Department News

Distracted Driving Enforcement and Education Campaign, UDrive UText UPay. (Lacey Township) -- Law enforcement officers from the Lacey Township Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive UText UPay enforcement campaign. Beginning tomorrow, April 1st, 2017 and continuing through April 21st, 2017, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending [...]

Beginning today, March 27th, 2017, and continuing for the remainder of the week, the Emergency Communications Network for Lacey Township- Code Red Emergency Notification System, will be conducting a test. Not every resident will receive a call, however, those that do will receive the following message, "This is a test of your community's code red emergency notification system. No action is required on your behalf. This is only a test. Had this been an actual [...]

The above photos depict the newly installed "Internet Purchase Safe Zone" signs posted in the front parking lot of the Lacey Township Police Department.   Beginning today, March 24, 2017, it will be safer and easier  to conduct on-line business transactions in the township, thanks to the efforts of Lacey Township Mayor Peter Curatolo and Police Chief Michael C. DiBella.  Sometimes, transactions on Craigslist, Ebay and other online sites are too good to be true, and unfortunately they can sometimes be very [...]

The above photos depict (in no particular order) Lacey Police Chief Michael C. DiBella and Ocean County Sheriff's Officer Christine Farrell addressing the Police Explorers at last evening's Lacey Township Meeting. On the evening of March 23, 2017, the Ocean County Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Explorers (Post #1) were introduced to the Lacey Township Governing Body and the community at the township meeting. The introduction began with the Police Explorers marching in to the [...]

          The Lacey Township Police Detectives recently completed an ongoing drug investigation into cocaine distribution. The investigation began after information was obtained that a resident from Maui Drive in Forked River, was distributing cocaine from his residence.  Search warrants were obtained for both the residence and the vehicle of the suspect, identified as 32-year-old John Appleby, 3rd. On the afternoon of Saturday, March 18, 2017, detectives from the Lacey Township Police [...]

Extra DUI Enforcement for Saint Patrick's Day Weekend DUI Enforcement and Prevention remains a top priority for the Lacey Township Police Department. The danger presented to the public by motorists who choose to get behind the wheel of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is too often realized through a tragic motor vehicle collision. Beginning tomorrow evening, March 17, 2017 (Saint Patrick's Day) the Lacey Township Police Department will be conducting additional DUI patrols [...]