Capt. Lisa D. Parker, a veteran officer with nearly 26 years of service to Manchester Township, will take the oath as Manchester’s next Chief of Police on Monday, March 2, 2015. She will succeed Chief Brian J. Klimakowski, who is retiring after 28 years of exemplary service. Capt. Parker began her law enforcement career in [...]
On Tuesday February 24, 2015, at approximately 10:19 a.m., a green 2000 Chrysler Town and Country was traveling east through the north parking lot of the Wawa in Whiting and made a left turn, colliding with a green 2000 Mack Pinto Brothers garbage truck. That truck then collided with a tan 2000 Ocean County Mack [...]
After a distinguished career in law enforcement that began in 1987, Manchester Township Chief of Police Brian J. Klimakowski has announced his retirement, effective March 1, 2015. Appointed Manchester’s 5th Chief of Police in 2011 after 24 years of service, Chief Klimakowski is a highly decorated public official who has been recognized throughout the state [...]
Missing for more than two years from her Whiting home, “Annie,” a black and tan mixed terrier, has been reunited with her owner thanks to the efforts of Manchester Township Animal Control. From left to right, Manchester Township Animal Control Officer Margaret Dellapietro poses with June Nicolaus and Annie. Animal Control Officer Margaret [...]
Manchester Township Police have charged four individuals in connection with a recent string of burglaries in the Leisure Village West community. From December 2014 through February of this year, nine houses in that section of the Township were reported burglarized. Among the proceeds taken were jewelry, silverware and televisions. After a thorough investigation which included [...]
Known by his wrestling name “The Badge,” Manchester Township Police Officer Chris Cerullo participated in a charity wrestling match this past weekend to raise money for the Heroes and Cool Kids mentoring program. Officer Cerullo, who serves as School Resource Officer in the Manchester Township School District, prevailed in his battled against Josh “The Bully” [...]
On Saturday, November 22, 2014, at approximately 10:00 am, Manchester Police responded to the Whiting branch of Santander Bank located at 409 County Road 530 for a report of a robbery. Investigation revealed that a male subject walked into the bank and presented the teller with a note demanding cash. The subject also spoke to [...]
January 31, 2015, Sgt. Richard Mazza observed a suspicious vehicle parked on Spruce Drive in the Richard Estates section of the Township. Officer Joseph Fastige and Officer Kyle Rickvalsky arrived to assist. During the investigation, it was learned that the two occupants had outstanding warrants out of Camden City. Westville resident Kimberly Ott, 22, was [...]
The Manchester Township Police is proud to announce the arrival of K-9 Officer Storm, a 19-month-old German Shepherd who will reside with K-9 Officer Marc Micciulla and assist in patrol operations throughout the Township. Storm arrived at police headquarters on Friday, January 23rd, and is scheduled to attend the New Jersey Police K-9 Association Patrol [...]
A Point Pleasant woman and a Toms River man face heroin distribution charges after an investigation by the Manchester Township Police Division. Patricia Sholander, 22, of Howe Street in Pt. Pleasant and Brian Price, 24, of Spanish Wells Road in Toms River were charged by Manchester Township Police with distribution of heroin, possession of heroin, [...]
On January 6, 2015, at 11:15 p.m., Manchester Township Police responded to a two story structure at 3239 Wilbur Avenue for a possible fire. When Officer Vincent DeRome and Officer Keith Craig arrived on scene, they reported smoke coming from the structure. A short time later they observed flames coming from the wood frame chimney. At [...]
The Project Medicine Drop box at Manchester Township Police headquarters helped to keep 1,473 pounds of unneeded prescription drugs from potentially falling into the wrong hands in 2014. In an effort to help combat the growing drug problems in Ocean County, the Manchester Township Police, in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs, [...]
Manchester Township Police are searching for a man who displayed a handgun during a robbery at the Whiting CVS Pharmacy on Monday, Dec. 29. At approximately 5:30 p.m. that day, the suspect entered the CVS on Route 530 and Schoolhouse Rd. and walked up to the cashier, where he demanded money. The suspect pulled out [...]
Two men from Lakehurst and a third man from Toms River have been arrested in connection with a recent burglary spree that took place in the Leisure Knoll and River Pointe communities. Kevin M. Monahan (age 19) of Union Avenue Lakehurst, Frederick C. Monahan (age 33) of Serine Street Toms River, and Justin C. Hall [...]
Manchester PBA 246 was pleased to partner with members of the community and local businesses to help bring the holiday spirit to children in need during its annual “Dinner with Santa.” More than 170 local children and their families attended the event on Friday, Dec. 12, at the Manchester Township Volunteer Fire Department headquarters. There, [...]
