Falling Library Shelves Injure Patron
One person was injured on July 9 when some shelving collapsed at the Franklin Township Library’s main branch on DeMott Lane. The person, who was not identified, was treated by EMTs but declined to be taken to a hospital, said January Adams, the library’s Director of Library Services. The accident occurred in the gallery section, […]
Police Chaplains Sworn In At Council Meeting
Three of the five Chaplains in the Franklin Township Police Department’s “revamped” Chaplaincy program were sworn in at the June 25 Township Council meeting. Rabbi Eli Garfinkel of Temple Beth El, The Reverend Jamin Powell of Community Baptist Church, and Father Simon El Hajj of St. Sharbell Maronite Catholic Church took their oaths with FTPD […]
FTPD Participates In Annual Torch Run For NJ Special Olympics
A team of Franklin Township Police Department officers took part June 7 in the 41st annual Law Enforcement Torch Run fundraiser, helping to raise more than $50,000 for the organization. The group of 13 officers took off from the corner of Route 27 and Bennington Parkway after getting a hand-off of the torch from a […]
Hundreds Of Police Officers Leave Franklin For Police Unity Tour
Four Franklin Township police officers were among nearly 400 men and women in blue who assembled in front of the Public Safety Building on DeMott Lane on a very rainy May 10 in preparation for the start of the 2024 Police Unity Tour to Washington, D.C. Over the next three days, the group, with the […]
Police Log for Feb. 25 To March 9, 2024
02/25/2024 A Somerset resident was the victim of fraudulent activity on 02/23/24. The victim received a scam phone call from an alleged chief of police. The unknown suspect advised the victim to go to Walmart and have a barcode he provided scanned by an employee to transfer money. The victim suffered a loss of $3,960.00 […]
Five New Police Officers – Four Franklin Natives – Sworn In At Council Meeting
Five new Franklin Township Police officers – two of whom are graduates of the Youth Police Academy – were ceremoniously sworn in at the January 23 Township Council meeting. Additionally, four of the five are township natives, said Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather. Those ceremoniously sworn in, and their hometowns, were: Speaking about the […]
‘Suspicious Package’ Shuts Down Municipal Complex
UPDATE: Police have released a few more details about the incident. Police said that at about 4 p.m. on October 19, a man walked into police headquarters looking for help in opening a box he had received from a stranger. The man told police that he believed there was a large amount of cash and […]
New Brunswick Woman Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Crash That Killed Franklin Youth
A 33-year-old New Brunswick woman was recently sentenced to 11 years in state prison for a wrong-way fatal car crash that killed two children, including a boy from Franklin Township. Yokauri Batista-Alcantara was sentenced on August 16 by Superior Court Judge Benjamin Bucca. She will have to serve at least six years before she is […]
Garden State Track Club Awards Five Scholarships
Five local students were awarded scholarships August 8 by the Garden State Track Club. The $500 scholarships were generated by funds from the annual Garden State 10 Miler, held by the Club each March in Colonial Park. The awards were distributed at the August 9 Township Council meeting. The scholarships show that “the police department, […]
