Crime News

A 36-year-old township woman was seriously injured Jan. 18 after she was hit by a car on Easton Avenue. Police responding to a 9-1-1 call placed at 10:11 p.m. found Dorian Appling lying in the road at Easton Avenue and JFK Boulevard, suffering from serious head injuries, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss …

Police are investigating 18 cases of criminal mischief reported on five streets Jan. 14. In each of the cases, someone drove a vehicle onto properties and struck mailboxes, according to a release from the Franklin Township Police Department. The incidents happened on John E. Busch and Walnut avenues, and Culver, 9th and 12th streets, according to the release. Don’t Miss …

From top left: FTPD Det. Mark Keller, Sgt. Ken Schwarz, Lt. Mark Reiner, bottom left, Tanya McCray, Jerijah McCray at police headquarters when the McCrays picked up the donated sports gear. (Photo: Franklin Township Police Department). Sometimes things do work out for the best. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Four people – including three New Brunswick High School students – were injured Jan. 8 after a multi-vehicle accident on Route 27. Police said that at about 2:52 p.m. a 2006 Nissan Quest driven by a 17-year-old from New Brunswick was traveling south on Rt. 27 when the car rear-ended a 1999 Infiniti, driven by Chakyra Webb, 21, of New …

Antwan Cromedy was recently denied parole from his sentence for the murder of an aspiring rap artist in a township hair salon. Photo: NJ Department of Corrections. One of two brothers who admitted to the 2013 murder in the township of an aspiring rap artist was recently denied parole. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy, left, has been suspended without pay following her December arrest on insurance fraud and theft by deception charges. (File photo). Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy remains free on no bail following her arrest in mid-December on insurance fraud and theft by deception charges. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Township resident Thomas Canales was convicted Jan. 2 by a New Brunswick jury of a number of sex-related crimes. Photo: Middlesex County prosecutor’s Office. A 40-year-old township resident faces more than 30 years in jail following his Jan. 2 conviction on sex crime charges. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Jahmmel Cephas, 35, of Franklin, was sentenced to 60 years in state prison on Dec. 21 for the Valentine’s Day 2015 murder of a Perth Amboy man. Phto: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. A 35-year-old township man was sentenced to 60 years in state prison Dec. 21 for the murder of a Perth Amboy man on Valentine’s Day in 2015. Don’t …

Two Churchill Avenue families and a family dog were sickened Dec. 15 when the boiler in the basement of their home malfunctioned and emitted carbon monoxide, police said. Police were alerted at about 11:42 a.m. by staff from an area hospital, in which the staff requested a welfare check on residents at the home, according to a press release from …

Franklin High School officials have once again found a fake gun in a student’s possession. At about 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14, an “alert teacher” at the high school saw a 14-year-old male student put what she believed to be a handgun in his backpack, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other …