In following a tradition full of joy for Manchester Township PBA 246 and its community partners, local children in need were treated to an evening of holiday cheer during the annual “Dinner with Santa” held on December 9, 2016. More than 250 local children and their families were invited to attend the event this past [...]
On December 9, 2016, a second subject was arrested in connection with the rash of senior community burglaries that occurred over the past month. Patrick Frew, a 28 year old male from Buena Visa Drive, Berkeley Township was arrested when he arrived home by members of the Manchester Township Investigations Bureau. Patrick Frew's arrest was [...]
A month-long investigation by Manchester Township Police Detectives into a string of burglaries in two Manchester Township senior communities, during which jewelry and firearms were stolen, has resulted in multiple charges for a Berkeley Township man. Over a one month period, 12 burglaries and two attempted burglaries were reported in the Leisure Knoll section of [...]
In an effort to connect with high school students and teach them about the dangers of opiates, the Manchester Township Police Department created a comprehensive drug awareness program for 12th grade students, the first of its kind in the State of New Jersey. The program, called #NotEvenOnce, touches on a common theme Officers often hear [...]
A nighttime head-on collision on Route 571 in the Ridgeway section of the Township sends two men to a local trauma center with serious injuries. 41-year-old Toms River resident, David M Rehl and 37-year-old Brick resident, Michael P. Redding were transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of serious injuries after [...]
The Manchester Township Police Department is pleased to announce the promotions of one Lieutenant and three Sergeants, as well as the hiring of a Patrolman and Class II Special Officer during a November 30, 2016, ceremony in the Municipal Complex Civic Center. Before their family, friends, and police personnel including Chief Lisa Parker, Mayor Kenneth [...]
On November 23, 2016, at approximately 7:30 a.m., a Manchester Board of Education School Bus was impacted in the rear while stopped waiting to pick up students at a bus stop on Ridgeway Road (CR 571) approximately 270 feet east of Commonwealth Blvd. The crash occurred as the driver of a 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee, identified [...]
At approximately 3:37 p.m. on November 19, 2016, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to County Route 547 in the Ridgeway Section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a SUV and a motorcycle. Upon arrival, officers observed a 1999, Chevrolet Suburban and a 2015, Harley Davidson Motorcycle in the [...]
An early morning crash on November 14, 2016, involving a Manchester Township school bus sent four individuals to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries on Monday morning. Officers responded to the Manchester Middle School after Tracey Schadewald, 45, of Manchester, struck the rear of a parked school bus with her 2013 Chrysler Town and Country [...]
A five-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Friday morning, November 4, 2016, snarled traffic on Route 70 near the intersection of Green Acres Road, in the eastern section of the township. At approximately 11:17 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of State Highway 70 and Green Acres Road for the report [...]
On August 28, 2016, Manchester Township Police Officer Mark Micciulla took a report involving the theft of a credit card as well as its fraudulent use at four separate locations in and around Manchester Township. These unauthorized fraudulent charges took place at the Manchester ShopRite, Hall's Gulf Service Station, Lakehurst Dunkin Donuts, and Wawa in [...]
On October 27, 2016, at approximately 9:35 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police Patrol Bureau responded to multiple reports of gun shots in the area of the 2500 block of Kent Road in the Whitney Estates section of Manchester Township. Upon the arrival of patrol officers, it was learned that an unknown person(s) fire [...]
Manchester Township and Police Department officials are proud to recognize the money-saving efforts of our Emergency Responders, most notably the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company for their recent success in securing more than three quarters of a million dollars in federal grant funding. While attending a New Jersey League of Municipalities seminar on grant funding for [...]
The Manchester Township Police are pleased to welcome Pastor Robert Clark as the Department’s second Police Chaplain, expanding an important program in which highly trained clergy assist officers and the community during times of need. Pastor Clark joins Rev. James Davis, who has served as the Manchester Township Police Chaplain since November of 2011, in [...]
On Saturday morning, October 22, 2016, at approximately 6:53 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to 45 Fox Street in the Pine Ridge section of the Township for the report of a possible structure fire. Upon the arrival, officers observed heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the single family [...]
