READY TO ROLL – Somerset County Sheriff Darren Russo (pointing) and Mayor Phil Kramer (right) talk before the 2024 Police Unity Tour set off for Washington, D.C. Four Franklin Township police officers were among nearly 400 men and women in blue who assembled in front of the Public Safety Building on DeMott Lane on a very rainy May 10 in …
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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 …
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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 …
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03/31/2024 A Somerset resident was the victim of a burglary during the overnight hours in the area of Pear Tree Ln. The unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole two pairs of sunglasses valued at $210. A business located on Rt. 27 was the victim of a shoplifting during the afternoon hours. Two Hispanic males exited the store …
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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, …
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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 …
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A township resident was scammed out of more than $600,000 earlier this month, police said. The resident, who was not named, told police on March 6 that he received a phone call, ostensibly from the Franklin Township Police Department, from a person who described himself as a U.S. Customs Agent. The person on the phone told the resident that his …
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02/25/2024 A Somerset resident was the victim of fraudulent activity on 02/23/24. The victim received a scam phone call from an alleged chief of police. The unknown suspect advised the victim to go to Walmart and have a barcode he provided scanned by an employee to transfer money. The victim suffered a loss of $3,960.00 before realizing he was the …
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Police have arrested a second person in the 2023 murder of a 46-year-old township man. The man, a 44-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. resident, was arrested on March 12 in Philadelphia, Pa. by Philadelphia police, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 47-year-old New Brunswick man was arrested on connection with the murder on February 7. According …
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MAJOR BLAZE – More than 100 firefighters from 10 towns responded to a March 1 fire at Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Care Center. One firefighter was injured March 1 in a fire at Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Care Center on Easton Avenue. More than 100 firefighters from 10 towns fought the blaze of the unoccupied building. The center has been …
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