Special Needs Registry

Ocean County now has the game-changing Special Needs Registry that will help law enforcement work with members of our community who may be in need of special assistance.

A motor vehicle stop can be nerve wrecking for any number of reasons including for nerves and communication skills.

The Spring Lake Heights Police Department and several officers are receiving recognition from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey today for their "exemplary work but also extraordinary compassion, while in the line of duty."

This is fantastic for extra help that might be needed or extra information for Emergency Medical Services for Berkeley Township residents.

Thanks to the quick thinking of a Good Samaritan to call authorities, a 16-year-old teenager with special needs was reunited with his family last week.  The Manasquan Police Department was alerted by a Good Samaritan that a child with special needs wandered away from home...

Stafford Township residents with medical, mental, physical, psychological or mobility challenges who face emergencies can now rely on first-responders to know just what to do when they arrive. All it takes is enrollment in the Police Department's new Special Needs Registry.

It is a confidential database that better helps Law Enforcement and other emergency respondents know if the individual they are helping or questioning has a special need.