Crime

A 25-year-old Franklin Park man faces multiple charges – including six for attempted murder – following his alleged participation in what police said was a “three-month crime spree” that resulted in one death. Anthony “Smoke” Pinson was among seven members of what authorities called a “major gang” that committed robberies and murder in Middlesex and Camden counties, according to a …

Nov. 27 A package containing a Sony Playstation 4 valued at $199 was stolen from a Minebrook Lane home’s porch. Two packages containing $170 worth of Old Navy clothing was stolen from the porch of a Holland Drive home. Nov. 28 Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Township police are looking into why a 15-year-old Franklin High School student took a fake gun to school on Dec. 5. The gun fell out of the student’s backpack in-between classes, at about 9:30 a.m., prompting school security to call for a school lockdown, according to a press release from the FTPD. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

A Dec. 1 fight among Franklin Middle School students ended with one of the combatants being temporarily placed in custody by the Franklin Township Police Department. Police released few details because the incident involved juveniles. But FTPD spokesman Lt. Phil Rizzo did provide an emailed statement. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said some of the computers stolen from district schools over the past several months have been recovered. Some of the computers stolen from two district schools since the start of the 2017-18 school year have been recovered. the township’s top school administrator said on Nov. 30. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Police are investigating an incident at Pine Grove Manor School. Photo: Franklin Township Board of Education. Update: Police said the incident was not a threat, simply a parent who was not familiar with the school’s pick-up procedures trying to get their children. No children were threatened. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

Update: Police said that Mark Rodgers died from his injuries at 2:50 p.m. on Nov. 28. Original Story: A 63-year-old township man was listed in serious condition Nov. 25, one day after a deer crashed through his car’s windshield on South Middlebush Road. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Thieves stole 50 computers from Conerly Road Elementary School. (Photo: Franklin Township Board of Education.) Another township school was hit by electronics thieves, who got away with about 50 computers, police and district officials say. 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 …

Franklin Township Police Officer Keith Hermann and his wife, Nadine, after he received a State PBA Bronze Valor Award Nov. 18 at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. All Photos: Darrin Russo. A Franklin Township Police officer who shot a man who had broken into his home was one of the state PBA’s “Valor Award” recipients Nov. 18. Don’t Miss Out! No …

Kaseem Stewart-Hunt, 20, of Somerset faces multiple weapon- and drug-related charges following his Nov. 14 arrest. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Police are investigating the Nov. 14 shooting of two Franklin Township residents as they sat in a car on Winston Drive. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …