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. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
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Two township residents told police earlier this month that they were the victims of scams, losing more than $30,000 combined. On September 1, a victim told police that she was using her computer to help a family member with fraudulent activity on one of their accounts. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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A township man was scammed out of nearly $700,000 in July by a person using an online app, police said. Police said the unidentified man told them that on July 12, he was contacted about investing on the WhatsApp communications app by a person calling themself “Aria Blake.” Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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08/02/2026 An Ellicott City, MD resident was the victim of porch piracy on 07/28/26 in the area Hamilton St. A female was observed on surveillance stealing the victim’s delivered package. The contents were valued at $128. Patrol identified the suspect as a 20-year-old Somerset woman. She was issued a summons for package theft, and the item was returned to the …
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Two township residents were swindled out of about $9,000 each in separate incidents at the end of July, police said. In the first incident, which occurred on July 22 but was reported on July 27, the resident told police that he was told by an alleged Microsoft employee that his accounts had been compromised. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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TECHNOLOGICAL FLASHPOINT – Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers are the subject of controversy in the township. (Photo: Flock Safety). Some Franklin Township Council members are signaling a willingness to revisit the Township’s contract with Flock Safety, but stopped short of calling for its cancellation, a week after residents criticized the governing body at its Aug. 11 meeting for agreeing …
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Three township residents reported that they were scammed out of a total of $60,000 in separate incidents during July, police said. All of the incidents were reported to police on July 23. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only …
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Motorcycles valued at more than $20,000 were stolen between June 30 and July 2 from locations within the township, the Franklin Township Police reported. On June 30, two people were captured on a surveillance video loading a stolen motorcycle into a U-Haul truck in the area of Easton Avenue, police said. The motorcycle was entered stolen into a national database. …
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A township woman was killed the evening of July 15 after she was struck by a car while she was crossing Hamilton Street, police said. The woman, who was not identified, was struck by a Toyota Corolla while crossing Hamilton near Francis Street at about 8:35 p.m., according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss …
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A 20-year-old Somerset man faces five weapons-related charges following the May 5 arrest of him and four others after a joint investigation by Franklin Township Police and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force Street Crimes Unit yielded six guns and several high-capacity ammunition magazines. Also arrested were a 25-year-old Long Branch man, an 18-year-old Middlesex …
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