Kids Climbing On Roofs Of Manalapan Schools, Police Report

MANALAPAN, NJ — Manalapan police are seeing several incidents where teenagers are climbing on the roofs of local schools that are closed during the summer months.

The reoccurring problem has happened two to three times this summer at the Lafayette Mills school, Capt. Thomas Barstow told Patch, but it may be happening at other area schools, as well.

As a result, many schools in the Manalapan-Englishtown school district have now installed motion-sensing roof-mounted security cameras, which automatically contact the police department when motion is detected.

"Lights go on and an alarm sounds if it senses anyone on the roof," he said. "The schools are really concerned for the safety of our kids. These buildings are two stories off the ground. Someone could be seriously hurt."

Manalapan police are taking this seriously: Several juveniles have been arrested. They were ultimately turned over to their parents, but the incidents are now pending criminal complaints at Monmouth County Family Court.

Patch file photo of Lafayette Mills school