Crime News

David Lutz. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 31-year-old Whittier Avenue resident was charged May 25 with the sexual assault of a 4-year-old in a township store. David Lutz was charged with 2nd Degree Sexual Assault and 3rd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child after the incident, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t …

Isaiah Wilson. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A Bound Brook man faces several weapons-related charges after he was allegedly found with a 45-caliber handgun and hollow-nose bullets. 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 truly independent media serving the …

Musical instruments valued at $17,000 were stolen from a Berger Street home. Police said the owner reported the equipment was stolen sometime between May 15 and May 17. 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 truly independent media serving …

We were live the morning of May 10 at the send-off for the 2017 Police Unity Tour from the Franklin Township Police Department’s headquarters in the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Hundreds of police officers from around the state and the country – as far away as California – assembled at the headquarters to start the three-day trip to the …

Update 2: Suspects have been identified in the four shootings that left four people wounded over the last three weeks, township Police Chief Lawrence Roberts told the Township Council on May 9. “Due to the investigative efforts of the detective bureau, we already have suspects,” Roberts said. “We’re diligently working on the case, we’ve put out extra patrols, so there’s …

Township police are seeking the public’s help in locating Shyyane Coley. Photo: Franklin Township Police Department. Update: Police said she returned home May 8. 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 truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But …

Amadou Ba was charged with two counts of 3rd Degree Burglary. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 30-year-old Philadelphia man as been charged with burglarizing the same township business twice in less than 24 hours. 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 …

Authorities are investigating an April 28 shooting which wounded a teenager who was not the intended target. At about 11:48 p.m., township police received a 9-1-1 call reporting gunshots around Baier Avenue, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

The Route 27 scene of the one murder that occurred in the township in 2016. Although some categories did see increases, overall major crime in the township decreased by more than 4 percent from 2015 to 2016. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Police are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of the April 19 shooting of a New Brunswick man on Fuller Street. At about 3:35 p.m., township police responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting gunshots being fired near Fuller Street, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Upon arrival, police found a 29-year-old New Brunswick …