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Police: Township Man Dies After Jumping Off Driscoll Bridge

Police: Township Man Dies After Jumping Off Driscoll Bridge

A 43-year-old Somerset man died Aug. 10 after he apparently jumped off the Driscoll Bridge in Sayreville into the Raritan River, authorities said. The body of Troy McCracken was not found for about six hours after he jumped, when an employee of a Perth Amboy company reported seeing a body floating in the river, according […]

Monmouth Junction Man Busted After Offering Women Foot Massages

Monmouth Junction Man Busted After Offering Women Foot Massages

A man allegedly offering unwanted foot massages to women in several parts of the township has been caught, police said. Lawrence Malapitan, 19, of Monmouth Junction, was arrested on Aug. 3 after he had allegedly spent the summer offering foot massages to random women, including lifeguards at Society Hill pools, police said. Malapitan was also […]

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 […]

Police Log: July 14 – 21, 2015

Police Log: July 14 – 21, 2015

July 14 Joseph McKelvey of Croydon, Pa. was cited for careless driving after his car rear-ended one driven on Route 27 by Karen Moore of Lawrenceville.  McKelvey said he applied his brakes but could not stop in time when he saw Moore’s car stopped in traffic. § Michele Pawling of Pipersville, Pa. was cited for […]

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 Man Snagged In Multi-Agency Narcotics Busts

Township Man Snagged In Multi-Agency Narcotics Busts

A 22-year-old township man was among five people arrested on drug-related charges in an investigation that netted more than $21,000 worth of cocaine. Jose Juan Lozada-Rojas of Home Street was arrested July 16 after he allegedly sold an undercover detective 60 grams of cocaine near Somerset Street, according to a release from the Somerset County […]

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 […]