Monday, January 14, 2013
Around Ocean County and beyond, community members remember Christopher Matlosz
Many in Ocean and Monmouth counties are excepted today to remember a local police officer – a hero and a friend to many – who died two years ago while serving his community. Christopher Matlosz, a Lakewood police officer, was killed at age 27 during a Jan. 14, 2011, patrol. He was gunned down by Jahmell Crockam, then 19, who was eventually convicted in connection with the crime. Matlosz was shot three times while seated in his patrol car, by Crockam, a Lakewood resident. Authorities searched for two days until the suspect was captured in a Camden apartment by a high-risk entry team. The community has not forgotten Matlosz, as evidenced by the many honors and remembrances held for him in 2011 and 2012. Among them: In May, Matlosz' name was …
Monday, January 7, 2013
The former Englishtown Police Officer was killed in the line of duty on January 14, 2011 in Lakewood.
The Englishtown Borough Council introduced and adopted a resolution last week naming Jan. 14 “Christopher Matlosz Remembrance Day” in honor of Christopher Matlosz, a Manchester resident and former Englishtown Borough Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty in Lakewood two years ago. Matlosz was a full time police officer for Englishtown between 2004 and 2006, when he left Englishtown to join the Lakewood Police Department. Matlosz was killed on January 14, 2011 by Jahmell Crockam during a routine traffic stop. Crockam was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole. “Christopher Matlosz’s service to the Borough of Englishtown was given with such dedication and devotion that he has earned the respect, …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Ceremony commemorating murdered officer took place on the anniversary of his joining the Englishtown Police Department.
Manchester resident Christopher Matlosz left his mark on the people he served as member of the Englishtown Police Department. Now, his name will have a permanent place on the town map. The borough dedicated Matlosz Court in honor of the former Englishtown police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in Lakewood in January 2011. The road, located off of South Main Street, was renamed Matlosz Court in September and was officially dedicated on Sunday, Oct. 28 in honor of Matlosz’s anniversary joining the Englishtown Police Department. “During his time here, Chris made lasting friendships, not only with his brothers on the force but with residents and business owners alike,” Lt. Peter Cooke said. “Chris understood our philosophy to …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Jahmell Crockam, sentenced to life in prison in the murder of Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz, has been indicted in the October 2010 killing of Justin Williams
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Nearly two years after Justin Williams was killed and his body left on a Lakewood street, three men have been indicted in connection with his murder, including the man convicted for the killing of Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz. Jahmell W. Crockham, 21, who was sentenced in February to life in prison after he was convicted of murdering Matlosz, was indicted Thursday by an Ocean County grand jury on one count of first-degree murder, and second-degree counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, in the shooting death of Williams. In addition, Crockam and Calvin R. Presley of Jackson and Darius Jamal Johnson, 22, of Howell have been indicted on a count of conspiracy to hinder …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Matlosz Court became an official street of Englishtown on Thursday, Sept. 6
The Englishtown Mayor and Council have officially named a new borough street in honor of Christopher Matlosz, a former Englishtown police officer and Manchester resident who was killed last year while on duty in Lakewood. Matlosz Court is located in a newly constructed neighborhood directly off of South Main Street across from the Englishtown Fire Department. Matlosz, 27, lived in Pine Lake Park and was shot and killed in a gang-associated ritual by Jahmell Crockam in January 2011 while on patrol. Crockam, a Lakewood resident, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of the Matlosz this past March. A beloved member of the Englishtown Police Department, Matlosz served the Borough for almost two years between October …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Slain officer served as police explorer before joining Lakewood force
Christopher Matlosz was one of the newest members of the Howell Police Explorer's Club in the summer of 1997. That was the beginning of a career in law enforcement that ended too soon when the Manchester resident was shot and killed in the line of duty in Lakewood at age 27. This past week Matlosz, who lived in Pine Lake Park at the time of his death in January 2011, was honored by the Howell Police Department not only for making the ultimate sacrifice during his service with the Lakewood Police Department, but also for his time with his hometown officers. Plaques honoring Matlosz will hang in the police department building. In addition, Matlosz's mother Jane Colaio was presented with a shadow box of items officers used while representing…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Lakewood Officer Christopher Matlosz among those remembered
The rain couldn't stop them. As a steady precipitation fell at the Lakewood Police Department headquarters Wednesday morning, about 200 law enforcement officers from around New Jersey rolled in on their bicycles. At their first stop of the morning after embarking from Howell, the riders — including a contingent of seven from Manchester — honored Christopher Matlosz, a Lakewood police officer who was killed while on duty in January of 2011. Jahmell Crockam was convicted of murdering the Manchester resident and sentenced to life in prison in March of this year. The rainy, dreary day was appropriate, said Lakewood Chief of Police Robert Lawson as he addressed the cyclists. "This is a solemn occasion," he said. "I know its not very …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Officers from Manchester will bicycle to Washington DC beginning Wednesday
On Wednesday, Manchester police will begin a trek to Washington DC where they will visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, a monument honoring those who died in the line of duty. "We have an officer on the wall," said Detective Chris Hemhauser. That officer is Robert Tobias, a patrolman who was killed while conducting a Route 70 traffic stop on May 17, 1975, when he was struck by a driver who left the roadway. Tobias was 23-years-old at the time of his death and had been on the force for one year. The tour, which will kick off in Howell at about 8:30 a.m., allows the memory of Tobias and other fallen officers to live on. "It reminds us of all the officers who died in the line of duty," said Chief of Police Brian Klimakowski…
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Walter Witt President's Award given following investigation and arrest of suspect
The Monmouth and Ocean County Intelligence Bureau (MOCIB) held its annual awards ceremony recently where they recognized the work of local law enforcement agencies for their work during the past year. As part of the ceremony the "Walter Witt President's Award was given to a wide ranging groups of organization for their "Multi-agency teamwork," according to Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd of the Howell Police Department. Following the murder of Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz in Jan. of 2011 hundreds of police officers from many organizations took part in a 48 hour manhunt across the state to find his killer. The suspect, Jahmell Crockham, was found and later convicted for the killing of Officer Matlosz. He is currently serving a …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Jahmell Crockam, the man convicted of murdering Lakewood police Officer Cristopher Matlosz, was also sentenced on weapons charges
Jahmell Crockam, the man convicted of murdering Lakewood police Officer Cristopher Matlosz, was sentenced at the Ocean County Justice Complex on Thursday to life without parole. Crockam showed no emotion when Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels announced the sentence. Matlosz's fiance, Kelly Walsifer, appeared composed as she read a statement to the court before the sentencing. Now should be the time for celebration, Walsifer said, as she was supposed to marry Matlosz next month, on April 21. "That's what I should be thinking about — our wedding," said Walsifer, who attended the sentencing despite battling a cold. "The defendant stole that from us." "Mr. Crockam was luckier than Chris. He had the opportunity to be tried by 12. Chris …
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