Crime News

There were no reported injuries during a July 10 fire in a commercial building on Schoolhouse Road, police reported. Police responded to the fire at about 5:08 p.m. after receiving many calls about the blaze, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. No one was reported inside the building during the fire, and no injuries were …

DEADLY CRASH AFTERMATH – The mangled remains of a car in which two people were killed after a crash on Route 27 on August 27, 2023 sits where it came to rest in front of the R&J Glamour Salon. (File photo.) A 30-year-old Somerset man faces up to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty June 18 to two …

A township resident told police on May 3 that they had been swindled out of more than $107,000. The person told police that they met the suspect, possibly an Asian woman, on a dating website. The suspect presented herself a a Bitcoin investor, police said, and was able to convince the township resident to send multiple deposits totaling $107,700 to …

Police have identified the victim of a June 1 motorcycle accident as a 43-year-old Franklin resident. The man was identified as Derrell Montgomery, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Police received a call about the crash, at Easton Avenue and DeMott Lane, at 12:17 a.m., according to the release. Montgomery was pronounced dead at 1:01 …

Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred early in the morning of June 1 that closed a portion of Easton Avenue for nearly three hours. At about 12:17 a.m., Franklin Township Police received a 9-1-1 call about an accident involving a motorcycle on Easton Avenue, near DeMott Lane, according to a press release from the FTPD. Police officers, firefighters …

A 19-year-old township man was convicted on May 10 of a charge related to the 2022 beating of a man on Hamilton Street. Yahmir Brown was convicted of 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Brown and a juvenile co-defendant were charged in November 2022 of assaulting the man, who was an …

Update: The person killed in the crash was identified as 31-year-old Franklin Township resident Kristen Drayton. One person was killed and a section of Route 27 was closed on May 9 after a car crashed into a tree near Reler Lane. Police received a 9-1-1 call about the accident at about 9:07 a.m., according to a press release from the …

04/07/2024 A 34-year-old New Brunswick woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant out of Long Beach Twp., NJ during a motor vehicle stop. She was processed and released on her own recognizance. A 49-year-old Raleigh, NC man was arrested for DWI and weapons offenses during a motor vehicle check in the area of Weston Canal Rd. He was processed and …

A 41-year-old Willingboro man was charged April 4 with stealing $9,300 worth of lottery tickets from an Easton Avenue convenience store. Police were called to the store shortly after 8 a.m. on March 14. The investigation determined that someone broke the store’s glass door the night before and gained entry into the business. The investigation led to the Willingboro man, …

A 61-year-old Highland Park man was arrested March 26 for attempted murder and other charges related to the stabbing of a New Brunswick resident on Hamilton Street. Police received a call shortly after 8 p.m. March 24 from employees at an unnamed hospital, reporting that a patient told them they had been stabbed on Hamilton Street. The patient underwent surgery …