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Township Man Wanted By Police In Drive-By Shooting

Township Man Wanted By Police In Drive-By Shooting

Police are looking for a 21-year-old township man they believe was the gunman in an Aug. 1 drive-by shooting on Ambrose Street. A reward of up to $1,500 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Devin Alexander of Hamilton Street, who police say fired a handgun at a man while he was sitting […]

Somerset Man, Accomplice Charged With Armed Robberies Of Township Convenience Stores

Somerset Man, Accomplice Charged With Armed Robberies Of Township Convenience Stores

A township man was among two people arrested July 23 in connection with the armed robberies of two township convenience stores and a home burglary. The duo and another woman were nabbed when they were seen by a member of the recently deployed Hamilton Street Neighborhood Police Team apparently preparing to rob one of the convenience stores a second […]

Updated: Tractor Trailer Snags Utility Wires, Snaps Poles, Causes Massive Easton Avenue Traffic Snarl

Updated: Tractor Trailer Snags Utility Wires, Snaps Poles, Causes Massive Easton Avenue Traffic Snarl

Update: Repairs are expected to last into the morning of July 23, according to township police. Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes. There were no injuries, but traffic on Easton Avenue was snarled for the afternoon commute July 21 after an oversized tractor-trailer snagged some overhead electrical wires, bringing them down on three cars and […]

Township Police Seek Help In Identifying Burglar

Township Police Seek Help In Identifying Burglar

  Township police have turned to the public in their search for a man they believe burglarized a Hillcrest Avenue home on July 13. The suspect is described as being a thin black man, 20-30 years old, about 5’11’ to 6’2’’ with a large tattoo on his neck and tattoos on both arms between his wrists […]

Police Seek Man Suspected of Robbing Two Convenience Stores In One Day

Police Seek Man Suspected of Robbing Two Convenience Stores In One Day

A man suspected of robbing two township stores at gunpoint on July 14 is being sought by township and county authorities. The man being sought robbed clerks at the 6-Ten convenience store on Hamilton Street and the D-Mart convenience store on Somerset Street, according to a release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. According to […]

FTPD Youth Academy Gives Students A Taste Of Life In Blue

FTPD Youth Academy Gives Students A Taste Of Life In Blue

Nearly three dozen township youth this week are getting a taste of what life is like in a police academy. They’re discovering that it can be loud and tiring, but is always challenging. This is the fifth year the Franklin Township Police Department has run its Youth Academy, said co-coordinator Det. Kevin Fitzharris. And, Fitzharris […]

Police: Four Somerset Residents Busted While Having Sex In Closed Hotel Room

Police: Four Somerset Residents Busted While Having Sex In Closed Hotel Room

Four Somerset residents face defiant trespass charges after they were found July 13 having sex in a closed-off portion of a township hotel. Police said that Satchel Edeen, 18; Alec Smith, 18; Rose Williams, 22 and Brielle Conover-Kueck, 22, were found after staff at the Hotel Somerset called 9-1-1 to report trespassers. Police said they were led […]

New Neighborhood Police Team Hits Hamilton Street

New Neighborhood Police Team Hits Hamilton Street

A two-man “Neighborhood Police Team” has been created to patrol the Hamilton Street business district. The team, which will officially deploy on July 14, is comprised of officers Steven Ellmeyer and Deyo “DW” Swartz, both of whom are 3-year veterans of the township police force. The Hamilton Street Advisory Committee sees crime as one of the major obstacles […]

Updated: Second Suspect In Township Assault, Robbery Turns Himself In

Updated: Second Suspect In Township Assault, Robbery Turns Himself In

Update: Deshawn Carreker turned himself in to a Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office detective on July 13, according to authorities. Carreker was remanded to the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, in lieu of $150,000 cash bail. Original Story: A 20-year-old township man has been arrested in connection with the June 24 assault and robbery of a man at Country […]

Worker Falls From Tree, Medevaced To Hospital

Worker Falls From Tree, Medevaced To Hospital

A 42-year-old Trenton man was injured July 7 when he fell from a tree on Canal Road. The man works for a tree cutting service and was working at the time, police said. The man, who was not named, was wearing a harness when he fell, police said. The man complained of severe abdominal pains […]