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 …
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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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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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 …
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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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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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. 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …
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A 32-year-old Somerset man remains in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, on several charges, including attempted murder. The man was charged July 27 after allegedly trying to stab a man on Easton Avenue. 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 …
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Firefighters at the scene of a fire that displaced two families on Victor Street July 23. (Photo: East Franklin Fire Department.) Careless disposal of a cigarette was the reported cause behind a July 23 fire that left two Victor Street families looking for alternative shelter. The fire, which also burned grass behind the residence, damaged several other homes as well, …
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