our residents. The Lacey Township Police Department will continue to accept new firearms applications and process them with the understanding [...]

Stay informed. Scams and rumors can easily circulate during times of crisis. The attached information chart  has a lot of reliable sources that you can cross reference things you hear about on social media. Use search engines and websites to check facts and rumors. When in doubt, remember to rely on official agencies like our local and state health departments, the CDC, and the http://covid19.nj.gov and http://nj.gov websites. They are great places to get facts [...]

To help decrease unnecessary contact with individuals in an effort to mitigate risks associated with the transmission of coronavirus, we are asking our residents and visitors to utilize the below services for copies of police reports. In addition, if you need to apply for a temporary handicap placard please see the attached instructions.   Crash Reports: They are released upon approval, usually 5 to 7 business days: www.carfax.com or email your request to ltalarico@laceypd.org Please include [...]

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Good evening, On Monday, March 16, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order No. 104.  Earlier today, paragraph 7 of the Executive Order was updated to include the following: facilities where personal care services are performed that, by their very nature, result in noncompliance with social distancing guidelines, including but not limited to: cosmetology shops, barber shops, beauty salons, hair braiding shops, nail salons, electrology facilities, spas, including day spas and medical spas, at which solely elective [...]

Good evening, On Monday, March 16, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order No. 104 which among other things limited and/or closed certain businesses in this state, including in our community here in Lacey Township. Yesterday the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, under his authority as the State's Emergency Management Coordinator and Governor Murphy's Executive Order No. 104, directed the closure of the following facilities effective 8:00 p.m. last evening (March 17th, 2020). These [...]

Yesterday (March 16, 2020) Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 104, with the goal of slowing the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Executive Order #104 directs the following: All gatherings of persons in the State of New Jersey shall be limited to 50 persons or fewer, with limited exceptions; All public, private, and parochial preschool programs, and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools, will be closed beginning tomorrow, March 18th, 2020, and will [...]

    *** UPDATE **** The Lacey Township Police Department website http://Laceypd.org has been updated to allow specific non-emergent incidents to be reported on-line utilizing our self-reporting module.  Once you log on to our website,  just click on the Red Bar at the top of the screen that states, "File Police Report Online." Follow the steps/directions to self report.  Call 911 in an emergency. In addition, you may call the Lacey Township Police Department at  (609) [...]

  Lacey Township Mayor Steven Kennis and Police Chief Michel C. DiBella would like to update our residents and visitors regarding the precautions we are taking to protect both our vulnerable population and our employees. This past Wednesday, March 11, 2020, Chief Michael C. DiBella put a temporary modified patrol response plan in place. This plan allows for our police officers to take reports over the phone for calls that do not require evidence to [...]