Crime

Update 2: Police filed a third charge, 2nd Degree Sexual Assault, after a woman told police that she was assaulted by the doctor during a June 2020 medical appointment. Update: Police filed an additional charge against the doctor, 4th Degree Sexual Contact, after a woman told them that she was sexually assaulted by the doctor during a medical exam in …

A 25-year-old Somerset man faces multiple gun-related charges after a motor vehicle stop on January 8. Police were conducting a “Quality of Life” investigation along Millstone Road, which included a motor vehicle stop on Spruce Street, 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 …

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in investigating a shooting that occurred in the evening of January 3. This is the second shooting incident in the township in two days. A New Brunswick man was shot to death outside a Cedar Grove Lane hotel on January 1. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Police are asking for the public’s help in looking for the person who shot a man outside of a township hotel on New Year’s Day. Township police responding to a 9-1-1 call at about 2:31 a.m. at a Cedar Grove Lane hotel January 1 found a New Brunswick man, suffering from a gunshot wound, outside the building, according to a …

Two men have been charged with the November 2 murder of a 34-year-old Franklin Park resident, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 30-year-old Edison man was arrested on December 22 and a 30-year-old Augusta, Ga. man was arrested on December 30, according to the release. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

FTPD Captains Phil Rizzo and Sean Hebbon, and Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill (clockwise from top left) during the inaugural “Tuesday Night Talk.” A word to the wise: the FTPD will be paying special attention to speeders on South Middlebush Road and to parked cars facing the wrong way on township streets. Those items were among the variety of public …

Update: Crime Stoppers of Somerset County, Inc. is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the people responsible for Sanchez’s homicide. Original Story: A 34-year-old township resident died November 2 from a gunshot wound, authorities said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

Several of the buses damaged by an early morning fire on November 3. (Photo: East Franklin Fire Department.) Nine school buses owned by the Montauk Transit Service were damaged by fire early in the morning of November 3, authorities said. The buses were damaged while parked in the company’s Route 27 bus yard, according to an FTPD press release. Don’t …

Capt. Sean Hebbon is the first Black Captain in Franklin Township Police Department history. He is pictured here in 2013 after being sworn in as a Sergeant. The Franklin Township Police Department’s first Black Captain is set to be formally sworn in to his post during the October 13 virtual Township Council meeting. Capt. Sean Hebbon, a nearly 24-year veteran …

Two Hillcrest Avenue residents face multiple drug-related charges after a September 14 search of their home revealed cocaine valued at $50,000. The arrests stem from a joint investigation carried out by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the United State Postal Inspection Service that started on September 11, according to a press release from …