Crime

An 18-year-old Franklin Township man has been charged in connection with three October burglaries in Bridgewater, Bernards, and Green Brook. Police charged the man with a home invasion burglary that occurred in Bridgewater Township and two residential burglaries that occurred in Bernards Township and Green Brook, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

A township man was killed and a woman injured when a railing on a ecod-story landing gave way and they fell off, police said. The incident was reported to police at about 9:41 p.m. October, 28, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department.

10/11/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of theft by deception on 10/08/26. The victim received a text message and phone call advising her of unauthorized charges on her bank account and fraudulent activity connected to her personal information. The victim was instructed to withdraw $30,000 and provide it to a bank representative to protect her funds. The victim placed …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, a township resident, has introduced legislation that would require police to obtain warrants before using automated license plate reader information to track vehicles identified at multiple locations, as communities across the country continue reconsidering their use of the controversial surveillance technology. Danielsen, D-17, introduced Assembly Bill A5637 on October 15. The measure would impose new restrictions …

10/04/2026 A 23-year-old Nashville, TN man was issued a summons for defiant trespassing during an assist other agency investigation in the area of Howard Ave. He fled a motor vehicle crash on foot, which occurred in an outside jurisdiction. Patrol located him on private property where clear No Trespassing signs were posted. He was issued a summons and turned over …

A Flock Safety camera. (Photo: Shutterstock.) Edison Township officials may reconsider their expansion of Flock Safety surveillance cameras following objections from residents, while a Massachusetts city has fired two police officers for misusing the technology to track people with whom they had personal relationships. Edison Township Council President Joseph Coyle said he would consider forming a three-member committee to examine …

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 …