On Thursday, October 20, 2016, at approximately 4:30 p.m., members of the Manchester Township Police Patrol Bureau responded to the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and State Highway 70 to investigate a report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers learned that two vehicles had been involved in the crash. The first, a 2014 Toyota Prius, [...]
A two vehicle crash in the intersection of Route 70 and Colonial Drive this afternoon snarled traffic in the area for approximately one hour. A 72-year-old Whiting resident, Janet Sabba, was injured during a collision between her Dodge Caravan and an Isuzu box truck, operated by 61-year-old Kenneth Parker Jr. of Browns Mills. The box [...]
A Manchester Township resident was struck by a backing vehicle as she walked across the parking lot in the Silverwoods Independent Living complex on Monday morning. 64-year old, Catherine Burt, was walking through the parking lot when she was struck by vehicle which was backing from a parking space. On Monday, October 17, at approximately [...]
Continuing a successful outreach program that began two years ago, students at the Whiting Elementary School yesterday were taught the ins and outs of law enforcement and given important safety lessons from Manchester Township Police officers. The four interactive stations at the October 13, 2016, event allowed elementary students to take a hands-on look at [...]
The motor vehicle stop of a Freehold Township man, lead to the seizure of various types of narcotics as well as related paraphernalia early Wednesday morning. Ptl. Jason Wiener stopped a Ford Explorer for a motor vehicle violation and shortly thereafter found the operator to be in possession of heroin, marijuana, Xanax, Suboxone as well [...]
Manchester Township Police Chief Lisa Parker today recognized the outstanding efforts of two Manchester Township officers and family members of a distraught man with preventing a tragedy. On Saturday, October 8, 2016,at approximately 11 p.m., officers responded to a New York Avenue residence in reference a 911 call involving an intoxicated male. Responding officers had [...]
A Manchester Township woman was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Endangering the Welfare of a Child after she left the scene of crash in Toms River. The suspect, 45-year-old Wendy Soden was arrested by Officer Michael Guarino at a residence in Whiting. On Friday evening, October 7, 2016, the Manchester Township Police [...]
Route 530 in the Whiting Section of the Township was closed down for several hours in the area of Pine Ridge Boulevard due to a motor vehicle accident involving a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a Hyundai Sonata. On Thursday, October 6, 2016, at approximately 2:07 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the [...]
On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Lt. Vincent Manco was presented with a generous $500 donation to the Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit by the Leisure Knoll Harmonics musical group. After approximately 25 years of performances throughout Manchester Township’s senior communities and nursing homes, the Harmonics have made the decision to disband. With some funds leftover [...]
A driver who apparently confused the accelerator for the brake pedal struck a pedestrian and then a residence on South Chestnut Avenue in the Whiting Section of the Township on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. The driver of the vehicle as well as the pedestrian were not seriously injured in the crash. Officers from the Manchester [...]
Members of the Manchester Township Police Department visited the Children's Specialized Hospital in Toms River on Wednesday, October 5, to present a donation of $1,551 raised during the Ocean County Bravest and Finest Flag Football Tournament this past summer. The officers met staff members and were given a tour of the impressive Stevens Road facility, [...]
On October 4, 2016, at approximately 3:13 a.m., Officer Brian Volk observed a vehicle traveling westbound on County Road 571 near Commonwealth Blvd. Officer Volk observed an equipment violation and stopped the vehicle with two occupants. The passenger, 26 year old Sergio Correa of Dunrovin Court, Manchester, was found to have an outstanding warrant out [...]
On October 1, 2016, at approximately 1855 hours, the Manchester Township Police Department received a call from an employee of the Cafe Napoli Restaurant, located in the Manchester Plaza Shopping Center. The employee reported that a patron had stolen cash from a tip jar located next to the cash register. Patrolmen Patrick Mabie and Kyle [...]
Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department and two Manchester Township Councilmen assisted with the bagging of groceries on Sept. 21, 2016, 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 [...]
A Manchester woman was arrested as a result of several complaints about suspected drug activity at her Commonwealth Boulevard residence. Members of the Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) conducted a consent search of the home which resulted in the recovery of quantities of Suboxone and drug paraphernalia associated with heroin use. On Friday, [...]