Crime

Update: Police have identified the victim as Richard Loroesh, 62, of Howell.  The crash occurred in the parking lot of Frito-Lay, 55 Commerce Drive. One person was killed October 23 when they were hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Commerce Street business, police said.

09/27/2026 A business located in the area of Franklin Square Dr. was the victim of defiant trespassing during the overnight hours. Patrol responded to a fire alarm and observed evidence of an unknown suspect(s) residing in the building. The evidence included personal items, bottles, and the odor of marijuana throughout the building. Patrol canvassed the entire building for the suspect(s) …

09/20/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of a burglary and theft in the area of Barron Cir. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s vehicle and stole $120, and property valued at $5,030.

Flock Safety, the controversial surveillance technology company whose license plate-reading cameras are used in Franklin Township, is facing growing legal and political challenges, including a federal court ruling that found some police use of its technology unconstitutional, proposed legislation that could restrict its use nationwide, and decisions by several communities to shut down their cameras. The developments, which have occurred …

09/13/2026 A Tulsa, OK business was the victim of a theft in the area of Davidson Ave. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) removed the tires and rims off the reporting person’s rental vehicle. The stolen property was valued at $3,500.

A 60-year-old township man faces a murder charge after a late-night standoff in his Majesty Lane home on October 6 and 7. The body of a woman who had been stabbed several times was found after the standoff ended, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Police cruisers, ambulances, utility trucks and a medical helicopter filled the Franklin Middle School Hamilton Street campus on October 3 as the Franklin Township Police Department’s Community Relations Bureau hosted its second Touch-a-Truck event. The event gave children a hands-on look at vehicles they rarely see up close, according to Franklin Township Police Officer Ken Reid, the event’s organizer

A 56-year-old New Brunswick man faces multiple charges connected to an October 2 house fire that displaced three families and killed a dog and a cat. Police received a call about the fire in the four-family house on Home Street at about 3:45 p.m., according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

09/06/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of a burglary and theft between 08/29/26 and 09/06/26 in the area of Churchill Ave. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s dirt bike from an unsecured garage. The dirt bike was valued at $10,000 and entered stolen into a national database. 

MORE DATA PROVIDED – Nearly all Flock camera license plate reads that triggered a special hotlist were for expired or suspended registrations, according to FTPD data. released recently. Nearly all of the 39,469 alerts generated by Franklin Township’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras during the last 30 days flagged vehicles with expired or suspended registrations, according to new, more …