Township police are investigating a rash of catalytic converter thefts that were reported on December 16 and 17. On December 16: 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 independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only …
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Submitted by Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor announced law enforcement officials from Somerset and Hunterdon Counties will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. BeginningDecember 2, …
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Three township residents were scammed out of a total of $31,000, as reported to police at the end of November and beginning of December. On November 30, a township woman reported that she was scammed out of $26,000 in what policed said was a cryptocurrency scam. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
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A 36-year-old Millstone man has been charged with the August 22 robbery of a bank on Route 27, following a three-month investigation by local, state and federal authorities. In addition, three members of the man’s family have been charged with hindering apprehension, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
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Arturo Tlapa. (Photo: GoFundMe.) A 19-year-old township man faces multiple charges – including First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter – in connection with the death of a Freehold man after a November 9 car crash in Old Bridge. The township man and a Marlboro police officer were involved in a car chase at the time of the accident, according to a statement …
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A 24-year-old New York man was charged September 29 with murder and related offenses in connection with the killing of a 20-year-old township man. Police responded to a 12:28 p.m. 9-1-1 call to a Eugene Avenue residence, where they found J’Corey Breedy with a stab wound to his abdomen. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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September 18, 2022 – September 24, 2022 09/18/2022 A business on Easton Avenue reported a theft of $38.00 worth of gas during the early afternoon hours. The suspect, described as a black female, drove away after payment was requested by the gas attendant. She told the employee to remove the $38.00 from his paycheck prior to fleeing. Don’t Miss Out! …
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09/11/2022 A Somerville man was arrested by North Brunswick PD for two outstanding warrants out of our jurisdiction. Franklin Township PD assumed custody of the defendant and transported him to Somerset County Jail without incident. 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 …
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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). Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
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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 …
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