Manchester Township Police are searching for a man who displayed a handgun during a robbery at the Whiting CVS Pharmacy on Monday, Dec. 29. At approximately 5:30 p.m. that day, the suspect entered the CVS on Route 530 and Schoolhouse Rd. and walked up to the cashier, where he demanded money. The suspect pulled out [...]
Two men from Lakehurst and a third man from Toms River have been arrested in connection with a recent burglary spree that took place in the Leisure Knoll and River Pointe communities. Kevin M. Monahan (age 19) of Union Avenue Lakehurst, Frederick C. Monahan (age 33) of Serine Street Toms River, and Justin C. Hall [...]
Manchester PBA 246 was pleased to partner with members of the community and local businesses to help bring the holiday spirit to children in need during its annual “Dinner with Santa.” More than 170 local children and their families attended the event on Friday, Dec. 12, at the Manchester Township Volunteer Fire Department headquarters. There, [...]
On Dec. 14, 2014, at approximately 11:02 a.m., a black 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound in the asphalt parking lot in front if the Manchester Township High School located on 101 South Colonial Road. The operator of the motorcycle, 60 year old Anthony F. Spatola of Toms River, was practicing motorcycle riding maneuvers [...]
On Dec. 13, 2014, at 1:57 a.m., Patrolman Thomas Chant conducted a motor vehicle stop on State Highway 70 in the area of Sam Pitts Road after the driver of a 1999 Green Plymouth Voyager was observed to be speeding and not maintaining his lane of travel. The operator of the vehicle was identified as 43 year [...]
On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, the Ocean County Traffic Officers Association awarded Manchester Township Police Officer Michael Guarino with the Kimberly Smith-Ames DWI Certificate of Recognition for his unwavering commitment to keeping not only the residents of Manchester Township safe, but also those who pass through it by rigorously enforcing the DWI laws of the State [...]
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, Manchester Township Police held a County-wide training course on the Basic Event Data Recorder (EDR). The course was hosted by both Kean University and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. The training involved more than 30 Traffic Safety Officers from many of the Ocean County municipal Police Departments. The course was instructed by [...]
On Dec. 9, 2014, Manchester Township Police responded to a disturbance call in the Pine Lake Park section of town. Upon Officers arrival, it was learned that those involved in the disturbance had fled the scene in a motor vehicle. A description of the vehicle was given at which point it was observed leaving the [...]
A three-week investigation by Manchester Township Police Officers led to drug charges for two Whiting residents on Dec. 2, 2014. As a result of multiple days of surveillance throughout Manchester, Toms River, Island Heights and Pine Beach, Manchester Township Police were able to obtain search warrants for a home and vehicle in Whiting. During the [...]
On Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at approximately 10 a.m., Manchester Township Police responded to the Whiting Branch of Santander Bank located at 409 County Road 530 for a report of a robbery. Investigation revealed that a male subject walked into the bank and presented the teller with a note demanding cash. The male subject also spoke [...]
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Manchester Township Police Chief Brian Klimakowski on Dec. 2, 2014, announced the arrest of Modesto Torres, 65, of Manchester. Torres is charged with one count of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Distribution of Child Pornography. The arrest stems from an early morning operation by the Ocean County High [...]
Residents are invited to learn from Manchester Township’s traffic safety experts how they can protect themselves while on the road during the final “Staying Safe in Manchester Township” information session on Monday, Nov. 17. From 6 to 8 p.m. at the 21 Colonial Drive Ocean County Library branch, Patrolmen Doug Higgins and Antonio Ellis of [...]
On Nov. 8, 2014, at 12:30 p.m., Manchester Township Police responded to 2B Conestoga Drive in the Whiting section of the township for the report of a single vehicle crash into the garage of the residence. When patrol units arrived they observed a 2001 Ford Escort operated by 84-year-old Mary Crichton of Manchester partially into the [...]
Manchester Township Police are advising residents to inspect all candy received while Trick or Treating after a resident reported receiving suspicious and dangerous candy. A township parent reported to police that she went Trick or Treating with her child and afterwards attempted to eat a Tootsie Roll candy received while going door to door. The [...]
On Wednesday, Oct. 22, a resident of Burnside Street in Manchester’s Pine Lake Park section called Manchester Township Police in the early morning hours to report three gun shots after a vehicle passed by the residence. Three patrol units arrived on scene and minutes later dispatch received another call from a resident who reported hearing [...]
