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October 2017 - Monthly Statistics

This agency handled 33434 calls-for-service between January 1st 2017, and October 31st, 2017.

The Lacey Township Police Department handled 3072 calls-for-service during the month of October

2017. The monthly summary is as follows:

Uniformed Patrol Division The Uniformed Patrol Division activities for the month of October 2017 are as follows:

Summary of Traffic Summonses 140 Summonses and 14 Written Warnings from 427 Motor Vehicle Stops.

● 12 DUI Arrests

● 20 Suspended License Summonses

● 12 Reckless Driving Summonses

● 1 Uninsured Vehicle Summonses

● 7 CDS in a Motor Vehicle Summonses

Traffic Accidents

61 Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported

● 13 injuries

● 0 fatalities

LACEY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

Community Policing in Forked River, Lanoka Harbor, and Bamber Lake

Michael C. DiBella

808 West Lacey Road, Forked River, New Jersey 08731

Telephone: 609.693.6636 Fax: 609.693.3894 Chief of Police

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Drug Arrests

10 arrests were made by Patrol Division personnel for drug-related offenses during the month of

October.

Warrant Arrests 21 arrests were made on court-issued warrants during the month of October.

2 arrests were for individuals who turned themselves in at police headquarters.

Criminal and SC Complaints

39 Criminal complaint summonses/warrants were signed by officers within the Patrol Division during

the month of October.

Directed Enforcement Details

417 documented directed enforcement details were completed during the month of October.

Domestic Violence Incidents

35 Domestic violence calls were answered by patrol officers during the month of October.

6 Incidents involved an application for a Temporary Restraining Order.

11 Incidents involved criminal charges.

First Aid Calls

154 emergency first aid calls were answered by patrol officers during the month of October.

PESS Matters 18 incidents involved the use of the Psychological Emergency Screening Service (PESS) during the

month of October.

Training Assignments

On October 5, 2017, Lieutenant Christopher Cornelius, Sergeant Robert Surtees,

Special Officer Moeller and Officers Jeffery Slota, Scott Anderson, Dimitrios Tsarnas,

Evan Androcy, Alan Abrecht, and Jesse Dalziel attended Fall Firearms Qualifications

from1200 to 2000 hours at the Lacey Township Police Range. It was instructed by

Detective Samuel Della Sala and Officer John Simonson.

On October 5, 2017, Officer Michael Verwey attended DRE training in Bergen County

from 0800 to 1600 hours.

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On October 6, 2017, Lieutenant Christopher Kenny, Sergeant Ronald Buxton,

Detective Adam Ewart, Special Officer T. Walsh and Officers Robert Duffy, John

McKee, Andrew Slota, Elton Copes, Patrick Watkins and Martin Julian attended Fall

Firearms Qualifications from 1200 to 2000 hours at the Lacey Township Police

Range. It was instructed by Sergeant Michael Eden and Detectives Samuel Della

Sala and Charles May.

On October 16, 2017, Officer Michael Verwey attended DRE training in Patterson,

NJ for evaluations exercises from 0800 to 1600 hours.

The week of October 16 to 20, 2017, Sergeant Robert Surtees attended Front Line

Supervision Training in Westhampton, NJ form 0800 to 1600 hours.

On October 23, 2017, Officer Julie Barcalow attended Arrest Search and Seizure

Update Training at the Ridgefield Police Department from 0800 to 1600 hours. .

On October 30 and 31, 2017, Sergeant Robert Flynn attended PASP Reconstructive

Seminar from 0800 to 1600.

Squad A attended Semi-Annual Fall handgun Qualification on Thursday, October 5,

2017. The training was held at the Lacey Township Firearms Range.

Squad B attended Semi-Annual Fall handgun Qualification on Friday, October 6,

2017. The training was held at the Lacey Township Firearms Range.

1 officer (Sgt. Flynn) attended 3rd Training NJSP Codis Tuesday, October 10, 2017.

The training was held at the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.

1 officer (Kenny) attended ODARA Training for Domestic Violence on Friday, October

20, 2017. The training was held at Stockton University Campus and was hosted by

the Division of Criminal Justice.

ABC Details

N/A

Special Details/Events

On October 14, 2017, Officer Michael Verwey responded to a SWAT Callout, out of

county, from 0945 to 1345 hours.

On October 15, 2017, Officer Noah Schaffer attended a Distracted Driving

demonstration at the Lacey Township High School, reference a Public Safety

Announcement, from 1700 to 1900 hours.

October 30, 2017 Lieutenant Christopher Kenny attended an OEM meeting from

0830 to 1230 hours.

On October 30, 2017, Officer Patrick Watkins worked a DDEF detail from1900 to

2300 hours.

