Barnegat Township’s Police Chief Keith Germain credits these “historically low levels” in part to the department’s Crime Reduction Unit, and hopes to see even more success in 2019.

Barnegat Police have been working hard at tackling crime over the past year with the help of the agency’s newly created Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). Since the launch of the CRU in 2018, the unit has managed to score 125 arrests and over $80,000 in contraband, most of which were involved in drug-related incidents.

“What CRU accomplished in just one year is nothing short of outstanding,”

For more information on what the Crime Reduction Unit accomplished as well as their plans for 2019, visit Jersey Shore Online