On 09/16/2013 at 3:15 PM, police responded to the 3400 block of Ridgeway Road for a reported theft of a motor vehicle. According to Officer Kyle Rickvalsky, a 2003 Silver Nissan Xterra, valued at $4,000.00 bearing New Jersey Registration (ZSM97A), was stolen from the driveway of 3480 Ridgeway Road. The owner of the Nissan stated [...]
The Manchester Township Police are looking for assistance in locating 16 year old female, Eminy Strand. Eminy Strand has been missing since 8:00 pm on Friday, October 20th. She is described as a black female, 5'06" approximately 100 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. Eminy was wearing a red tee shirt, khaki pants, and black sneakers. [...]
Manchester Township Police is proud to announce that Patrick Mabie has successfully completed his training at the Ocean County Police Academy as a graduate of the 96th Basic Police Recruit Class. The training, which began in April, concluded on September 18, with a graduation ceremony at Georgian Court University. During the ceremony, Patrick Mabie, who served [...]
On Monday, September 16, 2013, Mayor Michael Fressola administered the Oath Of Office promoting two Officers Robert Sharry and Joseph Hankins from the rank of Patrolman to the rank of Sergeant, making them the newest Sergeants in the Manchester Township Police force. Joseph Hankins is a 19 year veteran of the Manchester Township Police force, [...]
Manchester Township Police are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying an unknown suspect in the video of a gas station robbery. On July 03, 2013, at approximately 2152 hours, the Manchester Police Department was dispatched to the (Jersey Gas) gas station on C.R. 530 for a report of an armed robbery. The gas attendant was [...]
On September 9, 2013, at approximately 312pm, Manchester Police received a call to respond to a Thornbury Lane residence reporting a vehicle into a home. Morris Kaplan, 88, of Thornbury Lane Manchester was parking his 2004 Toyota Camry in his garage when his vehicle struck the interior garage wall causing minor damage to the wall. Kaplan was [...]
On August 25, 2013, at 5:31pm, a 2004 BMW 325 was involved in a one car motor vehicle accident in the area of mile marker 21.5 on CR 539. The BMW was traveling southbound on Route 539, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was 17 year old male of Ringoes NJ. The identity [...]
On August 25, 2013 at approximately 0040hour a 2012 Jeep Cherokee, operated by Paul L. Stevens 3rd, 21, from Forked River, was traveling eastbound on State Highway 70 approaching County Road 539. Stevens failed to stop and collided with a 2005 Toyota RAV 4, operated by Stacy R. Israel, 30, of Newtown, PA, stopped [...]
On Monday, September 9, 2013, the Manchester Township Police sworn-in three new full-time police officers and two Class II Special Officers. Kyle Rickvalsky, Matthew Walaszek, and Michael Steffen 2nd, were sworn in by Manchester Mayor Michael Fressola, making them the newest full-time police officers to join the Manchester Township Police force. Thomas Chant was [...]
Toms River, N.J. – Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the return of an indictment by the Ocean County Grand Jury against Alan Bienkowski, 54, of Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Park, Manchester Township for two counts of First Degree Murder, First Degree Robbery, Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Third [...]
Members of the Manchester Township Police, Patrol and Investigations Bureau’s, have been investigating motor vehicle burglaries which have been occurring throughout the township. Vehicle burglaries have been reported in the Pine Lake Park, Holly Oaks, Renaissance, Leisure Village, Leisure Knoll, Pine Ridge and Crestwood Village sections of the Township. The suspect(s) generally enter unlocked vehicles [...]
On Monday, August 26, 2013 at approximately 10:02 pm, a Department of Defense Security Forces Vehicle out of McGuire Air Force Base was involved in a collision at the intersection of State Highway 70 and County Route 539. Air Force servicewoman Jasmine Gaffney, a 21 year old female stationed at McGuire AFB, was traveling east [...]
On 08/21/2013, The Manchester Police Department is currently attempting to locate a missing 17 year old juvenile, identified as Angelo Deseno III. The juvenile was last seen at his residence located in the Cedar Glen Homes Section of Manchester Township on August 21, 2013 at 10:30pm. The missing juvenile is a white male approximately 5’7” [...]
On August 22, 2013 at 2:07 pm Manchester Twp. Police responded to a accident for a Pedal Cyclist struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Lacy Road and Cherry Street. The accident involved a motor vehicle and a pedal cyclist. The motor vehicle involved was a 2008 Toyota Corolla being operated by an 88 [...]
On August 14, 2013, Manchester Township Police were responded to the office building at the Pine Ridge Mobile home park off Route 530 in the Whiting section of the township for a bomb scare. Officers on scene were advised that an object resembling a military bomb was found inside a Mobile home foreclosure on Woodchuck [...]
