Four people – including three New Brunswick High School students – were injured Jan. 8 after a multi-vehicle accident on Route 27. Police said that at about 2:52 p.m. a 2006 Nissan Quest driven by a 17-year-old from New Brunswick was traveling south on Rt. 27 when the car rear-ended a 1999 Infiniti, driven by Chakyra Webb, 21, of New …
Read More »Admitted Killer Of Rap Artist Denied Parole
Antwan Cromedy was recently denied parole from his sentence for the murder of an aspiring rap artist in a township hair salon. Photo: NJ Department of Corrections. One of two brothers who admitted to the 2013 murder in the township of an aspiring rap artist was recently denied parole. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
Read More »Township Clerk Charged With Insurance Fraud, Theft By Deception; Suspended Without Pay
Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy, left, has been suspended without pay following her December arrest on insurance fraud and theft by deception charges. (File photo). Township Clerk Ann Marie McCarthy remains free on no bail following her arrest in mid-December on insurance fraud and theft by deception charges. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …
Read More »Township Man Convicted On Variety Of Sex Crime Charges
Township resident Thomas Canales was convicted Jan. 2 by a New Brunswick jury of a number of sex-related crimes. Photo: Middlesex County prosecutor’s Office. A 40-year-old township resident faces more than 30 years in jail following his Jan. 2 conviction on sex crime charges. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …
Read More »Franklin Man Sentenced To 60 Years In State Prison For 2015 Murder
Jahmmel Cephas, 35, of Franklin, was sentenced to 60 years in state prison on Dec. 21 for the Valentine’s Day 2015 murder of a Perth Amboy man. Phto: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. A 35-year-old township man was sentenced to 60 years in state prison Dec. 21 for the murder of a Perth Amboy man on Valentine’s Day in 2015. Don’t …
Read More »Carbon Monoxide From Faulty Boiler Sickens Two Families, Family Dog
Two Churchill Avenue families and a family dog were sickened Dec. 15 when the boiler in the basement of their home malfunctioned and emitted carbon monoxide, police said. Police were alerted at about 11:42 a.m. by staff from an area hospital, in which the staff requested a welfare check on residents at the home, according to a press release from …
Read More »Second Fake Gun Found On FHS Student
Franklin High School officials have once again found a fake gun in a student’s possession. At about 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14, an “alert teacher” at the high school saw a 14-year-old male student put what she believed to be a handgun in his backpack, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
Read More »Township Man Faces Numerous Charges After ‘Three-Month Crime Spree’
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 …
Read More »Police Log: Nov. 27 – Dec. 2, 2017
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 …
Read More »Fake Gun In Franklin High School Leads To Lockdown
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 …
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