A Berkeley Township man was arrested after he was stopped on County Road 530 in Manchester for a motor vehicle violation. During the stop, 24-year-old, Cody Lessing of Bayville, was arrested after he was found to be in possession of 495 bags of heroin. On November 20, 2017, members of Manchester Township Police Department’s [...]
On Friday, October 27, 2017 at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Manchester Plaza on Route 70 to investigate the report of an unidentified male attempting to break into cars in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers met with the caller who reported that he observed an unidentified white [...]
On Sunday afternoon, October 29th, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to 108 Lacey Road, the location of Whiting Shopping Center, for an active fire alarm. Upon arrival, officers reported seeing black smoke coming from the roof area in the rear of the complex. Firefighters responded and located an [...]
On Saturday, October 28, 2017, at approximately 6:33 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Lacey Road and Lake Road in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle which had left the roadway and struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers observed [...]
On Friday, October 27, 2017, at approximately 10:18 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Buckingham Drive and Thornbury Lane in the Leisure Village West section of town to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a struck pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers observed a white, 2010 Kia Optima still in [...]
On Friday, October 27, 2017, at approximately 12:51 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the parking lot of Charlie’s Pizza, located at 1980 Route 37 in the Savannah Acres section of the Township, to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a struck pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers observed a red, 1997 Mercury [...]
On Sunday, October 22, 2017, at approximately 2:02 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 70 and Manchester Boulevard, in the Whiting section of the Township, to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, officers observed two vehicles, a Kia Forte and a Lincoln Navigator, [...]
Residents living in the Pine Lake Park section of Manchester Township should ensure that their vehicles are locked, as instances of “car shopping” were recently reported to police. “Car shopping” occurs when burglars walk down a street, checking vehicle door handles to find easy targets that are unlocked so that money and or goods may [...]
On Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at approximately 07:20 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of mile marker 42.5 along Route 70, in the Whiting section of the township, to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a black, Chevrolet Cobalt overturned on its [...]
As part of the Manchester Township Police Department’s #NotEvenOnce high school opiate awareness program, Chief Lisa Parker is proud to present a video interview with Shelly Lowe, a resident of Manchester Township who tragically lost her son to an overdose. Entitled “Through the Eyes of a Mother, the Adam Lowe Jr. Story,” Shelly Lowe bravely [...]
On Monday, October 16th, at approximately 8:40 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Pasadena Road near Lincoln Boulevard in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a jack-knifed tractor trailer. Upon arrival, officers observed a red, 1999, Volvo tractor trailer damaged and disabled on the [...]
A February 2017 report released by the National Highway and Transportation Administration (NHTSA) reported that there were 35,092 traffic fatalities in 2015. This is one fatality nearly every fifteen minutes. There is still much to be done to reduce the number of fatalities and a collective nationwide effort is needed if there is any hope [...]
Four Ocean County residents were arrested on various drug charges after being stopped on County Road 571 in Manchester. On Friday morning, October 6, 2017, members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of the Surf & Stream Campground on Route 571. N.E.T. officers were [...]
Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department and Mayor Kenneth Palmer assisted with the bagging of groceries this week to “Help Bag Hunger” as part of a month-long hunger awareness campaign at the Manchester Shop-Rite. September is “National Hunger Action Month,” a time when organizations and businesses across the country are doing their part to [...]
An investigation by members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) culminated in the search of a Weldon Road home and the arrests of two individuals on charges of maintaining a controlled dangerous substance facility, possession of and possession with intent to distribute marijuana and other drug related offenses on Thursday morning. [...]
On Tuesday afternoon, September 19, 2017, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Commonwealth Boulevard near the intersection of Cumberland Boulevard, in the Pine Lake Park section of the Township for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles and a downed utility pole. Upon arrival, officers [...]
On September 15, 2017, at approximately 8:27 p.m., the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 1 Ignatius Drive in the Renaissance development. Upon the arrival of Patrol Officers, it was reported that the structure was fully involved, as they observed flames protruding from the roof. Officers received information from [...]
On Wednesday morning, September 13, 2017, at approximately 0550 hours, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a Robin Street address in the Cedar Glen West section of the township for the report of stabbing which had just occurred. The victim, 58-year-old, John Brescia of Manchester had reported that his father, 85-year-old, Victor [...]
On Saturday night, September 9, 2017, at approximately 8:44 PM, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Route 70 near the intersection of County Route 539, in the Whiting section of the Township for the report of two vehicle crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. Upon arrival, officers located [...]
On Friday, September 8, 2017, at approximately 4:23 PM officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Ardmore Street and Sunset Road in the Crestwood Village section of the Township for the report of a pedestrian which was struck by a mail truck. Upon arrival, officers learned that 80-year-old Whiting resident, [...]
On Friday, September 8, 2017, at approximately 10:36 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to County Route 571 near the intersection of Ridgeway Boulevard in the Ridgeway Section of the Township for the report of an overturned dump truck. Upon arrival, officers located a 2014, Mack dump truck on its side blocking [...]
The Manchester Township Police proudly presented a donation to the Ocean of Love charity last week from funds raised during the department’s Third Annual Elite Law Enforcement Fitness Challenge. Detective David Fusaro and Patrolman Charles Gatnarek, organizers of the team-based challenge held at Harry Wright Lake in June, presented Ocean of Love staff Taylor Hearn and Tracy [...]
It is with great pride the Manchester Township Police congratulates the graduates of the 2017 Youth Police Academy, the third class to successfully complete the program. Held from August 14-17, 24 students from grades 6, 7 and 8 were introduced to the law enforcement profession and taught what it means to be a police officer [...]
On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at approximately 4:28 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Hampshire Lane in the Crestwood Village section of the Township for the report a person trapped underneath a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a blue, 2011, Hyundai Elantra in the roadway with a 65-year-old female lodged underneath. [...]
Five of our officers recently participated in the Gift from Captain Buscio program, which offers comprehensive cardiovascular and pulmonary evaluations with no out-of-pocket cost to all firefighters and officers throughout New Jersey. The program is named for Captain Dominick Buscio, a member of the Jersey City Fire Department who unexpectedly suffered a fatal heart attack [...]
The Manchester Township Office of Emergency Management is responsible for two of the six designated Nuclear Reception Centers in Ocean County, Manchester High School and Manchester Middle School. On July 20th, FEMA personnel were on hand to grade our performance during a Reception Center drill which we're proud to say was passed with flying colors. [...]
PBA #246 Manchester Twp. was proud to present a donation of more than $9,600 to Chariot Riders Inc, a local organization that provides therapeutic horseback rides to special needs children as well as disabled veterans. Pictured are Sgt. Paul Bachovchin, Ptl. Kyle Rickvalsky, Ptl. Michael Guarino and Chariot Riders Executive Director Linda Fazio, who was presented with [...]
On Monday, July 17th, at approximately 6:54 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 70 and Route 571 in the Ridgeway section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and two other vehicles. Upon arrival, officers observed a gray 2015 Suzuki GSXR on [...]
On Sunday, July 16th, at approximately 7:36 p.m. , members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 539 and Route 530 in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and two vehicles. Upon arrival, officers observed a red, 2008, Harley Davidson Road King [...]
On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at approximately 2:37 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Route 37 and Buckingham Drive to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a silver, 2015, Nissan Sentra on its roof in the eastern portion of the roadway and a tan, [...]