Left to right, Romero, Gnecco, Volz, and Allen. (Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office). Four township residents were sentenced to a combined 67 years in prison for their roles in the sexual assault of one of their 7-year-old children, authorities said on May 6. The four – Marina/Matthew Volz, 32; Ashley/Adam Romero, 28; Sean Allen, 54, and Dulcinea Gnecco, 21 pled …
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A Cedar Grove Lane homeowner was injured and an undisclosed amount of cash stolen early in the morning of April 30 after a home invasion by three armed men, police said. Township police received a 9-1-1 call at about 12:34 a.m. April 30 from the homeowner, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! …
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Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather speaks to the Township Council about township crime statistics at the April 12 meeting. The overall incidence of major crimes decreased by about 12 percent from 2020 to 2021, although there were small increases in some categories, according to statistics compiled by the Franklin Township Police Department. The total number of major crimes dropped from …
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A 37-year-old Hillsborough man died by an apparent suicide early in the morning of March 27, Franklin Township police said on March 29. The unidentified man was parked in Colonial Park at the time, according to the FTPD’s press release. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
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Eight township residents were among 24 people arrested on drug-related charges following a seven-month investigation County law enforcement officials dubbed “Fire and Ice.” Ten of those charged were arrested on February 16, 10 were arrested on March 2 and two remain at large, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
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A township firefighter suffered breathing difficulties fighting a fire in a vacant Girard Avenue house on February 28. The fire was deemed to be not suspicious, and its cause and origin are under investigation, 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 …
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Police are looking to the public for help in investigating a February 22 hit-and-run accident that killed a 50-year-old New Brunswick woman. Police said Treasa M. Daye-Fennie was crossing Somerset Street near High Street at about 8:29 p.m. when she was struck by a car. The driver fled the scene, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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