Crime

Tayyab A. Ware, left, was convicted on February 15 for the murder of Franklin resident Denny Sanchez. Ware’s co-defendant, Todd Smith, right, plead guilty to a robbery charge in connection with the murder. (Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) A 31-year-old Georgia man was convicted February 15 of shooting to death a township resident in 2020 in the back of a …

There were no reported injuries in a January 6 fire in a unit in the Arbors apartment complex on Franklin Boulevard, officials said. Police responded to the apartment following a 1:59 p.m. call reporting smoke from a rooftop, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

The driver of this car was cited for reckless driving after he drove into the front wall of the U.S. Post Office on DeMott Lane. A 68-year-old man was cited for careless driving December 15 after he crashed his 2010 Honda Pilot into the U.S. Post Office building at 500 DeMott Lane. Police said Sushil Patel was inattentive when he …

A 13-year-old Franklin Middle School student has been charged for making a prank threat against the school on December 14. The student was charged with 3rd Degree Creating a False Public Alarm, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

A New Brunswick woman faces manslaughter and other charges in connection with a Thanksgiving night car accident which killed her son and his cousin, a township 9-year-old. The 31-year-old woman drove the wrong way on the on-ramp from Route 130 to Route 1 in North Brunswick when the car she was driving struck an Old Bridge police cruiser carrying two …

Update: Two New Brunswick men have been charged with the murder of Lorenzo Hill Staten. Police said the killing was not random, and all three knew each other. The shooting death of a Franklin man is under investigation by New Brunswick police. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

The driver of this car was seriously injured in an accident on Hamilton Street. (Photo: East Franklin Fire Department Facebook page.) Two people – including a township student – were injured and part of Hamilton Street was shut down early in the morning of October 21 in an accident involving a car and a school bus. Police said the accident …

One of the boxes of the guns that were bought by law enforcement during the Middlesex-Somerset county gun buyback program held at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on October 23. A two-county gun buyback program located at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens proved very popular October 23, with the line of sellers wrapping around the Route 27 building. …

Matthew Rennie, left, and Ranait Griff were arrested on October 6. (Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.) Rutgers Preparatory School has launched a “thorough and independent investigation” into allegations against the two coaches arrested October 6 on charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old woman. Matthew Rennie, 30 – who was the head coach of Middle School boys’ …

Police are investigating an October 2 shooting that left two people wounded. Neither of the unidentified victims – a township woman and an Edison man – suffered life-threatening injuries, 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 …