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On January 24, 2019, members of the Manchester Township Police Department were beyond thrilled to present Megan Franzoso with the proceeds generated from the A Game For Megan fundraising event! We would like to give big thank you to everyone who was involved in putting together the event special for Megan, including the Toms River [...]

The Manchester Township Police Department is pleased to welcome two new officers, Patrolman Michael Gardner and Special Law Enforcement Officer II (SLEO II) Kevin Rembach, who were sworn in by Mayor Kenneth T. Palmer during a ceremony in the Municipal Complex Civic Center on January 14, 2019, in front of family, police personnel and Township [...]

A township man who owns and operates a private performing arts studio in the Whiting section of Manchester Township has been arrested and charged in relation to inappropriate interactions with several studio participants. Michael W. Grande, 43, of Whiting was charged with Endangering the Welfare of Children, Promoting Obscene Material to a Person under 18, [...]

On Friday, September 28, 2018 at approximately 3:54 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Molly Pitcher Lane in the Crestwood Village section of the Township for the report a person being struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a 46-year-old male, later identified as Dominick Demorato, of Ocean Gate lying [...]

The Manchester Township Police Department is pleased to welcome two new officers, Patrolman Jason Tarabokija and Special Law Enforcement Officer II Robert Campolei, who were sworn in by Mayor Kenneth T. Palmer during a ceremony in the Municipal Complex Civic Center on September 10, 2018, in front of family, police personnel and Township administrators. The [...]

In 2009, New Jersey enacted a law aimed at reducing deaths or injuries to roadside emergency workers such as police officers, firefighters, ambulance drivers, road crews and tow truck operators. This law requires that the operator of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle with flashing, blinking or alternating red or blue lights [...]

Four Manchester Township Police officers and another man sustained injuries after a driver struck a stopped vehicle during a motor vehicle stop on Route 37 Thursday night. At approximately 11:13 p.m., Ptl. Gavin Reilly and members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team stopped a 1997, Ford Explorer on Route 37 [...]

On Friday, August 10, 2018, at approximately 4:41 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 571 and Ridgeway Boulevard, in the Ridgeway Section of the Township, to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving two motorcycles.   Upon arrival, officers observed two motorcycles, a Kawasaki Ninja and a Harley [...]

  On Monday, August 6, 2018, at approximately 3:48 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Route 70 near mile marker 34.5, in the Whiting section of the Township, to investigate a serious motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles. Initial reports indicated that there were multiple injuries and that at [...]

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 1:10 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the Manchester ShopRite located at 1001 Route 70 for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a struck pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers observed a male, later identified as 65-year-old, Daniel Orpel, of Manchester with non-life threatening [...]

The Manchester Township Police Department is pleased to announce the implementation of “Operation Watch Dog,” a voluntary video surveillance registration program that will assist our investigators as they work to solve crimes in our community. During a criminal investigation our officers are often unaware of the many residences and businesses that have surveillance systems that [...]