At approximately 10:11 a.m. Monday, May 12, Manchester Township Police responded to a single vehicle crash, where a vehicle left the roadway then impacted a house and continued through a fence before coming to final rest in the backyard of a residence. The driver was identified as 45 year old Christian Sorrentino of Manchester. Mr. [...]
Manchester Township Police have charged a second individual in connection to a burglary spree spanning several Manchester senior villages which occurred in late-2013. Frederick C. Monahan III, 32, of Sunset Road in Whiting, was issued a criminal summons on May 6 for one count of possession of stolen property following further investigation into the burglaries. [...]
Terese L. Powell, age 51 of Ewing Township was charged on April 30 with credit card fraud and identity theft following a multi-jurisdictional investigation which included: Manchester Township Police, Logan Township Police and West Windsor Township Police. The investigation, led by Manchester Township Patrolman Dave Fusaro, determined that Powell had fraudulently used credit cards to [...]
A township man faces aggravated arson and other charges after Manchester Township Police responded to a car fire call early Monday morning. Patrolman Joseph Reilly and Patrolman Michael Anderson were dispatched to 63 Kennedy Drive at 2:26 a.m. on April 28, 2014. There, they found smoke emanating from a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The Officers confirmed [...]
Officials from the Manchester Township Police and Ocean County Library are teaming up for an important six-part monthly public safety series. “Staying Safe in Manchester Township,” a free series about law enforcement, emergency services and public safety, will kick off at the 21 Colonial Drive library on Monday, June 2 when Chief of Police Brian [...]
A Manchester man who was revived by emergency medical personnel following a suspected heroin overdose will not face drug charges because of New Jersey’s Overdose Prevention Act, though he has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child under his care at the time. Police responded to a Briar Hill Apartments residence the night [...]
A 19 year old Lakehurst man faces 11 counts of possession of stolen property in connection with a burglary spree spanning several Manchester senior villages last winter. Kevin M. Monahan of Union Avenue was charged by Det. Christopher Hemhauser on April 18 following a lengthy investigation. Police in Manchester were assisted by officers in Beachwood, [...]
Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Office of Public safety telecommunicator, Alia Hartman, a nine year veteran, received an emergency 911 call at about 11:45 p.m. Thursday, April 17, reporting that a woman on Amsterdam Avenue was in labor. Telecommunicator Hartman had never delivered a baby via Emergency Medical Dispatch but knew the contractions were only one [...]
On April 13, 2014, at approximately 5:32 p.m., Manchester Township Police was notified by the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service about an active brush fire in the wooded area located behind Hook and Hoof Gun Club at 298 Route 539. The State Forest Fire tower first noticed the heavy black smoke condition and alerted [...]
At approximately 1:35 p.m. on April 13, 2014, a crash on State Highway 70 at the intersection of Roosevelt City Rd. caused traffic delays for several hours. Kevin McCloskey, a 38 year old Riverside, NJ man was operating his 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle east bound on State Highway 70 approaching Roosevelt City Rd., when a [...]
Officers biking to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC as part of the 2014 Police Unity Tour memorial ride will have the support of a new trailer purchased by Manchester PBA 246. The trailer will accompany Manchester’s riders as they take a four-day journey to the memorial in honor of those who [...]
More than nine months after its implementation at Manchester Township Police headquarters, a Project Medicine Drop box has helped keep nearly 1,000 pounds of unneeded prescription drugs from potentially falling into the wrong hands. In an effort to help combat the growing drug problems in Ocean County, the Manchester Township Police, in conjunction with the [...]
Nicholas Graff, 20, of Gladstone Street in Manchester’s Pine Lake Park section, was arrested at approximately 7:30 p.m. April 8, 2014, when he was found hiding in a house in the Ocean Acres section of Stafford Township. Graff was wanted by Manchester Township Police after Detective Adam Emmons identified him through surveillance video burglarizing the Jersey Gas, [...]
Manchester Township Police have signed on to support the statewide UDrive. UText. Upay distracted driving initiative this April. Drivers talking and texting on their phones are the focus of the month-long crackdown by law enforcement agencies throughout New Jersey. Even though Manchester was not among the municipalities to receive a grant to fund the program [...]
Manchester Township Police charged two Toms River men with stealing jewelry from a second-hand store and later selling it back to the same business. On March 13, 2014, Robert J. McGlyn, 37 of Noturn Way and Michael J. Miller Jr., 43, of Cozy Way, both from the Homestead Run development in Toms River Township, sold [...]
