Department News

Department News - On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, Chief David A. Paprota, Ed.D., conducted a one-hour presentation at the Lacey Township Community Hall to the Ocean County DART (Drug Prevention) Coalition entitled, "The Influence of Social Media on Drug Use by Teens: A Law Enforcement Perspective." The multi-faceted presentation included the distribution of a special "Teens and Social Media: If You Only Knew" informational brochure authored by Chief Paprota that is also available to parents [...]

The 2016 Cop Collectible Card Program is currently in Week #2. The checklist which lists all of the Cop Cards and the locations where they may be collected may be printed out by clicking: Lacey Cop Card Checklist 2016. . . . . The profiled cards for the period of Sunday, April 10th, 2016 thru Saturday, April 16th, 2016 are as follows: Card #13 - Detective Keith Pearce Sponsored by Rotary Club of Forked River, 818 West [...]

Lacey Twp. Middle School students compete in a speedball tournament on Thursday night, 3/24/16. Department News - Thursday night, March 24, 2016, was a night for intense and very competitive games of speedball at the Lacey Township Middle School with 118 motivated 7th and 8th graders showing up to participate in a double-elimination tournament which culminated in the tournament champions competing against officers of the Lacey Township Police Department. The tournament, organized by [...]

Dr. Laurence R. DesRochers instructing Lacey Township police officers (EMTs) on the use of EpiPen Auto-Injectors. EpiPen® Auto-Injector Program - The Lacey Township Police Department is proud to announce a new Epinephrine Pen Auto-Injector (EpiPen®) program for the patrol officers within the department who are certified EMTs. Currently, 17 members of the department are certified EMTs which includes Officer Daniel Ricciardella who is a certified paramedic with 8 years of prior emergency medical [...]

Lacey Township Police Department (Lobby) - Project Medicine Drop Box - Collection and Disposal of Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Unwanted Medications. The Lacey Township Police Department is proud to announce that the "Project Medicine Drop" box in the lobby of police headquarters has resulted in the collection and proper disposal of nearly 3,000 pounds of medication since its installation in February of 2013. The box provides residents with a method to properly dispose of unwanted medication in a safe [...]

Department News (Wednesday, February 17, 2016) - The Lacey Township Police Department welcomes a new officer as a lateral transfer from the Ocean County Sheriff's Department. Officer Martin A. Julian officially began his career as a Lacey Township Police Officer on Monday, February 15, 2016, after serving more than three years with the Ocean County Sheriff's Department. Officer Julian currently serves a Staff Sergeant with the Army National Guard and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served [...]

Handgun Permits Issued in 2015 - The Lacey Township Police Department processed and issued 651 handgun permits in 2015 which is up from 562 handgun permits processed and issued in 2014. The number of permits issued in 2015 is down 216 permits from the all-time high in 2013 of 867. Historically, the Lacey Township Police Department processed and issued an average of 200 handgun permits annually upon application from local residents in the years leading up [...]

DUI Enforcement Recognition - On Thursday, December 10, 2015, the Ocean County Traffic Safety Officer's Association held their annual awards ceremony. During the ceremony, Officer Dimitri Tsarnas and Lieutenant Michael DiBella were provided certificates of recognition for their diligent efforts to deter, detect and enforce the laws related to DUI. Officer Tsarnas is a certified drug recognition expert (DRE) and has been recognized throughout his career as one of the most knowledgeable and skilled officers [...]