Tag: Manalapan Police Department

  • Vandals target vending machine

    Vandals target vending machine

    MANALAPAN – Police are asking anyone who has information about a recent incident of vandalism to reach out and share that information with the Manalapan Police Department. On Sept. 26 at 8:45 p.m., Patrolman Jason Vigneault responded to the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, to follow up on a report of vandalism. Police said employees…

  • Vandals damage Manalapan house

    Vandals damage Manalapan house

    MANALAPAN – Police are seeking the assistance of the public as they investigate an incident of criminal mischief. Manalapan police said that shortly after 11 a.m. Sept. 17, Patrolman Aaron Abeles responded to a residence on Crystal Court to investigate a report of criminal mischief to a foreclosed home. Crystal Court is off Thompson Grove…

  • Drive-by dunking may have caused damage to vehicle

    Drive-by dunking may have caused damage to vehicle

    MANALAPAN – Police are investigating an act of criminal mischief that may be part of a social media trend. Manalapan Police Capt. Thomas Barstow reported that at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 4, a resident of Mercer Lane in the Monmouth Heights development called police to report damage to his vehicle. The resident said the vehicle was…

  • Manalapan police lieutenant attends FBI Academy

    Manalapan police lieutenant attends FBI Academy

    MANALAPAN – Lt. Thomas Mantle has become the sixth officer in the nearly 50-year history of the Manalapan Police Department to graduate from the FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Va. Mantle attended the 267th session of the academy at the U.S. Marine Base from Jan. 9 through March 17. The other members of the…

  • Police investigate reported incident of harassment

    Police investigate reported incident of harassment

    MANALAPAN – Police are investigating a computer scam that turned into a case of harassment. Police said that on Sept. 21, a resident of Manalapan reported that he was the victim of a computer virus scam. The resident told police he paid $200 with a credit card to remove the virus from his computer. Police…

  • Thieves target unlocked vehicles in Manalapan spree

    Thieves target unlocked vehicles in Manalapan spree

    MANALAPAN – Police investigated multiple reports of the theft of items from motor vehicles during the weekend of July 23-24. On July 23 at 10:36 a.m., officers responded to a home on Turtle Hollow Drive. The resident said that sometime during the overnight hours of July 22-23, unknown individuals stole three computers and a cell…

  • Disturbance at home prompts search, ends with arrest of Manalapan man

    Disturbance at home prompts search, ends with arrest of Manalapan man

    MANALAPAN – A dispute between adults saw police officers respond to a home on Union Hill Road on the evening of June 13 and led to a search of the surrounding area. Police said that at 8:06 p.m., officers were dispatched to the home in reference to a dispute between adults. When the officers arrived,…

  • Manalapan officials approve four police promotions

    Manalapan officials approve four police promotions

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Four officers in the Manalapan Police Department will move up in rank at the beginning of July. The officers’ promotions were approved in a 5-0 vote of the Township Committee during a meeting on June 15. On July 1, Lt. Edward Niesz will be promoted to the rank…

  • Manalapan police issue warning about telephone scam

    Manalapan police issue warning about telephone scam

    MANALAPAN – Police are warning residents to be alert to telephone scammers who have targeted the area. In a press release, Manalapan Police Capt. Thomas Barstow said that on May 31,  the Manalapan Police Department received two calls within an hour from individuals who provided the following details about a phone call they had received:…