Arrest Blotter (10/29/2017 – 11/4/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of October 29, 2017, through November 4, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 11/4/2017
Fire Damages Vacant Unit in Whiting Shopping Center
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 [...]
Driver Killed After Vehicle Collides into Tree
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 [...]
Arrest Blotter (10/22/2017 – 10/28/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of October 22, 2017, through October 28, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 10/28/2017
Vehicle Collides with Pedestrian Airlifted to Hospital
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 [...]
Vehicle Collides with Pedestrian Victim Transported to Hospital for Injuries
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 [...]
Two Car Crash Sends Two to Area Hospitals with Injuries
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, [...]
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Arrest Blotter (10/8/2017 – 10/14/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of October 8, 2017, through October 14, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 10/14/2017
Arrest Blotter (10/1/2017 – 10/7/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of October 1, 2017, through October 7, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 10/7/2017
Residents Reminded to Lock Vehicles Amid ‘Car Shopping’ Reports
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 [...]
Vehicle Overturns during Collision Driver Airlifted to Hospital
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 [...]
#NotEvenOnce Presents Powerful Video Showing Family’s Loss from Opiates
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 [...]
Tractor Trailer Jack-Knifes and Causes Fuel Spill Delaying Traffic
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 [...]
Manchester Police Department Helps Promote Annual ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day’
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 [...]
Car Stop Nets $1,400 Worth of Cocaine
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 [...]
Arrest Blotter (10/29/2017 – 11/4/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of October 29, 2017, through November 4, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 11/4/2017
Arrest Blotter (9/17/2017 – 9/23/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of September 17, 2017, through September 23, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 9/23/2017
Manchester Police Officers and Manchester Mayor ‘Help Bag Hunger’ at Manchester Shop-Rite
Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department and Mayor Kenneth Palmer assisted with the bagging of groceries this week to “Help Bag Hunger” as part of a month-long hunger awareness campaign at the Manchester Shop-Rite. September is “National Hunger Action Month,” a time when organizations and businesses across the country are doing their part to [...]
Father and Son Arrested In Connection with Marijuana Grow and Other Drug Related Offenses
An investigation by members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) culminated in the search of a Weldon Road home and the arrests of two individuals on charges of maintaining a controlled dangerous substance facility, possession of and possession with intent to distribute marijuana and other drug related offenses on Thursday morning. [...]
Pick-up Truck Leaves the Roadway and Severs Utility Pole on Commonwealth Boulevard
On Tuesday afternoon, September 19, 2017, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Commonwealth Boulevard near the intersection of Cumberland Boulevard, in the Pine Lake Park section of the Township for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles and a downed utility pole. Upon arrival, officers [...]
Two Manchester Residents Die in House Fire
On September 15, 2017, at approximately 8:27 p.m., the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 1 Ignatius Drive in the Renaissance development. Upon the arrival of Patrol Officers, it was reported that the structure was fully involved, as they observed flames protruding from the roof. Officers received information from [...]
Arrest Blotter (9/10/2017 – 9/16/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of September 10, 2017, through September 16, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 9/16/2017
Family Argument Ends in Stabbing
On Wednesday morning, September 13, 2017, at approximately 0550 hours, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a Robin Street address in the Cedar Glen West section of the township for the report of stabbing which had just occurred. The victim, 58-year-old, John Brescia of Manchester had reported that his father, 85-year-old, Victor [...]
Arrest Blotter (9/3/2017 – 9/9/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of September 3, 2017, through September 9, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 9/9/2017
Motorcyclist Dies after Crash on Route 70
On Saturday night, September 9, 2017, at approximately 8:44 PM, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Route 70 near the intersection of County Route 539, in the Whiting section of the Township for the report of two vehicle crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. Upon arrival, officers located [...]
Pedestrian Struck by US Postal Service Truck
On Friday, September 8, 2017, at approximately 4:23 PM officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Ardmore Street and Sunset Road in the Crestwood Village section of the Township for the report of a pedestrian which was struck by a mail truck. Upon arrival, officers learned that 80-year-old Whiting resident, [...]
Dump Truck Takes Down Telephone Wires and Overturns
On Friday, September 8, 2017, at approximately 10:36 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to County Route 571 near the intersection of Ridgeway Boulevard in the Ridgeway Section of the Township for the report of an overturned dump truck. Upon arrival, officers located a 2014, Mack dump truck on its side blocking [...]
Arrest Blotter (8/20/2017 – 8/26/2017)
The included PDF file contains Manchester Township Police arresting information for the period of August 20, 2017, through August 26, 2017. Manchester Township Police Blotter 8/26/2017
Elite Law Enforcement Challenge Raises Funds for Charity
The Manchester Township Police proudly presented a donation to the Ocean of Love charity last week from funds raised during the department’s Third Annual Elite Law Enforcement Fitness Challenge. Detective David Fusaro and Patrolman Charles Gatnarek, organizers of the team-based challenge held at Harry Wright Lake in June, presented Ocean of Love staff Taylor Hearn and Tracy [...]