On 08/04/2013 Officer Joseph Hankins responded to 613 Pemberton Street in Pine Lake Park for a reported theft of an ATV. The owner advised Officer Hankins he was leaving for vacation and loaded his ATV on the trailer at 10:00pm the night before. When the owner woke up at 07:00 am, he noticed that ATV [...]
On 07/27/2013 at 08:33 pm, Manchester Police responded to the State Hwy 70 Shop Rite regarding a robbery. When Officers arrived they learned that an unknown white male suspect had forcefully taken an unknown amount of money out of a 59 year old female cashiers register. The cashier stated while she was getting change from [...]
On July 19, 2013, Officer Joseph Reilly was on patrol when he observed a vehicle at the end of Bone Hill Road entering the Heritage Minerals property. After stopping the vehicle, he ascertained that the 19 year old operator, Matthew Miller Jr. of Cream Ridge, was impaired to the point where he could not operate [...]
The Manchester Township Police are continuing to search for an attempted carjacking suspect. The Police are exhausting all leads in an attempt to identify the suspect carjacker depicted in the composite sketch. On July 24, 2013, members of the Manchester Township Police Investigations Bureau, Patrol Division and Auxiliary Officers conducted an extensive door to door [...]
On July 22, 2013, the Manchester Township Police Department joined the Project Medicine Drop Program. The project is a cooperative effort involving the Manchester Township Police, Ocean County Health Department, Office of the New Jersey State Attorney General, and the Division of New Jersey Consumer Affairs. The project is to assist in preventing the abuse [...]
On July 22, 2013 at approximately 1400 hours, Kenneth Jackson, age 31 of Spruce Dr. Manchester, was riding his bicycle along Colonial Drive when he was struck by a Honda Accord. The vehicle was operated by Karl Hill, age 56 of Douglas Drive Manchester, as he was attempting to turn right onto Colonial Dr. from [...]
On July 20, 2013 at 12:01pm Manchester Police were notified that an elderly man was unconscious in the wooded area bordering Manchester Twp and the Joint Navy Base at Lakehurst off of Dace Rd. He was found by a family riding ATV’s in the area. Due to the large area involved and no significant landmarks, [...]
On July 14, 2013, at approximately 2203 hours, Officer Arthur Cronk, noticed a male lying in the roadway at the intersection of Route 70 and Route 571. Officer Cronk had arrived moments after 19 year old, Ajhawn Wallace, of Richmond Avenue, Manchester, was struck by a vehicle. Ajhawn Wallace was crossing Route 70, in the [...]
On Sunday July 14, 2013 at approximately 7:47pm, a gray 2009 Nissan Altima 4 door was traveling south on County Route 539 near milepost 21 when it crossed into the north bound lane and collided with a gray 2001 Bmw Z3 convertible. The Nissan Altima continued south in the north bound lane and then collided [...]
On 07/11/13 at approximately 2256 hours, Manchester Township Police received a report of a possible carjacking that occurred on County Road 571 at the intersection of Renaissance Blvd . The victim, a 7 month pregnant, 23 year old female of Toms River had been stopped at the traffic light on Renaissance Blvd., when a male [...]
Toms River, NJ - Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Manchester Township Police Chief Brian Klimakowski today announced the arrest of Janet D. Wilson, 53, of Manchester Township, NJ on charges of Aggravated Manslaughter, Desecrating Human Remains, and Neglect of a Disabled Adult in connection with the death of her daughter Rebecca Wilson. On [...]
On July 7th at 5:34pm, Manchester Police received a 911 call for a report of CPR in progress at the Harry Wright Lake, located at 1499 Lake Road. At the same time the 911 call was being made, Manchester Police Patrolman Joseph Hankins who was at the Lake for an unrelated call, was flagged down [...]
On 07/03/13 at approximately 2152 hours, Manchester Police were dispatched to the Jersey Gas station on Route 530 for a report of an armed robbery. The gas attendant was sitting in the booth, closing for the evening, when a white male suspect emerged on foot from behind the gas station and entered the booth. The white [...]
Manchester Township began their multi-phase testing process today for police applicants. The first phase, the physical examination, began with a speech from Chief Brian Klimakowski and was followed by a demonstration of each exercise by Lt. Vincent Manco, the test coordinator. Due to high number of applicants (320) the physical examination had to be scheduled [...]
On June 28th at 8:33 am, Manchester Police received a 911 call from a Pine Lake Park resident who resides on the 2000 block of Eight Avenue stating there was an intruder in his home. The resident was awakened by the sounds of someone walking around the upstairs of his house. Knowing no one else [...]