On Dec. 14, 2014, at approximately 11:02 a.m., a black 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound in the asphalt parking lot in front if the Manchester Township High School located on 101 South Colonial Road. The operator of the motorcycle, 60 year old Anthony F. Spatola of Toms River, was practicing motorcycle riding maneuvers [...]
On Dec. 13, 2014, at 1:57 a.m., Patrolman Thomas Chant conducted a motor vehicle stop on State Highway 70 in the area of Sam Pitts Road after the driver of a 1999 Green Plymouth Voyager was observed to be speeding and not maintaining his lane of travel. The operator of the vehicle was identified as 43 year [...]
On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, the Ocean County Traffic Officers Association awarded Manchester Township Police Officer Michael Guarino with the Kimberly Smith-Ames DWI Certificate of Recognition for his unwavering commitment to keeping not only the residents of Manchester Township safe, but also those who pass through it by rigorously enforcing the DWI laws of the State [...]
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, Manchester Township Police held a County-wide training course on the Basic Event Data Recorder (EDR). The course was hosted by both Kean University and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. The training involved more than 30 Traffic Safety Officers from many of the Ocean County municipal Police Departments. The course was instructed by [...]
On Dec. 9, 2014, Manchester Township Police responded to a disturbance call in the Pine Lake Park section of town. Upon Officers arrival, it was learned that those involved in the disturbance had fled the scene in a motor vehicle. A description of the vehicle was given at which point it was observed leaving the [...]
A three-week investigation by Manchester Township Police Officers led to drug charges for two Whiting residents on Dec. 2, 2014. As a result of multiple days of surveillance throughout Manchester, Toms River, Island Heights and Pine Beach, Manchester Township Police were able to obtain search warrants for a home and vehicle in Whiting. During the [...]
On Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at approximately 10 a.m., Manchester Township Police responded to the Whiting Branch of Santander Bank located at 409 County Road 530 for a report of a robbery. Investigation revealed that a male subject walked into the bank and presented the teller with a note demanding cash. The male subject also spoke [...]
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Manchester Township Police Chief Brian Klimakowski on Dec. 2, 2014, announced the arrest of Modesto Torres, 65, of Manchester. Torres is charged with one count of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Distribution of Child Pornography. The arrest stems from an early morning operation by the Ocean County High [...]
Residents are invited to learn from Manchester Township’s traffic safety experts how they can protect themselves while on the road during the final “Staying Safe in Manchester Township” information session on Monday, Nov. 17. From 6 to 8 p.m. at the 21 Colonial Drive Ocean County Library branch, Patrolmen Doug Higgins and Antonio Ellis of [...]
On Nov. 8, 2014, at 12:30 p.m., Manchester Township Police responded to 2B Conestoga Drive in the Whiting section of the township for the report of a single vehicle crash into the garage of the residence. When patrol units arrived they observed a 2001 Ford Escort operated by 84-year-old Mary Crichton of Manchester partially into the [...]
Manchester Township Police are advising residents to inspect all candy received while Trick or Treating after a resident reported receiving suspicious and dangerous candy. A township parent reported to police that she went Trick or Treating with her child and afterwards attempted to eat a Tootsie Roll candy received while going door to door. The [...]
On Wednesday, Oct. 22, a resident of Burnside Street in Manchester’s Pine Lake Park section called Manchester Township Police in the early morning hours to report three gun shots after a vehicle passed by the residence. Three patrol units arrived on scene and minutes later dispatch received another call from a resident who reported hearing [...]
A Whiting man was charged with burglarizing a township pharmacy on three separate occasions after Manchester Township Police investigated a weekend incident at the store. The owner of The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy on Lacey Road in Whiting alerted Manchester Township Police that he was remotely viewing the store’s surveillance video feed, which showed a man [...]
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at approximately 2:32 p.m., Patrolmen Michael Lynch and Robert Maccaquano responded to Ridgeway Boulevard for a single vehicle motor vehicle crash. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Thomas A. Buchko, 41, of Manchester. The vehicle was traveling south on Ridgeway Boulevard, near the River Point adult community, when Buchko attempted to swat [...]
The Manchester Township Police is proud to announce that Chief Brian Klimakowski was named as the recipient of the 2014 Chief Sandy Danco Service Award presented by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. Instituted by the NJSACOP in 2007, the Chief Sandy Danco Award recognizes annually a member Chief for outstanding service [...]