MPD

On Sunday, December 31, 2017, at approximately 8:59 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Mile Marker 36 on Route 70, in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate the report of a multi-vehicle crash.  Upon arrival, officers observed that three vehicles had been involved and that all [...]

A Toms River certified home health aide was arrested and charged with theft after a three week long investigation revealed that she had pawned jewelry belonging to an elderly Whiting resident with whom she had been employed to provide aide services. Arrested and charged on Friday was 35-year-old, Soraya Rivera-Darley of Toms River. On December [...]

On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at approximately 9:31 p.m., a  2006 Chrysler 300, operated by 37 year old Joshua J. Kenny, of Whiting, NJ, was traveling west on County Route 530 in front of America’s Keswick when the vehicle he was operating ran off the road, striking a street sign and utility pole.  As a [...]

A Berkeley Township man was arrested after he was stopped on County Road 530 in Manchester for a motor vehicle violation. During the stop, 24-year-old, Cody Lessing of Bayville, was arrested after he was found to be in possession of 495 bags of heroin.   On November 20, 2017, members of Manchester Township Police Department’s [...]

On Friday, October 27, 2017 at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Manchester Plaza on Route 70 to investigate the report of an unidentified male attempting to break into cars in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers met with the caller who reported that he observed an unidentified white [...]

On Sunday afternoon, October 29th, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to 108 Lacey Road, the location of Whiting Shopping Center, for an active fire alarm. Upon arrival, officers reported seeing black smoke coming from the roof area in the rear of the complex. Firefighters responded and located an [...]

On Saturday, October 28, 2017, at approximately 6:33 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Lacey Road and Lake Road in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle which had left the roadway and struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers observed [...]

On Friday, October 27, 2017, at approximately 10:18 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Buckingham Drive and Thornbury Lane in the Leisure Village West section of town to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a struck pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers observed a white, 2010 Kia Optima still in [...]

On Friday, October 27, 2017, at approximately 12:51 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the parking lot of Charlie’s Pizza, located at 1980 Route 37 in the Savannah Acres section of the Township, to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a struck pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers observed a red, 1997 Mercury [...]

On Sunday, October 22, 2017, at approximately 2:02 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 70 and Manchester Boulevard, in the Whiting section of the Township, to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, officers observed two vehicles, a Kia Forte and a Lincoln Navigator, [...]

Residents living in the Pine Lake Park section of Manchester Township should ensure that their vehicles are locked, as instances of “car shopping” were recently reported to police. “Car shopping” occurs when burglars walk down a street, checking vehicle door handles to find easy targets that are unlocked so that money and or goods may [...]

On Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at approximately 07:20 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of mile marker 42.5 along Route 70, in the Whiting section of the township, to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a black, Chevrolet Cobalt overturned on its [...]

As part of the Manchester Township Police Department’s #NotEvenOnce high school opiate awareness program, Chief Lisa Parker is proud to present a video interview with Shelly Lowe, a resident of Manchester Township who tragically lost her son to an overdose. Entitled “Through the Eyes of a Mother, the Adam Lowe Jr. Story,” Shelly Lowe bravely [...]

On Monday, October 16th, at approximately 8:40 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Pasadena Road near Lincoln Boulevard in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle accident involving a jack-knifed tractor trailer. Upon arrival, officers observed a red, 1999, Volvo tractor trailer damaged and disabled on the [...]

A February 2017 report released by the National Highway and Transportation Administration (NHTSA) reported that there were 35,092 traffic fatalities in 2015. This is one fatality nearly every fifteen minutes. There is still much to be done to reduce the number of fatalities and a collective nationwide effort is needed if there is any hope [...]

Four Ocean County residents were arrested on various drug charges after being stopped on County Road 571 in Manchester. On Friday morning, October 6, 2017, members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of the Surf & Stream Campground on Route 571. N.E.T. officers were [...]