A 53-year-old South Bound Brook man faces multiple charges connected with a rash of burglaries and thefts in August and September, including some in Franklin Township. The man was charged with numerous car burglaries, thefts and credit card fraud, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Numerous reported car burglaries which occurred during the early morning …
Read More »Township Man Charged With Sexual Assault
A 42-year-old township man faces sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged September 11 incident. A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted by the man early in the morning of Sept. 11, and that she knew her assailant, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The woman was interviewed at the Somerset County Prosecutor’s …
Read More »New Activity In Investigation Of 1982 Murder
The investigation into the longest unsolved murder in Somerset County recently took a new twist with the exhumation of the remains of the 15-year-old victim. Sharon Thor was killed in October of 1982 after she was seen getting into a car with two males in front of her John E. Busch Avenue home. Her disappearance came after she took a …
Read More »Six Mile Run Attacker Faces 16 Years In Prison After Plea Deal
Graphic: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 38-year-old Raritan man faces up to 16 years in state prison after having plead guilty earlier this month to two counts of sexual assault, including one that involved a woman running on a trail in Six mile Run in 2022. Rogelio Calyeca Postrero entered a guilty plea to two counts of 1st Degree Aggravated …
Read More »Computer Scammers Take $58K From Township Residents
Two township residents were scammed out of more than $58,000 in August, police said. The first incident was reported on August 17, when a resident told police that she was scammed out of $2,700 by a person who told her that her bank account was compromised by a virus. Police said an alert about the fraudulent virus appeared on the …
Read More »Franklin Police Officer Among Cops Involved In Officer-Involved Shooting
A veteran Franklin Township police detective was one of a handful of cops from the township and New Brunswick who were involved in an officer-involved shooting of a man wielding a machete on Route 27 on September 1. The unidentified man was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a person with knowledge …
Read More »Police Release Names, Charges, In Sunday Morning Fatal Crash
CRASH AFTERMATH – The remains of a 2007 Audi Q7 after it was involved in an early morning crash on August 27 on Route 27/Somerset Street. A 29-year-old Somerset resident, who is also an Edison police officer, faces several charges including First Degree Vehicular Homicide and DWI in the aftermath of an early morning car crash on Route 27/Somerset Street …
Read More »Updated: Car Driven By Edison Cop Crashes On Route 27; Two Killed, Including Somerset Man
CRASH AFTERMATH – The mangled remains of a car in which two people were killed after a crash on Route 27 on August 27 sits where it came to rest in front of the R&J Glamour Salon. Two people were killed when a car driven by an off-duty Edison police officer crashed into a utility pole on Route 27 early …
Read More »Updated: South River Man Dies After Rescuing Children From Millstone River
SEARCH IS ON – Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Dive Team search the Millstone River for a 42-year-old South River man. Update: Police have identified the victim as Rolando Camarillo-Cholula. The Franklin Township Police Department reminds residents that causeways, lakes, and all waterways can hide dangers like hidden currents, sudden depths, and cold shock. When traveling along the canal …
Read More »Hombre de South River Muere Después de Rescatar a Niños del Río Millstone
LA BÚSQUEDA ESTÁ EN MARCHA – Los miembros del equipo de buceo de la oficina del fiscal del condado de Somerset buscan en el río Millstone a un hombre de South River de 42 años. Actualización: La policía identificó a la víctima como Rolando Camarillo-Cholula. El Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Franklin recuerda a los residentes que las calzadas, …
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