Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release October 14th, 2014 thru October 21st, 2014 . . Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Arrests) – On late Friday night, October 17, 2014, into the early morning hours of Saturday, October 18, 2014, the Lacey Township Police Department initiated a thorough investigation into a report of a party involving at least eight youth between the ages of 13 to 14 engaging in the heavy consumption of hard alcohol while also smoking Marijuana at 611 Clairmore Avenue in Lanoka Harbor. The report came from a concerned parent who reportedly found her daughter highly intoxicated at the residence. The young girl was brought by the mother to police headquarters at 12:23 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2014, where Lacey EMS responded and transported the girl to Community Medical Center for immediate medical attention. Officer Michael Verwey, Officer George Resetar, and Sergeant Ronald Buxton responded to 611 Clairmore Avenue to further investigate the concern. Upon arrival at the residence, officers found numerous 13 and 14 year old youths who were visibly intoxicated and showing signs of impairment due to alcohol and Marijuana. The parents of each juvenile were contacted and subsequently responded to police headquarters to take [...]

Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release October 7th, thru October 13th, 2014 . . Shoplifting – On Sunday, October 12, 2014, at 4:42 p.m., Officer Evan Androcy responded to the Nutri-Shop, located at 410 Route 9 south, in reference to a theft. The employee reported that at about 3:55 p.m. a female teenager stole a bottle of NGN Bee Pollen valued at $50. The suspect was also accompanied by another female teen and a male teen. The female suspect is described as a white female with red hair, between 5-03” and 5-06”, in her mid-teens, wearing blue jeans and a blue long sleeve shirt. Footage from the store security cameras was retained in an effort to identify the suspect and the accomplices. Criminal Mischief – On Sunday, October 12, 2014, at 8:07 a.m., Officer Anderson responded to the Gille Park Concession stand in reference to criminal mischief to the building. The gutters of the building were damaged as a result of someone attempting to get onto the roof of the building. The damage is estimated at $200. DUI (Arrest) - On Friday, October 10, 2014, at 11:59 p.m., Officer Michael Verwey and Officer Andrew Slota were on a directed enforcement [...]

Photo of Airsoft Gun within the Lacey Township High School - On Wednesday, October 08, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., the Lacey Township Police Department received a call from the Lacey Township High School administration reporting a concern regarding a digital photograph which appeared to depict some type of handgun in what appeared to possibly be within the high school. The school officials received the information and the photograph from a conscientious student. School officials were also able to quickly obtain the identity of the students responsible for the photograph. The photograph was reported to have been actually taken during a prior week. School officials notified the police department while immediately implementing protocols to utilize available staff to isolate the students of concern while other staff checked the lockers of those students identified. Officer Riciardella, Detective Lieutenant Chris Cornelius, Detective Robert Surtees, Detective Samuel Della Sala, and Chief Paprota all responded to the high school and worked closely with Principal Handschuch and his staff to quickly investigate the concern. The matter was quickly determined to involve Airsoft toy guns. No threat was posed to students and staff. The information obtained very early in the investigation indicated that, during a prior week, [...]