Joseph I. Amante, left, of Somerset and Nicholas P. Zahirny, right, of Jersey City were charged July 23 in connection with two armed robberies of township convenience stores, and a home burglary. Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A township man was among two people arrested July 23 in connection with the armed robberies of two township convenience stores and a home burglary. The …
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One of three cars that was enmeshed in high-tension wires on Easton Avenue on July 21, after the wires were pulled down by a tractor-trailer. Update: Repairs are expected to last into the morning of July 23, according to township police. Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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A man suspected of robbing two township stores at gunpoint on July 14 is being sought by township and county authorities. The man being sought robbed clerks at the 6-Ten convenience store on Hamilton Street and the D-Mart convenience store on Somerset Street, according to a release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …
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Nearly three dozen township youth this week are getting a taste of what life is like in a police academy. They’re discovering that it can be loud and tiring, but is always challenging. 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 …
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Four Somerset residents face defiant trespass charges after they were found July 13 having sex in a closed-off portion of a township hotel. Police said that Satchel Edeen, 18; Alec Smith, 18; Rose Williams, 22 and Brielle Conover-Kueck, 22, were found after staff at the Hotel Somerset called 9-1-1 to report trespassers. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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Franklin Township Police Officers Deyo Swartz and Steven Ellmyer (left to right) have been assigned to a Neighborhood Police Team patrolling the Hamilton Street Business District. A two-man “Neighborhood Police Team” has been created to patrol the Hamilton Street business district. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
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Divendra Bihm, left and Dashawn Carreker. Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Update: Deshawn Carreker turned himself in to a Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office detective on July 13, according to authorities. Carreker was remanded to the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, in lieu of $150,000 cash bail. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
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A 42-year-old Trenton man was injured July 7 when he fell from a tree on Canal Road. The man works for a tree cutting service and was working at the time, police said. 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 …
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Laquita Cooper. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 27-year-old township woman remains in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, facing charges that she committed four armed robberies in Franklin and New Brunswick. 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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