Crime

A town hall to discuss township public safety issues is set for 7 p.m. September 22 in the Township Council chambers in the Municipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane. The event is presented by Councilman Carl Wright (D-Ward 4). Featured speakers are scheduled to be Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather and Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo. Doors open at 6:30 …

A 33-year-old Philadelphia, Pa. man has been charged with the April 2020 murder of a Park Street man, authorities said on September 6. The man faces charges of 1st Degree Murder, 2nd Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose,  2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and 2nd Degree Unlawfully Disturbing Human Remains in the death of 27-year-old …

Julian Khater.(LinkedIn) A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man, who lived in Franklin, faces up to more than eight years in prison after he plead guilty on September 1 to attacking Capitol Police officers with a chemical during the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Julian Elie Khater, a member of Franklin High School’s Class of 2007, struck the plea deal with federal authorities …

August 21, 2022 – August 27, 2022 08/21/2022 A 32-year-old Long Branch man was arrested for obstructing the administration of law, hindering apprehension, defiant trespassing, and resisting arrest during a suspicious person investigation at a business located on Somerset Street. He was transported to Somerset County Jail. A 39-year-old Somerset man was issued a summons for disorderly conduct after using …

A woman prays after leaving flowers on the property of the family whose toddler died in a car parked in the driveway on August 30. UPDATE: Police said the initial call of a child in cardiac arrest was made at about 2:21 p.m. from a fire radio. A neighbor of the child’s family is a firefighter. When police arrived the …

An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from Chase Bank on Route 27 in Franklin Park on August 22 by a man who escaped on a motorcycle, authorities said. Township police were notified about the robbery at about 2:08 p.m., according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. WItnesses said a man entered the bank and demanded …

08/15/2022 Criminal mischief was observed by patrol in a township park. A trash can was sprayed with graffiti by an unknown suspect(s). Repairs were estimated to be under $500.00. A 74-year-old Somerset woman was arrested for outstanding warrants out of North Brunswick and Howell during a motor vehicle stop. She was processed and released with a pending court appearance.  A …

A 39-year-old Douglasville, Georgia man faces charges of attempted murder and kidnapping after an August 21 incident at a township hotel, in which he allegedly held a woman and her two children at gunpoint before shooting her when she tried to escape. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a shooting at the unnamed Worlds Fair Drive hotel at about 1:25 …

Electrical fires blaze along power lines at the Village Plaza early in the morning of August 17. Power lines on utility poles near a border of the Village Plaza were set ablaze early in the morning of August 17 during a short thunderstorm. The lines were located at the edge of a grassy field that separates the Village Plaza from …

Three armed robberies of township businesses in a week are under investigation by local and county authorities. Armed robberies occurred on August 6, 9 and 10, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Undisclosed amounts of cash were taken in two of the robberies, according to the release. There was no cash taken in the third, …