Tag: Jackson Police Department

  • Police conduct ‘active killer’ drill at middle school

    Police conduct ‘active killer’ drill at middle school

    JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department, with the cooperation of the Jackson School District Board of Education, conducted active shooter/active killer training at the Christa McAuliffe Middle School on Aug. 29. The term “active killer” is used because a deadly situation may not always include the use of a gun, according to the police department.…

  • Woman overcome by carbon monoxide

    Woman overcome by carbon monoxide

    JACKSON – A resident was rescued when police officers conducted a check at her home on Wild Dunes Way. Police said that at 7:30 p.m. June 28, officers Tristan Bennett and Joe Pante responded to a residence on Wild Dunes Way to check on the welfare of an individual. Upon their arrival, the officers made…

  • Jackson police officers assist in South Toms River incident

    Jackson police officers assist in South Toms River incident

    Officers from the Jackson Police Department who are assigned to the Ocean County Regional SWAT team responded to a call for assistance from the South Toms River Police Department on the afternoon of May 31. The call for assistance involved a 37-year-old man who had barricaded himself inside his residence. Police said there was an…

  • Jackson police officers place focus on ‘Move Over’ law

    Jackson police officers place focus on ‘Move Over’ law

    JACKSON – On June 6, the Jackson Police Department, in cooperation with several other agencies, conducted a directed enforcement detail on North County Line Road to raise awareness of New Jersey’s “Move Over” law. State law requires motorists to slow down and, if safe to do so, to move over and away from stopped emergency…

  • Jackson police officers Parise, Crowley promoted to new positions

    Jackson police officers Parise, Crowley promoted to new positions

    JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department has a new lieutenant and a new sergeant. Officers Christopher Parise and Trevor Crowley were promoted during the May 22 Township Council meeting in front of their colleagues, friends, family members and residents. Parise was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant and Crowley was promoted to sergeant. Police Chief Matthew…

  • Three officers join Jackson police force

    Three officers join Jackson police force

    JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department has welcomed three new members to its ranks. The men took the oath of office during the March 12 meeting of the Township Council. Robert Gravina, 24, was appointed as a police officer. He was previously employed as a corrections officer with the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Gravina…

  • Woman scares intruder out of home

    Woman scares intruder out of home

    JACKSON – Police officers arrested a man who entered a Jackson home and was scared away by a resident. At 11:58 a.m. Sept. 25, officers Cassiopeia De La Torre, Joe Candido and Kyle Stybe responded to a residence on Cedar Swamp Road. The female homeowner had reported that upon returning home, she found a man…

  • Four men arrested in aftermath of motor vehicle crash

    Four men arrested in aftermath of motor vehicle crash

    JACKSON – Three young male residents of Jackson and one young male resident of Toms River were arrested following a motor vehicle accident and a fracas that involved multiple police officers in the early morning hours of Oct. 4 in Jackson. Police said that at 2:48 a.m., Officer Keith French responded to the area of…

  • Jackson DWI detail produces several arrests

    Jackson DWI detail produces several arrests

    JACKSON – Officers from the Jackson Police Department recently partnered with detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office to conduct a driving while intoxicated patrol detail that led to the arrest of several individuals. Police reported that the DWI detail took place on Aug. 11 and resulted in 35 motor vehicle stops being conducted, 21…