Lacey Police, First Responders Winding Up No-Shave November

LACEY, NJ — Residents in Lacey Township who have found some of their police officers and emergency service personnel to be on the "hairy side" will soon see them clean-shaven again.

"No-Shave November" comes to an end Friday, marking the end of uniformed police officers sporting beards and mustaches, all in the name of fighting cancer, Police Chief Michael DiBella said.

Members of the Lacey Township Police Department and local Emergency Services Volunteers began breaking protocol for a good cause. Lacey Township Police Officers, along with members from the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department, Bamber Lakes Fire Department, Lanoka Harbor EMS and the Lacey Township Dive Team started participating in the fundraiser Nov. 1.

No-Shave November is a fundraiser in which people put down their razor in order to raise awareness and funding for cancer charities.

Funds raised by the "Lacey Township Challenge" (Lacey Police and Emergency Services) will go to charities including Prevent Cancer Foundation, Fight Colorectal Cancer, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Lacey Township Police and the Emergency Services are not taking donations directly. Donations on behalf of the police officers and the Emergency Services personnel should be made directly to No-Shave.org under the Lacey Township Challenge. Both the Lacey Township Police Department (click here to donate) and the Lacey Township Emergency Services (or click here to donate) have pledged to reach $3,000 each, for a total donation of $6,000.

The photo above was taken October 30, 2018, before the challenge began. An after photo is scheduled for Saturday.

"I want to thank Sergeant George Resetar for his assistance with this initiative. Additionally, I want to thank all of my police officers and the members of the emergency services for their dedication and assistance with this initiative," DiBella said. At the conclusion of this event, the Lacey Township Police Department grooming policy will be back in full effect until next year’s No-Shave November.

Anyone with questions in regard to this initiative may contact Resetar at the Lacey Township Police Department at 609-693-6636, ext. 2590.

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Members of the Lacey Township Police Department and local emergency services during the 2018 No-Shave November “Before Photo.” Mayor Nicholas Juliano was also present. Photo by Lacey Township Police