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On October 31, 2017 Officer Dimitrios Tsarnas worked a DDEF Detail from 1830 to

2230 hours.

On Thursday, October 26, 2017, Lt. Christopher Kenny and Officer Jesse Dalziel

attended a Domestic Violence Response Team supervision meeting. The meeting

was held at Lacey Township Police Headquarters and hosted by Providence House.

On Saturday, October 28, 2017, members of the Lacey Township Police Department

were assigned to the annual Trunk-or-Treat event at Gille Park in Lacey Township.

The event was hosted by the Lacey Township Chamber of Commerce.

Investigative Division

The Investigative Division activities for the month of October 2017 are as follows:

Case Management

16 cases were assigned during the month of October and currently 4 of the 16 remain open.

3 cases were closed from previous months.

Off-hour Duty Calls

0 incidents required a Detective to respond during off hours during the month of October.

Grand Jury and Superior Court Appearances

1 case required the appearance of a detective at Grand Jury during the month of October.

0 cases required testimony from a detective at Superior Court in reference to appealed gun permit

applications during the month of October.

Drug Arrests

6 arrests were made by detectives during the month of October for drug-related offenses.

Criminal and SC Complaints

15 Criminal complaint summonses/warrants were signed by detectives during the month of October.

Search Warrants

1 Search Warrants and 0 Communications Data Warrants (CDWs) were executed during the month of

October.

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Background Investigations

Firearms - 40 firearms background investigations/permits were processed during the month of

October.

Permit to Carry – 0 permits to carry applications were completed during the month of October.

Volunteer Fire/First Aid - 2 volunteer background investigations were processed during the month of

October.

Solicitor - 0 solicitor’s permit backgrounds were processed during the month of October.

Megan’s Law Registrations

0 registrants reported to police headquarters for their annual registration requirement. 1 registrant

conducted a 90-day registration requirement. 1 new registrant was documented during the month as

moving into Lacey Township. 0 registrants moved from our jurisdiction. 0 current registrants

appointments were facilitated to update information. 0 registrants were removed from Megan’s Law.

Our jurisdiction currently has 27 Megan’s Law Registrants.

Prescription Drop Box

101 pounds of medication were removed from the Prescription Drop Box on 5 occasions with 1 trip

being made to Rahway to deliver 218 pounds of the medical items during the month of October.

Blue HART

2 adults sought assistance with addiction through the Blue HART Program in October. The enrollees

originated from Berkeley Township.

Training Assignments

On October 2nd and 3rd, DLt. Cornelius attended a block of training sponsored by the New Jersey

Chapter of the FBI National Academy. The annual seminar, “Policing in the 21st Century” included

guest speakers from various professions including a member of the United States Navy Seal Team, a

trauma surgeon from Cook County Hospital, and the SWAT team leader of the Pulse Nightclub shooting

in Orlando, Florida.

Each detective attended semi-annual firearm qualifications in addition to the use of force and pursuit

policies during October. In addition, Detective Della Sala acted as a range instructor on October 5th and

18th. The qualifications were conducted on the following dates:

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10/5/2017 10/19/2017

DLt. Cornelius Detective Pearce

Detective Della Sala

Detective Gudgeon

Detective Flynn

On October 10th, DLt. Cornelius and Detective Pearce attended a CODIS seminar at the New

Jersey State Police Laboratory in Hamilton, NJ. The four-hour block of instruction provided

officers with recent updates to the DNA collection process.

Confidential Funds

The confidential fund was utilized on 2 occasions during October. The on-hand balance is $839.12 as of

October 31, 2017.

Property & Evidence Function

The Property & Evidence Function activities for the month of September 2017 are as follows:

65 pieces of Property were entered into the property module during the month of

September (includes found property, recovered stolen items and items held for safekeeping).

0 Impounded Vehicles were entered into the property module during the month of September.

3 Firearm/Weapon items were entered into the property module and/or the Ocean County

Prosecutor’s secure site (InfoShare) during the month of September.

1 Articles of Evidence was transported to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Criminal

Investigation Unit in 1 trip during the month of September.

0 Blood samples were turned over to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at

LTPD/Headquarters during the month of September.

0 Blood samples were turned over to the New Jersey State Police Lab during the month of

September.

0 Seized Currency from 0 cases was turned over (via deposit) to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s

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Office for forfeiture during the month of September.

3 Firearm/Weapon items were transported to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Gun Unit during

the month of September.

12 Evidential Recordings/Documents were prepared for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s

Office/Municipal Prosecutor and/or requesting attorneys during the month of September.

Administrative/Support Services Division

Records Bureau

37 Discovery Packages were prepared for defense attorneys, the public defender, and the public during

the month of October.

