Crime News

https://franklinreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/0000000004_POS_3_2015-04-15_23_52_20_by_ui_startdate_desc.wav https://franklinreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Fire-1.wav Click the files above to hear radio transmissions from the Spruce Street fire. Files courtesy Franklin Township Police Department. Township police rescued a 78-year-old woman from a burning Spruce Street home April 15, suffering minor injuries in the process. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Three adults and a child were injured April 11 in a house fire on Willow Avenue. Photo: Franklin Township Police Department. Three adults and one child were treated for smoke inhalation April 11 after a fire broke out in a Willow Avenue home. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

A township man who is a deportation officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been charged with harboring an illegal alien and making false statements to authorities. Arnaldo Echevarria, 37, was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court the afternoon of April 9. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

Paul Monteiro. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office A 29-year-old Rhode Island man remains in the Somerset County Jail two days after he was arrested in a township motel with a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Jahmmel Cephas of Franklin Park was arrested March 20 in Georgia for the murder of a Perth Amboy man. Photo: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. A 32-year-old township man wanted for the murder of a Perth Amboy resident was arrested March 20 in Georgia, authorities said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

A 19-year-old Somerset teen was shot in the leg March 16 after a group of three men opened fire on him and nine others near Naaman Williams Park on Matilda Avenue, police said. Police are not releasing the identity of the victim, who was shot in the back left thigh at about 7:20 p.m. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Update: The victim has been identified as 60-year-old David J. Haynes of Princeton Junction, police said. Original story: The driver of an SUV was killed March 16 when their SUV crashed into a tree on Canal Road, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

Three township men are among eight people charged March 11 by federal authorities with operating a heroin trafficking organization in Essex and Middlesex counties and the township. Daniel “Spree” Newsom, 35, and David Miller, 38, were arrested March 11 and charged with one count each of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Firefighters battle a blaze in the attic of an Easton Avenue office building. UPDATE 2: The township Office of Fire Prevention has determined that the cause of the fire was not suspicious, according to a message from township police. But, because of the extensive damage to the building, “the actual cause of the fire could not be determined.” Don’t Miss …

Two families were displaced March 5 after a fire in a Dewald Avenue apartment building. There were no injuries in the fire, which was discovered by township police at about 2:14 p.m., according to a press release from the police department. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …