Department News

Department News - The Lacey Township Committee voted to hire 4 new full-time police officers who will begin their training at the Ocean County Police Academy in Basic Class #96 beginning Thursday, April 18, 2013. The 4 new officers entering the academy are as follows:                                                                                                                         . Michael Hein - Bachelor's Degree in Sociology & Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice (Kean University) Daniel Ricciardella - Associate's Degree in Exercise Science (Ocean County College) & Paramedic Certification (Ocean County College) Anthony [...]

  The Township of Lacey promoted David A. Paprota, Ed.D., to the position of Chief of Police at the Township Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Chief Paprota is a 23 year law enforcement veteran who has served as the Captain of the police department since 2005. The primary tasks moving forward have been identified as follows: (1) reorganizing the rank structure and assignments within the department to provide for the most efficient and effective operations; [...]

February 27, 2013 - [highlight color="red"]R[/highlight]aising and [highlight color="red"]E[/highlight]ducating a [highlight color="red"]D[/highlight]rug Free Community Lacey Township's Task Force hosted a special event at the Lacey Township High School on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. The event began with a light complimentary dinner at 6:15 p.m. and was followed by special presentations. The presentations address the drug problem affecting today's society and, more specifically, the negative impact on our community. The presenters for the evening were as follows:   Steve L. Willis, J.D., [...]

The members of the Lacey Township Police Department are proud to announce the promotion of 18 year police veteran Vince Meehan to the position of Police Sergeant. Sergeant Meehan will now serve as a patrol supervisor/shift commander after being formally promoted by the Lacey Township Committee at the Thursday, February 14, 2013, township meeting. Sergeant Meehan has long distinguished himself as a conscientious and very hard worker right from the start of his career in 1995. [...]

Congratulations to DSgt. Chris Cornelius, Det. Brian Flynn, and Officer Samuel Della Sala for their excellent and tireless work to identify and bring to justice those who committed the armed Robbery in the Walmart parking lot Tuesday night. Armed Robbery. Shortly after midnight, Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Lacey Police Officer Samuel Della Sala responded to Walmart in reference to an armed robbery in the parking lot. Anthony Gach, 18, of Forked River fled on foot, [...]

On Thursday, February 7, 2013, Lacey Twp. Police Department personnel (Sgt. Patrick Ganley, Detective Robert Surtees, Officer Darrell Nick, Officer Scott Anderson, and Special Officer Kenneth Martin) attended an Autism Awareness seminar hosted by the Barnegat Twp. Police Department and facilitated by the non-profit organization "Parents of Autistic Children" (PAOC). The program is specifically designed for law enforcement officers. Along with training personnel on Autism Awareness, the Lacey Township Police Department has implemented a program which [...]

The Lacey Township Police Department just added a new feature to the department website, LaceyPD.org, to allow residents to “anonymously” provide information on criminal activity. The feature is available via the main menu on the home page. Different than the “Contact Us” feature, the “Crime Tips” feature does not require the entry of an email address or any other identifying information. Residents using the “Crime Tips” feature must understand that the police department cannot act [...]

On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, members of the Lacey Township Police Department facilitated a Job Shadow program coordinated through the Rotary Club of Forked River and the Lacey Township High School. A group of 11 high school students participated in a tour of headquarters along with presentations on (1) becoming a police officer, (2) police dispatch, (3) the police records function, (4) the Detective Bureau, (5) the patrol function, (6) accident investigation, and (7) the [...]

The Lacey Township Police Department is proud to announce the installation of the "Project Medicine Drop" box in the lobby of police headquarters. Residents now have a method to properly dispose of unwanted medication in a safe and legal manner. Lacey Township residents may bring their unwanted medication to the lobby of police headquarters and simply drop the medication into the clearly marked dropbox without any other steps necessary. NO syringes and NO liquids may [...]