Officer Eric Scamporino Life Saving Award On December 12th, 2021 Officer Scamporino responded to the Shoprite on Fischer Blvd for a first aid call. Upon arrival, Officer Scamporino observed a store employee with a severe cut to his forearm. Mr. Balton was stocking shelves in the cleaning product aisle and was cutting boxes. The box [...]
Toms River Police Department CIVILIAN AWARD Melissa Watson On March 22nd, 2022 Officer Carolan responded to Route 37; Avon Hotel in reference to a missing child. Upon arrival, he spoke with Melissa Watson about a found 2-year old child, wandering in the middle of Rt. 37. Melissa was traveling east bound on Route 37, when [...]
Toms River Police Department CIVILIAN AWARD On March 23rd, 2022 a report came in that a female victim was being choked in the middle of the road on North Bay Ave near Veterans Park. Dispatch advised a male had possibly stabbed the female and witnesses were attempting to intervene. Prior to Officers arrival, Mr. Cerankowski [...]
Toms River Police Department CIVILIAN AWARD On March 3rd, 2021 around 10:28 pm, Christina Cobb was working alone at the front desk of Howard Johnsons Hotel located on Hooper Ave. At this time, a female victim came running towards Ms. Cobb yelling for help. The female victim was being chased by a male suspect who [...]
Wishing a safe journey to all of the riders who began their trek to Washington DC this morning for the 2022 Police Unity Tour in honor of our brothers and sisters in blue who have died in the line of duty. Thank you to officers around the globe for your service to our communities!
In response to the Attorney General's recent memo regarding the use of recreational marijuana for police officers, the Toms River Police Department, along with many law enforcement agencies in the state, will be keeping our policy intact. Our officers are not permitted to use recreational marijuana on or off duty.
Each day our dispatchers take hundreds of calls for service from those in need. These mind-reading, quick-thinking, multi-tasking, awesome professionals are not only the calm during someone’s crisis, they are the lifeline to our officers, the line between calm and chaos, and truly our unsung heroes. Thank you to our amazing dispatch family, and dispatchers [...]
We would like to congratulate Deputy Chief Patrick Dellane on his promotion! Deputy Chief Patrick Dellane is a lifelong resident of Toms River. He graduated from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice. He subsequently earned a Master’s degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is [...]
Officer Michael S. MacDonald and Officer Brian Appleby Class B Award - For displaying a high degree of initiative, professionalism, job of proficiency and/or ability. On October 5, 2019, officers Brian Appleby and Michael MacDonald responded to the Pier 1 Motel for a male party who was overdosing. Upon arrival the officers gained entry to [...]
Detective Louis A. Santora Class B Award - For displaying a high degree of initiative, professionalism, job of proficiency and/or ability. On September 16, 2019, detective Louis Santora, a trained crisis negotiator, responded to the Stanley Tunney Bridge for a male party threatening to jump. Detective Santora immediately took over as the primary contact with [...]