Department News

Blue Mass in Trenton, New Jersey - On Tuesday, April 1, 2014, Officer Michael Hein of the Lacey Township Police Department presented a special reading at the Blue Mass held at the St. Mary of Assumption Cathedral in Trenton, New Jersey. Officer Hein received an invitation to present a reading to the thousands of law enforcement representatives in attendance. The annual Blue Mass is held by the Diocese of Trenton to honor law enforcement. Officer [...]

Department News (Drug Awareness) - The Lacey Township Police Department participated in the Red Night Out event at the Lacey Township High School on Thursday, February 27, 2014, with Chief David A. Paprota presenting in the auditorium, Detective Lieutenant Chris Cornelius staffing a booth with a display and drug information in the cafeteria, and Officer Joseph Soto interacting with the children in the child care area (gymnasium). Over 750 parents attended the two-hour event which focused on dealing with [...]

. Lacey Township Police Department "Meet-The-Officers" Day Event 2014 . Public Release - The members of the Lacey Township Police Department would like to thank the nearly one thousand residents who participated in the "Meet-the-Officers" Day event at the Lacey Township Middle School on Saturday, February 8th, 2014. The members of the police department as well as the other volunteers who assisted thoroughly enjoyed interacting with the children and their parents. The four-hour event provided a unique opportunity [...]

 Lacey Township Police Department                                                                     Life-Saving Awards                                     . The Lacey Township Police Department is proud to announce the awarding of life-saving citations bars (medals) to seven officers for three separate life-saving efforts over the past three months. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 8:12 p.m., Officer Noah Schaffer, while off-duty, was approached by a frantic male indicating that his 78-year-old father had collapsed and was not breathing in a Rosewood Drive [...]

Handgun Permits Issued in 2013 - The Lacey Township Police Department processed and issued 867 handgun permits in 2013 which is up from 506 handgun permits processed and issued in 2012. The 71% increase from year-to-year continued a trend which began in 2008. 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 to and through 2008. The annual statistics for [...]