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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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