Department News

Day 16: Elf Officer Justice took the time today to utilize our PBA 238 gym.  Although COVID-19 and social distancing measures have greatly impacted the way we use our facility, officers regularly maintain strong physical fitness activities at police headquarters, while off duty.  It is overly important that our police officers practice good health and physical fitness measures.  When a new police officer candidate is hired for the first time, they must attend an approved [...]

Day 15: Yesterday, Elf Officer Justice visited the Lanoka Harbor Volunteer Fire Company, Station 61. All of our emergency services, including all three of our local fire departments (Forked River, Lanoka Harbor, and Bamber Lakes) greatly assist our police officers on a number of emergencies. Over the past weeks, Santa has spent several nights riding through Lacey Township neighborhoods on fire engines and interacting with the public. Elf Officer Justice was assigned to assist at [...]

Day 14: There are many tools and pieces of equipment our police officers carry with them throughout their respective shifts. This includes, but is not limited to, first aid and emergency response equipment.  Our Police Officers are required to inspect their equipment at the beginning of their shift, to ensure it is all working properly. Today, Elf Officer Justice was certified to operate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).  These devices are often used while rendering [...]

Day 13: As we have faced many obstacles this year during the COVID-19 Pandemic, our police officers have had to adapt too many changes in our daily operations.  This especially includes the way incident reports are accepted from the public. Although under normal circumstances we prefer face to face reporting, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an officer is periodically assigned to the Records Bureau, where he or she will facilitate all non-emergent incident reports from [...]

Day 12: As we reflect on our department history, we’d like to discuss the origin of our previous Lacey Township Police Department patch.  In the mid 1960’s Lacey Township introduced their township seal, which includes a nuclear atom, a sailboat, and a pheasant.  Lacey Township is historically known as a fishing town on the Barnegat Bay.  It also became home to, at one time, the nation’s oldest operating Nuclear Power Plant: Oyster Creek Generating Station.  [...]

Day 11: Conducting cell checks each morning is an important responsibility of our early morning shift officers.  Temporary holding cells are utilized under special circumstances.  Cell checks are conducted each morning, to ensure that they are readily safe, secure, and available, if needed at a moment’s notice.  Elf Officer Justice assisted the patrol squad in this morning’s daily cell checks.

Day 10: Elf. Officer Justice has completed his shift today and is assisting with refueling the patrol vehicle. The gas pumps are often a rewarding sight for patrol officers.  As officers refuel periodically during their shifts, refueling our vehicles typically comes at the end of the shift, which is a little over 11 hours.

Day 9: As we pride ourselves on the history of the Lacey Township Police Department, and the fine officers who have come before us, Elf Officer Justice paid his respects to those officers who are no longer with us.  Two of those officers are: Identification Officer James E. Stockton Jr.,#18, and Officer William A. Trainor #32.  Both officers‘ untimely passing came while off duty, however, both were active members of the Lacey Township Police Department.  [...]

Day 8: Today, Elf Officer Justice visited our Police Department Records Bureau.  The Records Bureau, and our clerical staff, are an essential part toward the daily operations of our police department, especially in regards to distributing reports and public information.  Justice enjoyed his time with our Clerical Staff today, and his first use of a copy machine.