Crime

Police credited a window break tool such as this with helping to save a township woman on July 23. (Photo: FTPD.) A 23-year-old township woman managed to extricate herself from her car when it drove into the Delaware & Raritan Canal July 21 through the use of a “window break tool,” according to police. The woman, Sara Goyal, was treated …

Police investigate a late-night accident on Easton Avenue that left an 18-year-old township resident dead. A 19-year-old township man was killed July 20 when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a Toyota Camry on Easton Avenue, in front of the Harrison Somerset apartment building. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting the accident at about 8:59 p.m., according to a …

ShopRite employees return to the store July 20 after having been evacuated for a bomb threat. Police are investigating a bomb threat that was called in to the ShopRite on Elizabeth Avenue the afternoon of July 20. The Franklin Township Police Department was notified of the bomb threat by a ShopRite employee at about 12:56 p.m., according to a press …

A sampling of reports selected and submitted by the Franklin Township Police Department. 07/03/2022 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 do that with your support. Please consider …

Submitted by the FTPD. June 19, 2022 – June 25, 2022 06/19/2022 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 do that with your support. Please consider a yearly …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Police Department. 06/12/2022 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 do that with your support. Please consider a yearly subscription to our online …

East Franklin firefighters Lt. Alan Latanzio and Foreman Bernie Marquez with the dog they rescued and revived during a June 20 apartment fire. (Photo: East Franklin Fire Department.) A resident was displaced and a dog revived after a June 20 apartment fire on Hamilton Street, officials said. Township police received a 9-1-1 call reporting smoke from the apartment at about …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Police Department. 06/05/2022 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 do that with your support. Please consider a yearly subscription to our online …

A 41-year-old Somerset man has been indicted on five counts for allegedly taking lewd photographs of a young girl at a Red Bank car dealership. The man is charged with 1st Degree Manufacturing of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, 2nd Degree Manufacturing of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, 3rd Degree Invasion of Privacy, and two counts of 3rd Degree Endangering the Welfare …

Police are looking for this woman. (Photos: FTPD) UPDATE: Police say Dover has been found, safe. A ”member of the community” saw a post about the search for her on the Township’s social media site and notified authorities, police said. Dover was found at an undisclosed location in Newark, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …