Crime News

STREETS CLOSED – Police on February 18 blocked part of Girard Avenue and Clinton Street, as well as Lenox Place, during a three-hour standoff with a Lenox Place man wanted since May 2025. A 34-year-old Somerset man wanted since the summer of 2025 was arrested February 18 while hiding in an unoccupied home on Girard Avenue, police said. The man, …

12/21/2025 A business located in the area of Somerset St. was the victim of a shoplifting during the morning hours. An unknown female exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at $24.

A 24-year-old Somerset man is one of two people charged with committing a July 27, 2025 robbery in the township, police said. Also charged was a 16-year-old Milltown woman, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

12/07/2025 Patrol recovered a stolen motor vehicle in the area of Reler Ln. during the morning hours. The vehicle was unoccupied, and the suspect(s) is unknown. The reporting jurisdiction was notified of the recovery.

11/30/2025 A business located in the area of Elizabeth Ave. was the victim of a shoplifting on 11/27/25. An unknown female exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at approximately $50. 

11/23/2025 A Somerset resident was the victim of a theft in the area of Douglas Ave. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s vehicle. There were no signs of forced entry, and the victim was in possession of the keys. The vehicle was entered stolen into a national database. The vehicle was recovered, unoccupied, in an outside …

A township couple told police that they were scammed out of nearly $800,000 during the Summer and Spring. The unidentified couple told police on October 18 that the thefts occurred between May 21 and September 9.

10/12/2025 A Somerset resident was the victim of a theft on 10/10/25 in the area of Elizabeth Ave. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s headphones from a sporting event restroom. The headphones were valued at $200.

The Franklin Township Police Department is now the second law enforcement agency in New Jersey to adapt the Next Generation 911 capability. Through this service, users type in “911” in the “To” field of their texting app, and then describe the emergency and location in the message.

10/05/2025 A business located in the area of Hamilton St. was the victim of a shoplifting during the morning hours. An unknown male exited the store without paying for merchandise valued at $88. He fled the area on a bicycle.