Crime & Safety

LACEY ALERTS: Office of Emergency Management Updates

Text LHEMS to 888-777 to also receive updates directly to your phone or check right here

Lacey Township's Office of Emergency Management continues to provide live updates on its website as well as by phone.

Residents who would like to receive those updates can text LHEMS to 888-777 or follow along here as Lacey Patch will be posting those alerts:

5:21 p.m. - Hurricane warning posted for our area. 

Find out what's happening in Laceyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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2:40 p.m. - Road Closure: Lacey Rd and Manchester (Ramp A) until further notice. All non-essential personnel should remain off the road.

Find out what's happening in Laceyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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1:26 p.m. - Road Clusre: AVOID Western Blvd. until further notice, wires down at Colgate Ave.

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1:20 p.m. - Road Closure: GSP and ramps are closed from exit 0-63 until further notice.

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12:37 p.m. - As a reminder, ALL TRAVEL is now prohibited. Essential Personnel only on the road.

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10:33 a.m. - Shelter Update: Toms River North- FULL; Jackson Liberty HS is now open, no pets. Pinelands MS- open, pet friendly; Southern HS- open, no pets. Road Closures: Hawaii Streets at the end of Beach Blvd are inaccessible due to flooding.

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10:33 a.m. - Jackson Liberty High School at 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson, NJ 08527 is open and accepting evacuees. This is not a pet friendly shelter.

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