A Seaside Heights man and a Toms River man are facing drug charges after police found them each to be in possession of cocaine. Alexandro Contreras, 34, of Franklin Avenue in Seaside Heights, and Jonathan Ganlser, 33, of Foster Avenue in Toms River were arrested Sept. 24, 2015, by members of the Manchester Township Police [...]
The Manchester Township Police and Mayor Kenneth Palmer were honored to accept an American Flag presented by United States Army Spc. Robert Korzon, a Toms River resident proudly serving his country. The flag was flown over Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, where Spc. Korzon serves with the Military Police in support of Operation Enduring [...]
On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at approximately 9:10 a.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Route 70 and Colonial Drive for the report of a three vehicle crash involving an ambulance, pick-up truck and minivan which had caught fire. Upon arrival, officers observed a 2004 Toyota Minivan burning uncontrollably from [...]
Officers from the Manchester Township Police Traffic Safety Section visited Manchester Pediatric Medical Day Care on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, to install child car seats in the center’s vans and educate employees about changes to the law governing these important safety devices. Patrolmen Doug Higgins, Antonio Ellis, Paul Bachovchin and Michael Lynch demonstrated [...]
On Saturday, September 5, 2015, at approximately 11:04 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Route 37 and Colonial Drive for the report of an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located a silver 2012 Chevrolet Impala on its roof in the eastbound lanes of Route 37 just past the intersection [...]
On September 2, 2015, at approximately 8:26 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team conducted a motor vehicle stop of a 2004 Hyundai Sonata on Route 571 near the border with Toms River. The vehicle was stopped after it was observed traveling with an inoperable tail lamp. During the course of the [...]
On Monday evening, August 31, 2015, at approximately 8:10 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Route 70 and the NJ Self Storage for the report of an overturned motor vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a mid-sized black vehicle on its drivers side and its operator, later identified as 46 [...]
On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at approximately 9:10 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Route 547 and Landsdown Road near the entrance to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for the report of a two vehicle accident involving a car and a motorcycle. Upon arrival, officers learned that a green, 1998 Mercury [...]
On Sunday, August 23, 2015, at approximately 1:30 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Pasadena Road and Red Oak Road, in the Whiting section of the Township for the report of a crash involving a motorcycle. Upon arrival, officers learned that a 1999, Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by 46 [...]
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Manchester Township Police attended the Leisure Village West Pet Club meeting where they received a generous$1,000.00 donation. The Pet Club event Chairperson, Roseanne Walters, presented the $1,000.00 check to the Manchester Township Police Foundation to be used for the Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit. Attending the event [...]
On Wednesday, August 19, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the Renaissance community in the eastern section of the township for the report of roadway flooding and stranded motorists in the area. The flooding, which was in the area of Barcelona Court, Eleanor Road and Ambassador Drive was the [...]
The Manchester Township Police is proud to announce that Department K9, Storm, has been awarded a ballistic vest thanks to the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest donation was provided by an anonymous sponsor. Storm’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of Rocco Pittsburgh Bureau of Police”. Vested Interest in [...]
The cooperative traffic safety enforcement effort along Route 539 is underway. This local news report highlights what authorities are doing to improve safety and features Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and Manchester Officer Shawn Cavalcante. Aggressive Driving Crackdown in Ocean County
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at approximately 4:41 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Routes 70 and 571 for the report of a two vehicle accident involving a SUV and a dump truck. Upon arrival, officers learned that a 1989, Mac dump truck being operated by 22 year old [...]
On Sunday, August 9, 2015, at approximately 3:30 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Route 37 and East Main Street for the report of a single vehicle accident into the woods. Upon arrival, officers determined that a gray, 2011 Kia Soul was traveling eastbound on Route 37 in the [...]
On Sunday, August 9, 2015, at approximately 1:32 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Pasadena Road and Lincoln Boulevard in the Whiting section of the township for the report of a motorcycle accident. Upon arrival, officers learned that a 2002 Yamaha V-Star motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Pasadena Road [...]
