Somerset County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson speaks during the January 14 press conference on the Bound Brook fire. In the wake of news of an arrest in the massive January 12 Bound Brook fire that destroyed nearly two blocks, the Somerset County Freeholder Director promised the county’s help in the borough’s rebuilding efforts. The fire, which burned for about 4.5 …
Read More »
Noyola-Narvaez The 20-year-old township woman killed in her car in October may have been mistaken for another person, prosecutors said in announcing the arrest of a suspect on January 8. A 19-year-old Franklin Boulevard man was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Murder in the shooting death of Monserret Noyola-Narvaez, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s …
Read More »
Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson speaks to the congregation at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on January 5 regarding gun violence in the township. The Somerset County Prosecutor told a responsive audience at a local church January 5 that local and county law enforcement will not allow the recent spate of gun violence in the township to continue. Prosecutor …
Read More »
Four township men have been arrested – and a fifth person is being sought – in connection with the New Year’s Eve murder of a 19-year-old and wounding of a 70-year-old Franklin residents and several other shootings in the township. The murder victim, Samaad Frazier, was found by police inside a car parked at the rear of a Churchill Road …
Read More »
A 19-year-old township man faces a murder charge in connection with the death of Sharif Austin, 21, of New Brunswick, according to a January 2 press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Police say that Austin was shot at the corner of Lee Avenue and Handy Street in New Brunswick at about 11:55 p.m. on December 23. The defendant …
Read More »
Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred on Barker Road on December 30. There were no injuries in the shooting, just property damage, said Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Det. Frank Roman. “We can confirm that there was a shooting with no injuries, just property damage,” Roman said in an email. “The matter is actively being investigated by …
Read More »
UPDATE: A Somerset County Grand Jury handed down indictments for the four Rubin family members and their two employees, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said on December 20. The Grand Jury charged David Rubin, Lisa Rubin, Sherylee Rubin, Batsheva Rubin-Rivera, Andre Watts and Dunia Patricia Hernandez with second degree operating an organized retail theft enterprise, second degree receiving stolen property, …
Read More »
Police are investigating a December 17 accident on Amwell Road that left one man dead. Police said that the man, who was not identified pending notification of his next of kin, was trying to cross Amwell Road, near Doria Road, at around 9:35 p.m. when he was hit by a person driving a Kia Sorento. Responding officers found the man …
Read More »
Somerset County law enforcement officials will once again participate in the annual “Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over” campaign now through January 1, 2020. During that time, local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated, according to a joint press release issued by the Somerset and …
Read More »
Township residents will have a chance to weigh in on the performance of the FTPD on December 17. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will arrive at the department that day to begin the re-accreditation process, according to a press release from the department. The assessors will “examine all aspects of the …
Read More »
The Franklin Reporter & Advocate Eight Villages, One Community
