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 …
Wednesday, January 9, 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 former Howell resident and 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, admiration…
Monday, November 12, 2012
Ceremony commemorating murdered officer took place on the anniversary of his joining the Englishtown Police Department.
Former Howell resident Christopher Matlosz left his mark on the residents 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 …
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 …
Wednesday, September 12, 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 Matlosz Court in honor of Howell native Christopher Matlosz, a former Englishtown police officer who was killed last year while on duty in Lakewood. The newly constructed neighborhood is directly off of South Main Street across from the Englishtown Fire Department. Matlosz, 27, a Manchester resident, was shot and killed by Jahmell Crockam in January 2011. 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 2004 until August 2006 when he joined the Lakewood police force. When …
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 he was shot and killed in the line of duty in Lakewood in January 2011. This past week Matlosz 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 her son in the annual Police Unity Tour. Colaio said when she first brought her son to…
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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 …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sentencing scheduled for 9 a.m. before Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels
Jahmell Crockam, the man convicted of murdering Lakewood police Officer Cristopher Matlosz, will be sentenced at the Ocean County Courthouse on Thursday. After a nine-day trial in February, Crockam was found guilty of killing Matlosz, a Manchester resident, during what started off as a routine stop on August Drive in Lakewood in January of 2011. The charges carry a sentence of mandatory life with no parole, said William J. Heisler, chief assistant Ocean County prosecutor. Crockam will appear before Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels for the 9 a.m. sentencing, said Ann Marie Fleury, ombudsman for the Ocean Vicinage of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Members of Lakewood's law enforcement community are expected at the courthouse, …
Friday, February 17, 2012
A jury found Jahmell Crockam guilty of murdering Lakewood officer Christopher Matlosz
While providing closure to a crime that changed many lives 13 months ago, a guilty verdict for Jahmell Crockam also serves as a somber reminder to those serving in law enforcement that their lives are on the line daily. What was possibly the first deadly shooting of a police officer in Ocean County's history, officers said, shows that crime is no longer something that's reserved for the cities. "It brings home the reality that this is a dangerous job," said Manchester's Chief of Police Brian Klimakowksi. Officers can find themselves in situations in which they can be hurt — or worse — in an instant. Lakewood patrolman Christopher Matlosz was conducting a routine patrol on Jan. 14, 2011, when he spotted Crockam and identified him as a man …
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