The Manchester Township Police is proud to announce the arrival of K-9 Officer Lynk, a 14 month old German Shepherd who will reside with his handler, K-9 Officer Steven Wendruff. K-9 Officer Lynk arrived at police headquarters on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, and will begin training as part of the Ewing Township Police Department’s (Mercer [...]
It is with great pride the Manchester Township Police congratulates the graduates of the 2015 Youth Police Academy, the first such week-long event organized by the agency. Held from August 3-7, 24 students from grades 6, 7 and 8 were introduced to the law enforcement profession and learned through hands-on demonstrations and activities what it [...]
Manchester Township Police continue their investigation into the disappearance of a township resident and U.S. Army veteran who went missing in 2007, conducting two searches in recent months which unfortunately yielded negative results. William Schmidbauer, who retired from a 20-year career in the military, went missing on Sept. 23, 2007. Left behind at his Cedar [...]
On Wednesday, August 05, 2015, at approximately 5:39 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Route 37 and Commonwealth Boulevard for the report of a multi-vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers learned that four vehicles had been involved in a chain-reaction rear end collision in the eastbound lanes of Route 37 [...]
On August 5, 2015, members of the Manchester Township Police received a call of a disturbance on Housen Street in the Summit Park Section of the Township. When officers responded they learned that the house in question had multiple canines that were acting aggressive towards each other, which appeared to have prompted the call. While [...]
On August 2, 2015, at approximately 7:45 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team stopped a Buick Regal, operated by 19 year old Brittany N. Davis of Commonwealth Boulevard, on Route 571 near Ridgeway Boulevard for failing to maintain her lane. During the stop, paraphernalia associated with heroin use was discovered inside [...]
The Manchester Township Police proudly presented a donation to Ocean of Love on Wednesday, July 29, from funds raised during the inaugural Elite Law Enforcement Fitness Challenge. Detective David Fusaro and Patrolman Charles Gatnarek, organizers of the fitness challenge held at Harry Wright Lake in June, presented Ocean of Love Assistant Director Theresa Segui with [...]
On Monday morning, July 27, 2015, at approximately 3:05 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Portsmouth Street in the Whiting section of the township to investigate the reports of a female yelling for help in the woods. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the caller, who reported that he went [...]
On July 13, 2015, at 11:13 a.m., Officers Ryan Saul, Joseph Fastige, and Adam Carey responded to a residence on Cambridge Circle in the Leisure Village West section of Manchester Township for a 911 hang-up call. Upon arrival, they located a 61 year old female, later identified as Carol Scott, lying on the floor choking [...]
A three month long investigation into a series of thefts from a local Manchester Township nursing home led to the arrest of a South Toms River man on Tuesday. Uriel Bruno, 21, of South Toms River, was arrested by Det. Adam Emmons, after it was learned that he pawned stolen property belonging to multiple patients [...]
On Monday, July 21, 2015, at approximately 7:34 a.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Ridgeway Boulevard and Ridge Avenue for the report of an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located a blue, 2014, Chevrolet Malibu on its side in the middle of the roadway. The preliminary investigation determined that [...]
On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at approximately 9:26 p.m., the Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team was conducting surveillance in the Holly Oaks section of Manchester Township. The team was surveilling a Nissan Maxima which was believed to have been involved in a narcotics transaction. The vehicle was later stopped by police on Colonial Drive [...]
The Manchester Township Police would like to thank the numerous social media tipsters who helped to identify a Whiting man suspected of credit card fraud. Video surveillance photos of the suspect, who allegedly fraudulently used a debit card to purchase goods at various businesses located in the Whiting section of Manchester Township, were distributed on [...]
On Sunday, July 12, 2015, at approximately 2:34 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police responded to Route 547 in the Ridgeway Section of town to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a silver 2004 Jeep Cherokee on its roof in a stream on the northbound side of [...]