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 [...]
On February 28, 2014 at 3 pm Manchester Township Police received a complaint from a person who stated they were pulled over by an unmarked vehicle on State Highway 37 in Manchester Township and were suspicious of the person’s identity. The victim provided Officer Anthony Iliadis a description of both the vehicle and the [...]
On March 2, 2014, at approximately 7:00 pm, Manchester Police received a call of a pedestrian struck on Falmouth Avenue near the intersection of Central Drive. Ptl. Christian Nazario and Ptl. Brian Volk arrived and found 57 year old, Cynthia Lovanyak, of Whiting, lying in the roadway suffering from an apparent injury. The investigation revealed [...]
At 12:33 hours on February 4, 2014 a two vehicle crash occurred on NJ Route 70, in the area of mile marker 34.5. Vehicle 1, a 2012 Nissan Altima was being operated by John Jones (age 72) of Manchester. Mr. Jones was traveling east on NJ Route 70, and wearing his seatbelt when his vehicle [...]
Members of the Manchester Township Police Patrol Bureau and Investigations Bureau have been investigating motor vehicle burglaries that have been occurring throughout the township. These incidents have primarily been reported in the Pine Lake Park section, however vehicle burglaries have also been reported in Holly Oaks, Renaissance, Leisure Village, Leisure Knoll, Pine Ridge and Crestwood [...]
On February 2, 2013, at approximately 6:39pm, on duty Patrol Officer Arthur Cronk discovered an overturned Jeep Wrangler at the intersection of State Highway 70 and County Route 571. Further investigation revealed that the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, being operated by Chelsea B. Snyder (age 18) of Pemberton, had been traveling Westbound on SH 70 near [...]
With Super Bowl 48 taking place tomorrow, Manchester Township Police want to remind the public to stay safe and sober behind the wheel on what has historically been one of the most dangerous weekends of the year. In 2008 when the New York Giants played in the Super Bowl, police in New Jersey arrested 176 [...]
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 at approximately 8:27 pm, a Lakehurst Police Officer was assisting with a two car motor vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of State Highway 37 and Commonwealth Boulevard, when he was struck by a passing motor vehicle. Officer Jason Guide, 25, was standing on the paved eastbound shoulder of the roadway [...]
On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at approximately 12:38 pm, a two vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of State Highway 70 and Colonial Drive. Christopher Perrault, a 42 year old male from Brown Mills was operating a 1998 Pontiac Sun fire east on State Highway 70 when his vehicle collided with a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, [...]
On January 10, 2014, between the hours of 6:33 am and 9:33 am, freezing rain and icy road conditions contributed to a total of twenty one separate motor vehicle crashes. Of these crashes there were 4 reported injuries. One of the injured parties was Manchester Township Police Officer, Richard Conklin who was involved in a [...]
On Sunday January 5, 2014 at approximately 1:25pm, a black 2008 Nissan Altima was traveling south on Manchester Boulevard along the curve when it collided head on with a silver 2004 Ford Explorer. The driver of the Nissan Altima, 43 year old Michelle L. Pisauro of Browns Mills, was properly restrained, and had to be extricated from [...]
On January 4th, 2014 at 2:17 p.m., officers responded to an address on Northampton Blvd., in Manchester Township for a reported burglary in progress. The victim and a witness identified the fleeing suspects as their identities were known to them. One of the suspects was identified as, 20 year old, Nicholas Graff of Gladstone Street [...]
On January 3, 2014 at 10:54 pm Manchester Police responded to a report of motor vehicle accident on Nature Way in Whiting. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 1999 Polar Snowmobile was traveling north on Nature Way, left the roadway and struck a tree. The operator of the snowmobile was lying in the snow for [...]
On Friday, December 27, 2013 at approximately 7:31 pm, a 2011 Toyota was traveling west on NJ Route 70 in the Ridgeway section of Manchester Township, when the vehicle left it’s travel lane. The vehicle impacted a tree on the west bound berm in the area of the Quick Chek. The driver of the [...]
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 at approximately 5:25 pm, a 2007 Honda Civic, was traveling west on County Route 530 in the Whiting section of Manchester Township when the vehicle left it’s travel lane and impacted a tree on the east bound shoulder of the roadway in the area of America’s Keswick. The driver of [...]
On December 19, 2013 at 12:50 a.m., Manchester Township Police responded to the Manchester Township High School for a possible Hazardous Materials incident. Upon arrival, Manchester Police learned that a teacher had accidently dropped a beaker containing an unknown liquid while working alone in a chemistry lab. Upon hitting the ground, the beaker broke causing [...]
A 28 year old Lumberton Township resident was arrested and charged for Possession of Heroin, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Hypodermic Needles on Wednesday, December 12th, 2013. Samrina S. Elly, of Thornhill Drive in Lumberton, NJ, was arrested by Officer Joseph Fastige after she struck a vehicle from behind on State Highway 70 [...]
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at approximately 1:00 PM, members of the Manchester Township Police responded to the report of a head-on collision on State Highway 70 in the vicinity of Manchester Boulevard in the Whiting section of Manchester Township. Responding officers located the crash on Route 70 about a quarter mile east of Manchester [...]