MPD

On Monday, April 30, 2018, at approximately 11:24 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Commonwealth and Northampton Boulevards in the Pine Lake Park section of the Township to investigate a serious motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers located a blue, 2007, Hyundai Azera on the front lawn of [...]

Please see the attached job postings for the positions of Police Records Supervisor and Police Support Aide(s). Please click each for a larger view.  Application can be found at: http://www.manchestertwp.com/…/Manchester-Township-Employme… Typed Application and Resume to be personally delivered to Command Support Assistant Ron Rhein, between the hours of 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Monday through Friday, at the [...]

A proactive enforcement campaign launched by members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) led to thirteen arrests in various areas throughout the Township. The enforcement and interdiction detail began after the Narcotics Enforcement Team received several complaints of suspected narcotics related activity in three township neighborhoods.  Over the course of several [...]

On Wednesday April 4, 2018, at approximately 12:02 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the Shop Rite parking lot, located in Manchester Plaza on Route 70 for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a struck pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers located a female with injuries to both legs, in the [...]

On April 6, 2018, officers from the Manchester Police Department responded to a seasonal camping/hunting trailer located in the Brendan Byrne State Forest to investigate a report of an attempted burglary. This area, which is a very remote and heavily wooded section in the western-most portion of Manchester Township, is the same area where two [...]

Law enforcement officers from the Manchester Township Police Department again will be cracking down on distracted drivers during the month of April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. enforcement campaign. Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving [...]

On Friday, March 23, 2018, at approximately 6:31 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Verona Drive in the Renaissance retirement community for the report of an overturned vehicle. Initial reports indicated that the driver was still in the vehicle. The initial investigation revealed that the operator, 89-year-old Joseph [...]

The Manchester Township Police Department is proud to announce that Lt. Vincent Manco was among the 223 law enforcement officers who graduated from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia, last week. The 271st Session of the National Academy consisted of men and women from 48 states, including members of law enforcement agencies from [...]

As Winter Storm Toby leaves the area, both residents and Township officials have begun to assess the damages left in its wake. Prolonged hours of heavy wet snow and moderate winds caused numerous powerlines and tree limbs to sag or break free and fall to the ground. As of Thursday morning, approximately 1600 residents are [...]

On Sunday, March 18, 2018, at approximately 3:37 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of 82 Lacey Road in the Whiting section of the Township for the report of an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located a 2017 Honda Accord on its passenger’s side with an elderly female trapped [...]

On Friday, March 16, 2018, at approximately 2:21 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of State Highway 70 near mile post 43, in the Whiting section of the Township, for a report of an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located a 2001, Chrysler PT Cruiser on its driver’s side [...]

A 33-year-old middle school teacher from Manchester Middle School was struck by lightning while tending to bus duty outside of the building on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The 8th grade teacher from Toms River was working bus duty at the end of the school day when the umbrella she was holding was struck by lightning. [...]

On Monday, March 5, 2018, at approximately 2:10 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Central Drive and Manor Court in the Pine Acres Manor section of the township to investigate a single vehicle crash.  Upon arrival, officers observed a silver, 2014 Chevrolet Spark with extensive front end damage [...]

On Monday, February 26, 2018, at approximately 09:16 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Hudson City Plaza on Route 70, to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle which had driven into the front of a local pizzeria. Upon arrival, officers observed a silver, 2011, Toyota Camry parked on the [...]

On Friday, February 16, 2018, at approximately 11:05 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of County Route 530 and Swift Lane in the Whiting section of the Township for the report a person struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a grey, 2015, Ford Escape in the roadway and [...]