At approximately 09:30 hours on August 10, 2013, a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck attempted to make a left turn from County Route 539 on to Lincoln Blvd. in the Whiting section of the township. The vehicle was traveling south on CR 539 and was being operated by Thomas E. Graf, age 53, of Whiting [...]
On 08-10-13 at 18:18 hours, Ptl. Jason Wiener was monitoring the traffic flow at the intersection of County Route 530 and Schoolhouse Road in the Whiting section of the township, when he observed an aggressive driver nearly cause a motor vehicle accident. Ptl. Wiener then left his stationary position and was able to locate the [...]
On 07-02-2013 at approximately 1923 hours, Manchester Police responded to a burglary in the Ridgeway section of Manchester Township where two Apple I-Pad’s, along with an engagement ring were stolen. An Apple I-Pad was able to be tracked by GPS to an Exxon gas station located at 2000 Rt. 66 in Neptune Township. This [...]
On 08/06/2013 at 05:09am Officer Michael Anderson observed a gray Sport Utility Vehicle on Manchester Blvd, traveling through a red light at the intersection of State Hwy 70 /Manchester Blvd. When Officer Anderson activated his overhead emergency lights, this gray SUV actively ignored the signal and began to accelerate the speed of the vehicle. This [...]
On 08/04/2013 Officer Joseph Hankins responded to 613 Pemberton Street in Pine Lake Park for a reported theft of an ATV. The owner advised Officer Hankins he was leaving for vacation and loaded his ATV on the trailer at 10:00pm the night before. When the owner woke up at 07:00 am, he noticed that ATV [...]
On 07/27/2013 at 08:33 pm, Manchester Police responded to the State Hwy 70 Shop Rite regarding a robbery. When Officers arrived they learned that an unknown white male suspect had forcefully taken an unknown amount of money out of a 59 year old female cashiers register. The cashier stated while she was getting change from [...]
On July 19, 2013, Officer Joseph Reilly was on patrol when he observed a vehicle at the end of Bone Hill Road entering the Heritage Minerals property. After stopping the vehicle, he ascertained that the 19 year old operator, Matthew Miller Jr. of Cream Ridge, was impaired to the point where he could not operate [...]
The Manchester Township Police are continuing to search for an attempted carjacking suspect. The Police are exhausting all leads in an attempt to identify the suspect carjacker depicted in the composite sketch. On July 24, 2013, members of the Manchester Township Police Investigations Bureau, Patrol Division and Auxiliary Officers conducted an extensive door to door [...]
On July 22, 2013, the Manchester Township Police Department joined the Project Medicine Drop Program. The project is a cooperative effort involving the Manchester Township Police, Ocean County Health Department, Office of the New Jersey State Attorney General, and the Division of New Jersey Consumer Affairs. The project is to assist in preventing the abuse [...]
On July 22, 2013 at approximately 1400 hours, Kenneth Jackson, age 31 of Spruce Dr. Manchester, was riding his bicycle along Colonial Drive when he was struck by a Honda Accord. The vehicle was operated by Karl Hill, age 56 of Douglas Drive Manchester, as he was attempting to turn right onto Colonial Dr. from [...]
On July 20, 2013 at 12:01pm Manchester Police were notified that an elderly man was unconscious in the wooded area bordering Manchester Twp and the Joint Navy Base at Lakehurst off of Dace Rd. He was found by a family riding ATV’s in the area. Due to the large area involved and no significant landmarks, [...]
On July 14, 2013, at approximately 2203 hours, Officer Arthur Cronk, noticed a male lying in the roadway at the intersection of Route 70 and Route 571. Officer Cronk had arrived moments after 19 year old, Ajhawn Wallace, of Richmond Avenue, Manchester, was struck by a vehicle. Ajhawn Wallace was crossing Route 70, in the [...]
On Sunday July 14, 2013 at approximately 7:47pm, a gray 2009 Nissan Altima 4 door was traveling south on County Route 539 near milepost 21 when it crossed into the north bound lane and collided with a gray 2001 Bmw Z3 convertible. The Nissan Altima continued south in the north bound lane and then collided [...]
On 07/11/13 at approximately 2256 hours, Manchester Township Police received a report of a possible carjacking that occurred on County Road 571 at the intersection of Renaissance Blvd . The victim, a 7 month pregnant, 23 year old female of Toms River had been stopped at the traffic light on Renaissance Blvd., when a male [...]
Toms River, NJ - Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Manchester Township Police Chief Brian Klimakowski today announced the arrest of Janet D. Wilson, 53, of Manchester Township, NJ on charges of Aggravated Manslaughter, Desecrating Human Remains, and Neglect of a Disabled Adult in connection with the death of her daughter Rebecca Wilson. On [...]