168 DCP&P (DYFS) Background Inquiries were facilitated during the month of October.

$480.27 was collected by the Records Bureau during the month of October.

Walk-ins 72 Mail/Discovery 61 Firearms 35 Solicitors 0

7 Records-based background inquiries were facilitated for various agencies during the month of

October.

58 Applications for Firearms Permits/ID cards were received from residents during the month of

October.

64 Applications for Firearms Permits/ID cards were processed from Residents during the month of

processed.

45 Firearms Permits and 12 ID cards were prepared, finalized, and provided to residents during the

month of October.

6 Firearms Permit Renewals were processed during the month of October.

18 OPRA requests for motor vehicle accidents were facilitated and forwarded to the township Clerk’s Office during the month of October.

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Municipal Court Liaison

Court Security –A Class II Special Officer was assigned to court security for 40 hours on 4 separate

occasions.

Court Attendant – A Class I Special Officer was assigned to conduct security checks with a hand-held

metal detector for the court for a total of 32 hours on 4 separate court dates.

Off-hour Duty Support Services Callouts (Not including Traffic/DRE/Fast Team)

0 incidents required off-duty assistance during the month of October.

Discovery Recordings, IT Projects, Problems, etc.

XCAD Geo Entries 0

XRMS Consolidations 0

XRMS Expungements 10

XMOBILE Report Building 0

Discovery Recordings copied/prepared 10 SLEO Special Assignments

Special Officer Edwards was assigned to the Toy Run on 10/01/2017 to assist Ocean Twp PD.

Special Officer Campolei was assigned to the Flu Clinic on 10/05/2017

Special Officers Walsh, DeCataldo, and Moeller were assigned three days per week to an FTO

for an abbreviated FTO program.

Special Officer Triano and Swain were assigned to the skate park night event on 10/06/2017.

Special Officer Campolei worked steady Sundays to cover church traffic.

Special Officer Walsh was assigned to the Lanoka Harbor Firehouse for Fire prevention on

10/12/2017

Special Officer Triano was assigned as crossing guard on 10/04/2017 and 10/17/2017.

Special Officer Triano was assigned to Gille Park skate park for 10/21/2017 and 10/22/2017.

Special Officers Triano, Walsh, and Campolei were assigned to the LTHS football game on

10/14/2017.

Special Officers Swain, Triano, Edwards and Moeller were assigned to the Lacey TWP Trunk or

Treat event.

Special Officers Swain, Triano, DeCataldo, Moeller, Campolei, and Walsh were assigned to

“Hallow’s Eve” and Halloween Night patrols on 10/30/2017 and 10/31/2017

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Special Officer Edwards was assigned to the Ocean County Polioce Acadamy for SLEO class II

academy M-F

Extra-Duty Employment Contractor Assignments

The following extra-duty employment contracts/invoices were processed for contractor assignments:

Lee, Simonson, and Nick worked for Gray Supply on 10/2/2017 for a combined 24 hours

Sullivan worked for CCH on 10/02/2017 for 5 hours

Hein and Nick worked for Gray Supply on 10/03/2017 for 20 hours

Hein worked for Gray Supply on 10/04/2017 for 9.5 hours

Watkins worked for Gray Supply on 10/05/2017 for 9 hours

Abrecht worked for Gray Supply on 10/06/2017 for 8 hours

Nick worked for Gray Supply on 10/10/2017 for 8.5 hours

Hein worked for Gray Supply on 10/04/2017 for 10.5

Surtees and Verwey worked for Verizon for a combined 8 hours on 10/11/2017

Eden and Holt worked for A-Team concrete on 10/11/2017 for a combined 21 hours

Hein worked for Gray Supply on 10/12/2017 for 10.5 hours

Kenny and Tsarnas worked for Gray Supply on 10/13/2017 for a combined 16 hours

Androcy worked for A-Team concrete on 10/13/2017 for 7.5 hours

Sarno and Lee worked for CJ HESSE on 10/19/2017 for a combined 20 hours

Hein and Ricciardella worked for CJ HESSE on 10/19/2017 for a combined 21 hours

Sullivan, R. Flynn, and Julian worked for CJ HESSE on 10/23/2017 for a combined 36

hours

Extra-Duty Non Contractor

None

Building Maintenance

The annual sprinkler inspection took place on October 25, 2017

Traffic Safety Assignments-DRE/DDEF/OCPO Details/FAST Team Callouts

Watkins worked DDEF for 5 hours on 10/31/2017

Tsarnas worked DDEF for 4 hours on 10/31/2017

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Training Assignments

Employee Training During the Month of July

Policing in the 21st Century – Lt. C. Cornelius CODIS Collector’s Conference – Lt. C. Cornelius, Sgt. R. Flynn, Sgt. R. Buxton, Sgt. M. Eden, Sgt. R. Surtees, Det. K. Pearce Front Line Supervision – Sgt. R. Surtees IACP Conference – Chief M. DiBella Arrest, Search and Seizure Update – Ptl. J. Barcalow ODARA Training for Domestic Violence – Cpt. P. Ganley, Lt. P. Sullivan, Lt. C. Kenny Forfeiture Liason Officer Training – Lt. C. Cornelius

