Department News

  Courtesy Child Seat Safety Inspection Event – The Lacey Township Police Department is hosting a courtesy (non-enforcement) Child Seat Safety Check in the parking lot of Saint Pius Church, 300 Lacey Road, Forked River, on Saturday, October 15th, 2016. The event will be held rain or shine from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. Specially trained certified child seat technicians from the Lacey Township Police Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department will be on site to conduct a courtesy [...]

On Saturday, October 1st, 2016, at 12:47 p.m., Officer Brian Holt responded to Huffy Wallis Park, located at 1740 Parkside Drive in Forked River, for a suspicious vehicle. An investigation at the scene led to the arrest of the driver, a 17-year-old female juvenile from Lanoka Harbor, NJ, for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. The female juvenile was in possession of 11 individually wrapped bags of marijuana packaged for sales, along with a digital scale and [...]

                The above picture depicts Lieutenant Paul Sullivan, Jr., presenting the "Parents who Host Lose the Most" program at the Lacey Middle School on the evening of September 29, 2016. Parents who Host Lose the Most. Don't be a party to teenage drinking. The Lacey Township Police Department in coordination with the Ocean County DART Prevention Coalition (Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health) presented a program titled, "Parents who Host [...]

Skate Park event rescheduled for Friday, October 7, 2016   The Gille Park Skate Park event for Friday evening, September 30th, 2016, has been cancelled due to the weather forecast. This particular date has been rescheduled for next Friday evening, October 7th, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  Additional dates include October 14th and 28th, 2016. During each event the skate park will be open from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 pm, with a live [...]

  On the evening of Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Lacey Township Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 1006 Tampa Road in Forked River. The search warrant was sought during an ongoing drug investigation specifically targeting the distribution of heroin from the home. During the search, detectives located 494 bags containing heroin. The target of the investigation, 30-year-old Stephen Carrington, Jr., was charged with Possession of Heroin and Intent to Distribute Heroin.  His [...]

The above left picture depicts (left to right) Lacey Township Police Officers Charles May, Anthony Sarno, Michael Verwey, and Patrick Watkins. On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, Lacey Township Police Officers Charles May, Michael Verwey, Anthony Sarno, and Patrick Watkins proudly competed in the Seventh Annual Prince George's County Police Iron Team Endurance Challenge in Laurel, Maryland. Our officers were part of a four-member team representing both Lacey Township Police and the Ocean County Regional SWAT Team (Southern). Our Police Officers competed [...]

    The Lacey Township Police Department is pleased to announce the creation of our new Police Explorer Post #151!  The Police Explorer program is run through the Boy Scouts of America Learning for Life program. The program is designed to provide exciting and challenging training along with "on-the-job" experience for young adults who may be interested in a career in law enforcement. Police Explorers participate in many phases of police work, but are NOT placed [...]

The above photo, taken at the Forked River United Methodist Church, depicts the Lacey Township Volunteer Emergency Services who were honored at the church service on  the evening of 9-11-2016. In addition, the photo depicts Lacey Township Mayor Steven Kennis, Deputy Mayor Peter Curatolo, Committeeman Nick Juliano, Committeeman Tim McDonald, and Committeeman Gary Quinn.   On Sunday evening, September 11, 2016, at 7:30 p.m., Detective Michael Eden and I had the honor of attending the Forked [...]

The above left picture depicts Lacey Township Police vehicle #39 taken in front of the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department, honoring the late Officer Sullivan, Sr,.  This was the last vehicle operated by Officer Sullivan, Sr., Badge #39 before his retirement in 2005. The remaining two pictures depict his cop-cards. Retired Police Officer Paul Sullivan, Sr., Badge #39 - The Lacey Township Police Department is mourning the loss of retired Police Officer Paul Sullivan, Sr., who passed away at 62-years-of-age on Monday, September [...]