Police Log: Feb. 22 – 28, 2017
Feb. 21 Halakkuma Patel of Lawrenceville was cited for careless driving after his car rear-ended one driven by Tarra Wilson-Torrise of Jackson. Wilson-Torrise said she was entering the Pleasant Plains and Claremont roads intersection, then stopped for traffic when her car was hit. Sihan Cheng of Somerset was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way […]
Alleged Dewald Avenue Shooter Surrenders To Police
The 20-year-old township man wanted for a January Dewald Avenue shooting has surrendered, authorities said March 1. Jaki Hooks-Lewis turned himself in at 2 p.m. Feb. 28 while at his lawyer’s office in Newark, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Hooks-Lewis was charged with 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault after he […]
Police Investigating Two Luring Incidents Near Franklin Middle School
Township police are investigating two luring incidents that occurred in the last two weeks – the latest on Feb. 24 – involving Franklin Middle School students. Police said the students, a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, reported to the school’s Resource Officer that they were approached while walking home from school by a man […]
Police Log: Feb. 14 – Feb. 22 , 2017
Feb. 14 Natalia Novickij of of Monroe was cited for making an improper turn after her car collided with one on Route 27 driven by Azim Ahmad of North Brunswick. Novickij had pulled over to the shoulder of the road, then made a left to go across the lanes of traffic in front of Ahmad’s […]
Police Log: Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2017
Feb. 8 Someone entered a Jill Court home by cutting a screen. Nothing was taken. Andrew Bradley of Pennsylvania was driving on Cortelyous Road when his car was struck by one driven on Whitehall Lane by Laennese Wade of New Brunswick. Wade said she thought the road was clear. Feb. 9 The mailbox of a […]
Bronx Man Faces Child Porn Charges After ‘Sexually Explicit’ Communications With Township Girl
A 31-year-old Bronx man faces child pornography charges after he allegedly asked an 8-year-old township girl to send him nude pictures of herself. Efrain A. Martinez was arrested in his Bronx home on Feb. 10, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. On Jan. 21, according to the release, township police […]
Father Of Alleged Dewald Avenue Shooter Turns Himself In, Faces Hindering Charge
The father of the man police say shot a person Jan. 3 on Dewald Avenue turned himself in to authorities. Jason Lewis, 43, turned himself in to authorities at the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, on Feb. 10, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Lewis, of Somerset, had been wanted for […]
Police Log: Feb. 2 – Feb. 7, 2017
Feb. 2 Someone broke into a cafe on Executive Drive and stole $1,800 from a locked refrigerator. Someone reported that a package containing a computer fan valued at $13 was stolen Jan. 24 from the porch of their William Street home. A person stole $1,199 worth of Mucinex, Advil and Motrin and reusable bags valued […]
Anonymous Facebook Threat Against FHS Administrator Deemed Not Credible, Investigation Continuing
An anonymous Facebook threat seen Feb. 5 against a Franklin High School administrator was deemed by investigators to not be credible, police and school district officials said. A school district official said the threat against the unidentified administrator was seen the evening of Feb. 5. Although police determined that the threat was not credible, there […]
Police: Handgun Among Items Stolen In Home Burglary
A 9mm pistol was among the items stolen Jan. 27 from a Holland Drive home. Police said the burglar gained entry by cutting through a widow screen. The gun, an FMK G2, was valued at $500. Also stolen were assorted pieces of jewelry valued at $5,000, an Apple MacBook Pro valued at $1,000, a Michael […]
