Brick Honors Its Police With Blue Line

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township has joined a number of communities that have shown solidarity with their police departments by painting a blue line along a street in the community.

Mayor John Ducey joined Chief James Riccio and several members of the Brick Township Police Department on McNelis Drive, which circles the Brick Township municipal complex, where a symbolic blue line was painted down the center of the road.

Ducey announced the painting of the line at Tuesday's Township Council meeting.

“Many communities throughout the nation have adorned streets with blue lines in support of police and law enforcement,” Ducey said. “We are fortunate to have one of if not the best law enforcement agencies in the State of New Jersey protecting Brick Township every single day. The blue line is a gesture of support and a small token of our appreciation for the work the men and women of the Brick Township Police Department do every day to keep us safe.”

Ducey said McNelis Drive, which is named in honor of Brick Township Police Lt. Thomas McNelis who died in 1996, was chosine because other main roads through Brick Township are not township roads, but are Ocean County or state roads. McNelis Drive was the logical choice for paying tribute as a result, he said.

Photo via Brick Township municipal Facebook page