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.
Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – June 11th thru June 18, 2013
Weekly Police Blotter - Press Release June 11th thru June 18th, 2013 . Child Pornography – On Monday, June 17, 2013, Detective Robert Surtees assisted investigators of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office with the execution of a search warrant at a Lakewood Avenue residence in Lanoka Harbor. An arrest was made at the scene of 33-year-old Chad Zehner for child pornography related crimes. Chad Zehner was processed at Lacey Township Police Headquarters and transported to the Ocean County Correctional Facility in default of $35,000 bail. Trespassing Damage – On Monday, June 17, 2013, at 12:14 a.m.,Officers Charles May and Robert Flynn responded to Clayton Gravel, 2215 Lacey Road in Forked River, due to a report of a pickup truck trespassing on the property. The officers located and stopped the pickup as it was attempting to flee the property. The driver, 41-year-old Colin Apanel of Toms River, was issued a township ordinance violation for operating a vehicle on private property. A passenger inside the pickup, 24-year-old Troy Apanel of Beachwood, also received a township ordinance violation for being on the private property as well as a summons for breaking Clayton Gravel’s padlock. Another passenger in the pickup, 20-year-old Marissa Brooks [...]
Neighborhood Crime Alert – Tuesday, June 18, 2013 – Edgemere Avenue, Forked River (Southern Pines Area)
Theft - A resident of Edgemere Avenue in the southern area of the Pines Section of Forked River reported that between the hours of 10:00 p.m. on June 16, 2013 and 8:30 a.m. on June 17, 2013, unknown subject(s) stole a smaller, boys, red & black, “Mongoose”, BMX style bicycle. The bicycle was stolen from the front of the residence. The bicycle is valued at $200.
Neighborhood Crime Alert – Monday, June 17, 2013 – Sinclair Avenue, Lanoka Harbor
Theft from a Residence - A resident of the 300 block of Sinclair Avenue in Lanoka Harbor reported the theft of approximately $7,500 worth of jewelry from her residence. The resident reported that sometime between 4:00 p.m. on June 6, 2013 and 12 Noon on June 15, 2013, unknown person(s) stole approximately 6 pieces of jewelry from the home. There were no signs of forced entry into the residence. The jewelry included a charm bracelet (14 k gold) with charms (a seashell, mustang, mustard meed, clover leaf); engagement ring with a 2 carat center stone and a 1 carat stone on each side; bangle necklace (3/4 inch thick - 14 k gold); diamond wedding band; and 2 christening rings (18 k gold).