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Code Red Reverse 911 Emergency Alert Registration
Lacey Township residents are encouraged to sign up for Reverse 9-1-1 notifications through Onsolve CodeRed on their cellular telephones. Click here to be taken to the account access page. The police department utilizes the Reverse 9-1-1 system to send out important telephone messages to residents based on the geographic location of each resident’s home telephone. While land-line, home and business telephones are already in the system’s database, cellular phone numbers are not in the system. This feature allows residents to register additional phone numbers in the Onsolve CodeRed system, so an emergency message related to Lacey Township will be received regardless of the resident’s location at the time. Please click here to go to the registration page.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Lacey Township Police Department to protect the lives and property of those who visit, work, or reside in Forked River, Lanoka Harbor, and Bamber Lake, New Jersey. We, as the dedicated members of the Lacey Township Police Department, are committed to working diligently toward reducing criminal activity and victimization while improving the quality of life of the residents we so proudly serve. Our promise is to serve with honor and the highest level of integrity to maintain the public’s confidence in our organization.
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The dedicated members of the Lacey Township Police Department are committed to providing the highest level of service to the community. This includes the use of technology to not only ensure our law enforcement efforts are more efficient and effective, but to also provide the community with convenient services and timely information. You may obtain a motor vehicle accident report, valuable information on identity theft, neighborhood crime alerts, information on the passage of new laws, and much more. Please feel free to browse this website to familiarize yourself with the Lacey Township Police Department and the services available. This site will continue to evolve as additional opportunities to serve you better become available.
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Update: Escapee Arthur Buckel Apprehended in Lacey Township at MM 76.5 NB of the GSP – Monday, May 9, 2016 at 11:30 a.m.
Arrest Update (5/9/2016 at 11:30 a.m.) - On Monday, May 9, 2016, Detective Keith Pearce was assigned to a fixed surveillance position at the Forked River Rest Area of the Garden State Parkway in the event the escapee, Arthur Buckel, was either hiding in the area or might possibly return to the area. While Detective Pearce was at the post with K-9 Officer Daniel Rotundo from the New Jersey Department of Corrections, a passing motorist reported possibly seeing a person in the woods along the northbound lane on the east side of the roadway at MM 76.5 in Lacey Township. Detective Keith Pearce responded immediately to the location near the rest stop and held the subject at gun point. With the assistance of the New Jersey Department of Corrections Officer, escapee Arthur Buckel was taken into custody without resistance. He was immediately turned over to state officials at the scene and was transported to the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, NJ. The members of the Lacey Township are very proud of Detective Pearce and all of our personnel involved in the operation since 11 p.m. last night. Our focus was on maintaining strategic positions throughout this event to ensure the safety of our residents.
Alert – Lacey Township Police Department – Search for Arthur Buckel – Monday, May 9, 2016 at 6 a.m.
Update: (5/9/2016 11:30 a.m.) - The suspect, Arthur Buckel, has been apprehended in the woods near MM 76.5 of the GSP. Update: (5/9/2016 10:15 a.m.) - While the search efforts by state officials are focusing on Berkeley Township and north, Lacey PD is exercising caution and continuing to staff the areas of concern as well as extra patrols including quads, etc. NJSP advised Lacey PD that Arthur Buckel walked north on the GSP from the as early as 10 pm, 5/8/16. His believed departure from the township is now over 12 hours ago. Regardless, we are contining our precautions locally. The schools are not allowing outside activities as an extra precautionary measure. If any information becomes available to the contrary, we will advise the public. Alert (5/9/16 6 a.m.) - On Sunday, May 8, 2016, just after 11 p.m. the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) notified the Lacey Township Police Department and the Berkeley Township Police Department that the NJSP were actively searching for Arthur Buckel who had reportedly last been seen at the Forked River Rest Area of the Garden State Parkway (GSP). The NJSP advised that Arthur Buckel had reportedly indicated a desire to turn himself in and had [...]
Public Notice – NJSP Reported that Escaped Prisoner was Last Seen at Garden State Parkway Rest Area (Forked River, NJ) – Sunday, May 8, 2016 at approx. 11 p.m.
Updated Public Notice (5/9/16 at 1:20 a.m.) - The NJSP have established a command post in Berkeley Township to coordinate continuous monitoring of the area of the Garden State Parkway (GSP). Lacey and Berkeley Township PD's are maintaining additional patrols in each town in the area(s) near the GSP and will do so through the morning hours. There is no known danger in Lacey Township at this time. Updated Public Notice (5/9/16 at 12:20 a.m.) - Lacey officers are monitoring the area along the Garden State Parkway (GSP) based on a yet unconfirmed concern that the subject may have been at the Forked River Rest Area at some point. The NJSP are handling checking the GSP. No further information available at this time. Public Notice (5/4/16 at 4:30 p.m.) - Escaped prisoner Arthur Buckle was last believed to be in a wooded area on foot in Barnegat, New Jersey. Multiple police agencies are involved in the search for the subject who was reported to have escaped from Ancora (Hammonton, NJ) and reportedly made his way to Ocean County in a stolen vehicle. Please view the photo of Arthur Buckle and immediately notify the police department if you see him. Note [...]