Police are investigating two luring incidents in the last two weeks involving Franklin Middle School students. Township police are investigating two luring incidents that occurred in the last two weeks – the latest on Feb. 24 – involving Franklin Middle School students. Police said the students, a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, reported to the school’s Resource Officer that …
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Efrain A. Martinez. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 31-year-old Bronx man faces child pornography charges after he allegedly asked an 8-year-old township girl to send him nude pictures of herself. 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 …
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The father of the man police say shot a person Jan. 3 on Dewald Avenue turned himself in to authorities. Jason Lewis, 43, turned himself in to authorities at the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, on Feb. 10, 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 …
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Township police are investigating an anonymous Facebook threat made Feb. 5 against an FHS administrator. An anonymous Facebook threat seen Feb. 5 against a Franklin High School administrator was deemed by investigators to not be credible, police and school district officials said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …
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An FMK G2 handgun, similar to the ones pictured here, was among the items stolen from a Holland Drive home. Photo: FMK Firearms. A 9mm pistol was among the items stolen Jan. 27 from a Holland Drive home. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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A two-car collision on Easton Avenue on Feb. 1 apparently resulted in no major injuries, police said. Shortly after 10 a.m., a 2001 Honda Civic driven by Anderson Moronta, 25, of Somerset collided with a 2002 Honda Civic driven by Yaxanna Rivera, 19, of East Brunswick, while the two cars were on Easton Ave., near Oakland Avenue. Don’t Miss Out! …
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Joel Matos-Santiago, far right, pleaded guilty to drug-related charges stemming from his October 2015 arrest with Victor Santana-Ricardo and Jessica Rodriguez, left to right. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A New Brunswick man has pleaded guilty to drug-related charges stemming from a 2015 arrest in the township. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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Police are searching for two armed men who they say forced a township man to withdraw money from a bank ATM before stealing his car. Police said the man, a Van Cleef Road resident, told them he’d arrived at his house at around 11 p.m. Jan. 16 when he was approached by two men armed with handguns. The men forced …
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There were no injuries in a late-night fire Jan. 16 in a Hillcrest Avenue home, but it did chase out the home’s two residents. Police said that the fire was reported shortly before 11 p.m. and that when police arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from the home. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
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The township police department has not yet finished its study of a program through which police officers would be deployed with body worn cameras. Photo: Fanwood Police Department. The township Police Department has not yet finished its research into whether it would be feasible to equip officers with body worn cameras. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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