David Maldonado-Ocelotl, 28, drowned in Ship Bottom after he and three others got caught in a rip current, police said.
Here are some of the incidents Lacey police responded to during April.
The fire occurred Wednesday night in Lanoka Harbor, officials said.
The threat is under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
Reports of shoplifting, a hit-and-run, DWI and more were made during March, according to Lacey police.
On April 22, 2025, the Jones Road Fire began, growing into the state's biggest wildfire in 20 years.
Investigation into the crash remains ongoing, Lacey police said.
The driver ran off the road, crashed through a fence and hit a tree, police said.
The 71-year-old woman died in her bedroom, authorities said.
Kenneth Grant threatened a bank teller with a gun and demanded money on March 9, police said.
Numerous shoplifting arrests were made in the month of February, according to Lacey police.
The fatal shooting is being investigated by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
The incident is being investigated by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Lacey Township Police Department made multiple arrests in January 2026 for various offenses including eluding, DWI and more.
The robbery occurred Monday afternoon in Forked River, according to police.
Officers quickly mobilized and used new technology to locate the juvenile along Oyster Creek, preventing a dangerous situation.
Michael O’Hare, Jr. struck a Jeep and injured the driver in a Lacey Township crash, authorities said.
Seth Bowles, 20, sent nude photos to the 15-year-old, and instructed her to send sexual photos and videos, authorities said.
One officer was taken to the hospital for injuries, authorities said.
The car ran off the road and down an embankment, hit multiple trees and flipped, ejecting the two passengers, police said.
William Sabie is accused of a carjacking where he got into an idling car and struck its owner before fleeing and crashing the car, cops say.
Police responded to these incidents and more in Lacey during the month of November:
Lanoka Harbor's John Mangan had hundreds of images of children being sexually abused; he previously assaulted a teenager as a principal.
If you're thinking of giving your kid an e-bike for this gift-giving season, Lacey police are offering some info to help you decide.
See the incidents Lacey police responded to throughout the month of September:
Taquan Shelton is accused of setting a couch and ottoman inside his rental home on fire, authorities said.
The man was asleep in his car with a loaded gun and open container of alcohol, according to the monthly police blotter.
See the incidents Lacey police responded to in the month of July:
If you get a call claiming to be from the Lacey Township PBA soliciting donations, you should ignore it, police said.
A Waretown woman died after she was struck while crossing Route 9 late Monday, police said.
A fight between two men shattered the rear windshield of a Mercedes-Benz and more, according to the June police blotter.
Charles Maulbeck's string of crimes included striking a person with an axe and breaking the window of a car with a rock, both in Lacey.
One of the men was critically injured in the Saturday night hit-and-run at a Toms River apartment complex.
Brooke I. Mathews tried to flee a motor vehicle stop by reversing into an officer and a cop car before speeding onto Lacey Road, police say.
He hit multiple cars including two cop cars before going airborne, hitting a utility pole and then jumping into a lake, police said.
The Bayville man got out of his car with a gun, shot at the other car and then drove away during a road rage incident Thursday, police said.
Former Patrolman Joseph Pandorf is one of the NJ cops who faced major discipline in 2024, according to the Attorney General.
Here are the incidents Lacey police responded to during the month of May:
Joseph Kling told a reporter that he wasn't the one responsible for extinguishing a bonfire that grew into the Jones Road Wildfire.
Aidan Marshall, 19, fled from detectives into the woods and dropped a bag containing a ghost gun and hollow point ammo, authorities said.