Alerts
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.
Welcome to the Lacey Township Police Department Website
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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Public Notice (Internet Harassment) – Lacey Township Police Department – Saturday, June 13th, 2015
Internet Harassment - The general public should be aware that the instances of harassment through social media and the Internet have continued to be an ongoing concern even after the passage of the New Jersey laws which criminalize some of the behavior. Most recently, an individual, under a false name, posted a very calculated and purposeful comment attached to an article that was published on a local Internet media outlet. The false posting was very inflammatory, as it openly criticized special needs students in the high school. What was immediately evident in an objective assessment of the posting as well as subsequent postings under that same fake name, was that the writer had a clear intent to direct a very negative backlash against a Lacey Township High School senior. The postings were clearly written to prompt negative attention and illicit an angry response from the public. This was evident in the fact that the person posting under the false name purposely used very detailed descriptors of an actual high school senior. It appears to have been done with the intent of others quickly, but falsely, identifying the student being described as the writer of the inflammatory remarks. In other words, the [...]
Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – June 2nd thru June 7th, 2015
Weekly Police Blotter June 2nd thru June 7th, 2015 . Traffic Accident & Aggravated Assault (Arrest) – On Sunday, June 7, 2015, at 12:05 p.m., Officer Daniel Ricciardella and Officer Christopher Meyler responded to the area of Route 9 and Laurel Boulevard in Lanoka Harbor for a report of a motor vehicle accident in the roadway. It was also reported that one driver had assaulted the other, and as a result, the other driver was on the ground unconscious and unresponsive. Upon arrival, Officers found a 50-year-old male from Robbinsville, NJ, unconscious in the roadway. The man was treated by members of Lanoka Harbor First Aid Squad and transported to Community Medical Center for treatment. Investigation at the scene led to the arrest of the other driver, 27-year-old Michael P. O’Hare, Jr. of N. Oak Road in Lanoka Harbor for Aggravated Assault after it was determined he punched the subject in the face with a closed fist rendering him unconsciousness. Michael O’Hare was transported to headquarters, processed, and charged with aggravated assault. Daniel LaRochelle of Robbinsville was issued a traffic summons for improper passing. Shoplifting (Arrest) – On Sunday, June 7, 2015, at 4:10 p.m., Officer Christopher Meyler responded to the Walmart, 580 Rt. 9 N. in [...]
Department News (Courtesy Child Seat Safety Checks) – Lacey Township Police Department – Saturday, June 6, 2015
This photo depicts Lacey Township Police Department Lieutenant Michael DiBella and Sergeant Robert Flynn along with Officer Doug Higgins of the Manchester Township Police Department (Certified Child Seat Technicians) conducting a courtesy child safety seat inspection during the Lacey Township Police Department Child Safety Seat Inspection Event held at the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department building on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Courtesy Child Seat Safety Inspections (Saturday, June 6, 2015) - The Lacey Township Police Department, with the assistance of members of the Ocean County Sheriff's Department and the Manchester Township Police Department, conducted courtesy child seat safety inspections for dozens of parents, grandparents, and caregivers. The event was held between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department building on Route 9 in Lanoka Harbor. Each inspection took approximately 20 minutes to complete. Participants were provided information on the proper installation and use of child seats by specially trained and certified child seat technicians. While the event was held to raise awareness and serve as a convenient method for residents to have their child seats inspected, the Lacey Township Police Department offers the service to residents throughout the year. Any resident interested in having a specially trained car [...]