A Message from Louis Moreto, Chief of Police
I would like to welcome you to the Manalapan Township Police Department website. In keeping with our commitment to Community Policing, the goal of our website is to provide the residents of Manalapan Township with information that will enable them to become full partners with the Police Department in making our community a safer and more enjoyable place to live.
The strength of our agency is in our relationship with our community. I hope you find the information useful and I look forward to your continued assistance and feedback.
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Incident 2012-2360 - PUBLIC INFORMATION - PHONE SCAM
On 02/08/2012 11:29:35 AM Patrolman Kevin McIntosh responded Covered Bridge and spoke with the resident who related that over the past two weeks she has been receiving telephone calls from a man who identifies himself as Alex Jordan. Jordan told the resident that he works for her health insurer and they are changing her card number. He told her in order to do so she needed to provide him with the bank and account number associated with her social security check. Jordan called everyday for two weeks until the township resident relented and provided him with the bank and account number. After hanging up the resident had second thoughts and contacted her bank which froze the account. Thankfully there was never any monetary loss suffered by the victim. Ptl. McIntosh called the telephone number that the alleged suspect, Alex Jordan provided and it came back to a adult entertainment hot line. A representative from the victim’s health insurer was contacted and advised that they are not aware of any card changes and any such business would be conducted by mail. Manalapan Police would like to take this opportunity to remind its residents to verify the validity of anyone who would ask for your personal information especially bank account and Social Security numbers and never give out personal information over the phone.