On 05/25/13 at approximately 3:30 a.m., Officer Joseph Fastige observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on State Highway 70, near mile marker 41. As Officer Fastige attempted to close the distance to affect a motor vehicle stop, the vehicle accelerated from 85 mph to over 100 mph as it passed [...]
On 05/25/13 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Manchester Police received a call from a female resident of Pine Lake Park, stating that someone was attempting to break into her house. Officer Adam Guker responded to the 1300 block of Fourth Avenue and observed a 39 year old male, Michael Marone, attempting to leave the rear yard [...]
On 06/17/2013, four adults and two juveniles were arrested and charged with theft of property from the Manchester Township High School. The four adults were identified as: Antonio Jose Marrero (age 18), Roemello Manuel Muldrow (age 18), Damian Michael Moore (age 18), Antoinne Lamar Brown (age 18), all of Manchester Township. The two juveniles were [...]
On 5/27/13 at approximately 2354 hours, Ptl. Michael Anderson stopped a motor vehicle for a motor vehicle violation in the Quick Chek parking lot, located on County Route 571. As the vehicle came to a stop, the driver, later identified as Aldo Ventiere, age 33 of Toms River exited the vehicle and fled on foot. [...]
At 13:07 hours on May 16, 2013, a two vehicle crash occurred on NJ Route 70, at mile marker 43.1. A 1994 Toyota 4-Runner, being operated by Lee R Chism 3rd (age 30) of Pennsauken, NJ was traveling west on NJ Route 70, when his vehicle crossed the center line and entered into the east [...]
The Manchester Township Police in conjunction with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the murder of a 76-year-old man who was found dead in his home in the Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Park just off Route 37 West. On Monday, Anthony Verdicchio was discovered by an acquaintance after [...]
At 15:26 hours on May 4, 2013, a two vehicle crash occurred on NJ Route 70, at mile marker 36.2 in Manchester Township. A 2001 Honda Accord, being operated by Jason E. Feliciano (age 28) of Philadelphia, PA was traveling east on NJ Route 70, when Mr. Feliciano attempted to pass several vehicles in front [...]
On 05/01/2013 Officer Scott Thompson observed a dark colored vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed along State Hwy 70 west bound near MM 46. Ptl. Thompson initiated a motor vehicle stopped on the 2001 Black 4 door Volkswagen along State Hwy 70 at the entrance of the Manchester Plaza in Manchester Township. The [...]
On Saturday, April 27, 2013 at approximately 6:53 pm 24 year old Joel Onate, of Toms River, New Jersey was injured when he lost control of his 2012 Triumph Motorcycle in an emergency braking situation. Mr. Onate was riding with another motorcycle traveling west on Broadway Boulevard approaching the intersection of Oakdale Street in the [...]
On Saturday, April 27, 2013 at approximately 4:35 pm a 17 year old juvenile was injured after striking a tree while riding in the woods behind the Kincora Buck Hunting Club located off Pasadena Road. The 17 year old male suffered a serious lower leg injury and was flow to Jersey Shore University Hospital in [...]
On Thursday April 25, 2013 at 1055 am, an elderly woman drove her 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis through the garage of her home on Azalea Drive, in Whiting. The driver, identified as Klara Bunkovsky, 89, drove into her garage, through the wall and into her laundry room. She then backed out of the garage, 60 [...]
On 04/21/2013 at 05:30 am, Manchester Police responded to a single story structure with four individual apartments at 3 Valley Stream Drive in Whiting, for a structure fire. When Officer Michael Guarino and Officer Steven Wendruff arrived on scene, they reported the structure was fully involved and said they observed flames protruding from the roof. [...]
At 14:03 hours on April 18, 2013, a four vehicle crash occurred on NJ Route 70, at the intersection of Colonial Drive and Route 70. A 2003 Toyota Corolla, being operated by Kevin J. Johnston (age 58) of Manchester, NJ was traveling east on NJ Route 70, when Mr. Johnston attempted to turn left onto [...]
On 04/15/2013 at 3:11 pm, Officer Patrick Morgan responded to the Whiting section of Manchester in reference to a Vehicle that crashed into a garage. According to Officer Morgan, 92 year old Whiting resident Loretta Najmowski, stated she was parking her 1999 Honda in the garage when her floor mat got stuck on the accelerator [...]
On 04/16/2013 a Township woman reported to Police that her wallet had been stolen while shopping at the Manchester Plaza Shoprite. According to the female, she was checking out and left her wallet lying on the counter. By the time she went back to retrieve her wallet it was gone. The wallet contained blank checks, cash, and [...]