A Whiting man was charged with burglarizing a township pharmacy on three separate occasions after Manchester Township Police investigated a weekend incident at the store. The owner of The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy on Lacey Road in Whiting alerted Manchester Township Police that he was remotely viewing the store’s surveillance video feed, which showed a man [...]
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at approximately 2:32 p.m., Patrolmen Michael Lynch and Robert Maccaquano responded to Ridgeway Boulevard for a single vehicle motor vehicle crash. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Thomas A. Buchko, 41, of Manchester. The vehicle was traveling south on Ridgeway Boulevard, near the River Point adult community, when Buchko attempted to swat [...]
The Manchester Township Police is proud to announce that Chief Brian Klimakowski was named as the recipient of the 2014 Chief Sandy Danco Service Award presented by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. Instituted by the NJSACOP in 2007, the Chief Sandy Danco Award recognizes annually a member Chief for outstanding service [...]
Jordan Quigley, the juvenile reported missing from Manchester earlier this week, has been located is being reunited with her family. Originally, Jordan did not attend school on Monday, Oct. 6, and was last seen in Poughkeepsie, NY, that day at 8:30 p.m. She had packed a suitcase and left her residence with a note to [...]
The Manchester Township Police is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Jordan E. Quigley, a 17-year-old female resident, did not attend school on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, and was last seen in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Oct. 6, 2014, at 8:30 p.m. Jordan packed a suitcase and left her residence with a note [...]
At approximately 9:11 a.m. on Oct. 7, a single vehicle crash on County Route 539 approximately .2 miles north of Lincoln Boulevard caused traffic delays for about two hours. Daniel Lynch, a 74-year-old Barnegat resident, was operating a 2012 Honda Accord northbound on County Route 539 approaching Hegstrom Road when the vehicle left the roadway [...]
On Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at approximately 11:07 a.m., a green 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe traveling north in the parking lot of Super Stop and Shop, located at 400 Lacey Rd. in Manchester’s Whiting section, collided with a grey 2012 Nissan Altima that was traveling east. As a result of the impact, the operator of [...]
Manchester Township Police received a call at 2 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2014, reporting a structure fire at 5 Newbury Row in the Leisure Knoll section of the Township. Sergeant Richard Mazza, along with Officers Michael Guarino, Michael O’Hara, Matthew Walaszek and Thomas Chant responded and observed smoke and flames already coming through the roof. The lone resident was already outside of [...]
At approximately 2:28 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2014, a Manchester Volunteer Fire Department ladder truck struck a parked vehicle while en route to a fully involved structure fire at the intersection of Reigate Lane and Newbury Row in the Leisure Knoll development. The ladder truck was being operated by 44-year-old volunteer fireman Vincent F. Conti [...]
At approximately 8:20 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2014, Whiting Volunteer Fire Department truck No. 3341 was responding to an alarm call at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church when it struck a parked car in the church’s parking lot. The fire truck was being operated by Robert Bieth, age 55, of Whiting at the [...]
Trick or Treat is scheduled for Friday, October 31, 2014, from 12 noon to 9 p.m. in Manchester Township While Halloween is one of the most enjoyable times of the year for children of all ages, it can be one of the most dangerous if proper precautions are not taken. The following tips should [...]
The Manchester Township Police opened its doors to law enforcement professionals on Wednesday, Oct. 1, as host of a Penn State University Justice and Safety Institute supervision program. In attendance at the PSU High-Impact Supervision program were 24 Officers from police departments throughout New Jersey and as far away as Delaware. Among them were Sergeants [...]
Parents and children are invited to learn how they can stay safe while using popular Internet websites and smartphone apps during a safety presentation in Manchester on Monday, Oct. 6. From 6 to 8 p.m. at the 21 Colonial Drive Ocean County Library branch location, Detective Adam Emmons and Donna M. Parsons, a subject matter [...]
On Sept. 27, 2014, at 1:57 p.m. Manchester Township Police responded to the area of Horicon Avenue near County Route 539 to investigate a carjacking. The victim stated that as he was traveling west on Horicon Avenue when an older model dark blue single cab pickup truck, possibly a Ford F-150 (1992-1996) pulled alongside of him [...]
On Sept. 27, 2014, at 1:04 a.m., Patrolmen Michael Guarino and Patrick Mabie were responding to a noise complaint in the Holly Oaks section of Manchester when they came across a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Colonial Drive and State Highway 70. The crash investigation revealed that Robert Foster, 58, of Bacall Square, [...]