It is with profound sadness and deep regret, that the Toms River Police Department announces the passing of Patrolman Brett Hansen badge # 412, at the age of 28. He passed unexpectedly after a brave and valiant battle recovering from extensive injuries sustained in an off-duty motor vehicle accident in January. Tragically, Brett was involved [...]
Last weekend our officers participated in the Semper 5k Run in Seaside Heights. The race is held every year to honor and support the MARSOC Foundation, a project created to assist with Marines injured in combat or to the families of deceased Marines. This year’s race was held a year after explosions went off just [...]
On September 20th, 2017 Toms River Police officers traveled to Laurel, Maryland to participate in the Prince George’s County Police Special Operations Division 8th Annual “IronTeam” Endurance Competition. A team of four Toms River Police officers competed against 30 other agencies which included law enforcement, fire fighters, military service members and government agencies. The Toms [...]
September 11th is a day that we will never forget. In honor of this day, it was truly awesome to receive a visit from some of the residents at Brandywine Living. They came with beautiful baskets made up for our officers and staff. Each basket had a note attached that read, "In honor of 9/11, Brandywine [...]
Sgt. Sundack giving a 9-11 Educational Presentation at High School East this morning as an assembly for the entire freshman class. The lecture includes the history of the World Trade Center and the events of 9-11 with photos and videos. These students were not born yet on 9-11-01. Principal Pat Thomas requests the presentation every [...]
We had such a blast today! It was awesome to see all the people jumping in on the fun! Whether you did 1 or 100 push-ups, we hope you had as much fun as we did! The clear winner today, with an impressive 120 solid push-ups, was Charles Coraggio! For entire gallery click here:https://www.tomsriverpolicefoundation.org/gallery
Thank you to all who attended PBA 137's 27th Annual Vest-A-Cop. This was our most successful event ever! We had a great night of fun at Pizza Hut as our officers served the community dinner. Following tradition, the parking lot was filled with entertainment for the entire family. From music, to bounce houses, to classic [...]
We are so excited to announce our partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County! Our officers will be mentors for some pretty amazing kids and we couldn't be happier about it! Teaming up with this wonderful organization gives our officers the opportunity to have positive interactions with the youth of our community. We [...]
Such a fun day getting to participate in the Toms River Youth Camp Water Gun Battle. Even Chief Little jumped in on the fun! Check out our photos and video from the day. Please click link for video: https://vimeo.com/228695157 See more: https://www.tomsriverpolicefoundation.org/
Last week we held our annual Toms River Police Youth Camp. It was run by Officer Pam Slaven and assisted by Detective Jen Grob, Officers Vinny Pedalino, Jason Stallworth, Ronnie Bayer, Brian Jarka, Mike Gallipoli and Class One Officer Jose Diaz. It was such a great week for both the campers and the officers. We could [...]