Further investigation by Manchester Township Police Detectives has resulted in additional charges for a Toms River woman suspected of selling firearms stolen from her former roommate. Bonnie A. Fahoury, 51, of Toms River, initially was charged on March 18 with stealing one firearm from the Weldon Road home of her former roommate, a 51-year-old Manchester [...]
Residents are invited to enjoy a delicious meal while helping the Lakehurst Manchester Rotary this Friday, April 4, as the organization presents its annual Fish Fry benefit dinner at the Manchester Fire House. All proceeds raised from the dinner, which runs from 5 to 9 p.m. at the 545 Commonwealth Blvd. headquarters, will benefit the [...]
Manchester Township Police are warning residents—especially seniors—to beware of scammers who use electronic methods to hide their identities and trick unsuspecting victims into handing over thousands of dollars. The warning comes in the wake of a scam in which a Whiting man gave nearly $80,000 over a four month period to a person he was [...]
Manchester Township Police Investigations Bureau Detective Adam Emmons has identified the two suspects spotted on surveillance video burglarizing the Jersey Gas, TC & Sons Auto Repair and Krauser’s convenience store in Whiting on March 24, 2014. Manchester Township Police are searching for Nick Graff, wanted on burglary and other charges. One of the suspects, [...]
Sgt. John Franklin, a decorated officer who began his law enforcement career in 1989, retired from the Manchester Township Police last week after 25 years of service. Mrs. Jill Franklin (Sgt. Franklin’s mother) Khristina Franklin (Wife) Luke Franklin (age 12) and Savannah Franklin (age 15) and Sgt. John Franklin Prior to his 2006 [...]
Manchester PBA 246 is inviting community members and businesses to help support its Fifth Annual Golf Outing, scheduled for Monday, May 5 at Pine Barrens Golf Club in Jackson. Each year, Manchester PBA 246 selects a charitable cause to support with funds raised by the Golf Outing. The primary beneficiary of the 2014 event is [...]
Manchester Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals suspected of burglarizing the Jersey Gas and TC & Sons Auto Repair Monday night. Surveillance video captured two males burglarizing the Whiting businesses at about 11:45 p.m. on March 24. One suspect is wearing dark colored sweats and has dark neck-length hair. The [...]
Beginning April 1, the Manchester Township Police Whiting Annex located at 108 Lacey Road, Suite 35, will no longer accept in-person utilities payments. Residents are welcome to continue utilizing the annex to pay bills through a secure drop box. Payments also can be mailed or made in person at the Municipal Complex, 1 Colonial Drive, [...]
On March 12, 2014, the Manchester Police Division was contacted to investigate a suspicious transaction between a salvage yard and two suspicious people in the Briar Hill apartment complex. The representative of the salvage yard was contacted to scrap a 1998 Toyota Sienna mini-van. When the representative of the salvage yard met with the two [...]
An ongoing investigation by Manchester Township Police into the disappearance of firearms from a township home has led to a weapon theft charge for a Toms River woman. Bonnie A. Fahoury, 51, of Toms River, was charged on March 18 with stealing a firearm from the Weldon Road home of her former roommate, a 51-year-old [...]
A recent Manchester Township Police recruit graduated with top honors from the Ocean County Police Academy Basic Class No. 97. Officer Michael Steffen II, a 2010 graduate of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey who earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and qualified for the Dean’s List, took his oath as a Manchester [...]
Lt. Vincent Manco of Manchester Township Police helped Ridgeway Elementary School students celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday during Read Across America Day on February 28th. Manco visited Mrs. Virginia Schenck’s fifth grade class, where he read a book to students. The lieutenant, a first-time participant of the National Education Association’s program, said he was thankful for [...]
Manchester PBA 246 is pleased to announce that $2,500 was raised for a local high school scholarship during its fifth annual benefit basketball game versus school district staff on Friday, March 7. The donations will benefit the Rodney Copeland Athletic Scholarship Fund, founded in memory of the Manchester Township High School coach who died in [...]
On February 26, at approximately 5:21pm, Ptl. Peter Manco stopped a Dodge Neon for an inspection violation on Route 571 near the intersection of Etty Court. During the motor vehicle stop, Ptl. Manco observed drug paraphernalia in plain view located on the floor of the vehicle. At that time, K-9 Officer Kohout, of the Ocean [...]
At 13:55 hours on March 7, 2014, a two vehicle crash occurred on South Colonial Drive in front of the Manchester Township High School. A 2004 Dodge Neon operated by a 17-year-old Manchester resident was traveling east out of the high school driveway entrance when it collided with a 2002 Bluebird school bus operated by James [...]