PASP Reconstruction Convention – Sgt. R. Flynn

In-Service Dispatcher Training – Pst. Lawler, Pst. Wujack, Pst. Collins, Pst. Kanka, Pst. Zonin

DRE Evaluations throughout the month – Ptl. Verwey

Roll-Call Training

0 roll call training session(s) were documented by Lieutenant Christopher Cornelius of the

investigative division.

0 roll call training session(s) were documented by Lieutenant Christopher Kenny of the patrol division.

0 roll call training session(s) were documented by Lieutenant Vincent Meehan of the patrol division.

1 roll call training session(s) were documented by Sergeant Ronald Buxton of the patrol division.

4 roll call training session(s) were documented by Sergeant Robert Flynn of the patrol division.

0 roll call training session(s) were documented by Sergeant Robert Surtees of the patrol division.

1 roll call training session(s) were documented by Sergeant Michael Eden of the patrol division.

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NJ Learn

The following NJ Learn Courses have been assigned to all Law Enforcement personnel:

ODARA HazMat Awareness Refresher Domestic Violence for Law Enforcement Incident Command System (ICS100

The following NJ Learn Courses have been assigned to all Public Safety Telecommunicators:

Chem Safety/Hazcom Field Training

Tyler Walsh, Matthew DeCataldo and Michael Moeller continue a modified FTO program. Their progress will be documented in similar fashion to that of full time officers. Lt. Sullivan will be keeping me apprised of their performance throughout the training period. PST. Trainee M. Fusciello is in his 5th month of training and is currently assigned to Shift 2. PST. F. Holmes will be overseeing his progress. Lt. Sullivan will be keeping me apprised of M. Fusciello’s performance throughout his training. PST. Trainee B. Zonin is in her 2nd month of training and is currently assigned to Shift 1. PST. K. Lawler will be overseeing her progress. Lt. Sullivan will be keeping me apprised of B. Zonin’s performance throughout his training. SLEO Edwards is still attending the Class II Police Academy at the Ocean County Police Academy. Lt. Sullivan will be keeping me apprised of his performance throughout the training.

Firearms

Handgun Qualifications

Fall Handgun qualifications were held in October. (Cernek #57 unable to attend)

Handgun Training

Fall Handgun qualifications were completed in October

Fall handgun qualifications are scheduled for the month of October.

Shotgun Training

Shotgun qualifications were held in October

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Rifle/Subgun Training

4th Quarter Rifle training/qualifications will be scheduled prior to the end of the year.

Subgun Training/Qualification were completed and 4th quarter is being planned as well. Training Documentation

The In-Service Training binder has been updated for the month of October. The Field Training assignments were signed off on for the month of October.

Policy Review & Revision

2 policies were reviewed.

2 policies were sent for final approval.

OPRA Requests

6 OPRA requests were processed for the month of October.

SWAT Coordination

1 SWAT training session was attended during the month of October.

o On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, Officer Verwey and Officer Sarno attended

regularly scheduled SWAT training from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The training was

held at the Lacey Township Firearms Range.

4 SWAT callout was answered during the month of October.

o On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, the Ocean County Regional SWAT team was

activated at 4:15 p.m. Officer Verwey and Officer Sarno responded to Barnegat

Township in reference to serving a search warrant.

o On Thursday, October 12, 2017, the Ocean County Regional SWAT team was

activated at 12:45 p.m. Officer Verwey and Officer Sarno responded to Stafford

Township in reference to a barricaded subject.

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o On Thursday, October 12, 2017, the Ocean County Regional SWAT team was

activated at 7:00 p.m. Officer Verwey and Officer Sarno responded to Barnegat

Township in reference to serving a search warrant.

o On Wednesday, October 25, 2017, the Ocean County Regional SWAT team was

activated at 9:30 a.m. Officer Verwey responded to Mays Landing in Atlantic

County in reference to an undercover extraction detail.

Internal Affairs Investigations

1 internal affairs investigation(s) were initiated for the month of October.

Source: Citizen— 0 Department Initiated—1

2 internal affairs investigation(s) currently open being investigated in October.

1 internal affairs investigation(s) disposed during month of October.