Department News

 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 [...]

Retired Police Officer Richard Barbosa (Funeral Services) - The Lacey Township Police Department is mourning the loss of retired Police Officer Richard Barbosa who passed away at 66 years-of-age on Friday, December 27, 2013. The services for Richard Barbosa are set for Thursday, January 2, 2014, with the viewing scheduled from 4 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 7:30 p.m. at Riggs Funeral Home, 130 N. Rt. 9, Forked River. Richard Barbosa moved to Lacey Township [...]

Award Presentation: Officer Dimitri Tsarnas of the Lacey Township Department is the recipient of the 2013 Kimberly Smith-Ames DWI Prevention Award for his distinguished and consistent efforts in DWI enforcement. Officer Tsarnas has been recognized as a standout among his peers in law enforcement throughout Ocean County and the State of New Jersey. The Kimberly Smith-Ames DWI Prevention Award is presented annually by the Ocean County Police Traffic Officer's Association to one officer in recognition of that officer's [...]

Retirements and New Officer Hired - The Lacey Township Police Department has a new officer in the ranks with the appointment on Thursday, November 14, 2013 of Michael Verwey as a lateral transfer from the Burlington City Police Department. Officer Verwey is a resident of Lacey Township who graduated from the Monsignor Donovan High School before attending Stockton State College. He worked for the Medford Police Department for more than six years before drastic cuts resulted in the layoff of 12 [...]

Special Honors - On Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Lacey Township Committee Meeting, Officer Michael Eden received special recognition and honors regarding his heroic actions on Friday, October 18, 2013, when he saved a 28-year-old pregnant woman (Brittany Bodzak) from a burning home at 2:35 a.m. on Lane Place in Forked River. New Jersey State Senator Christopher J. Connors personally attended the meeting and presented Officer Eden with a Proclamation from both the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly which was signed [...]