Crime

Two men were arrested and a third is still at large in connection with a Jan. 27 incident that began with a robbery in Green Brook and ended with an attempted carjacking and an abandoned getaway vehicle in the township. Antwon Barksdale, 19, of Irvington, and Mario Cumberbatch, 32, of Brooklyn, N.Y. were arrested on various charges, including armed robbery, …

Update 2: NJ Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said he has “serious concerns” regarding how ICE picked up Liem and Sanger, according to a press release. In a Jan. 25 letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Grewal wrote that “the fact that ICE arrested two parents as they were driving away from their children’s school is deeply upsetting. I …

One of two family cats was killed in an afternoon fire Jan. 22 that severely damaged a Millstone Road home. Police said that a 9-1-1 call reporting the fire was received at about 3:41 p.m., and that responding officers reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the house.

An early morning car accident Jan. 22 resulted in the death of one man, and the arrest of a 25-year-old Franklin resident. Suraj Gagneja, of Somerset, was charged with 2nd Degree Death by Auto, 4th Degree Assault by Auto, and Driving While Intoxicated in connection with the death of Antoine King Jr., 22, of Plainfield, according to a press release …

A late-night fire in a Burnham Street home displaced its residents, but did not result in any injuries. A 9-1-1 call reporting the fire was received by Franklin Township Police at about 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 19, according to an FTPD release.

A 36-year-old township woman was seriously injured Jan. 18 after she was hit by a car on Easton Avenue. Police responding to a 9-1-1 call placed at 10:11 p.m. found Dorian Appling lying in the road at Easton Avenue and JFK Boulevard, suffering from serious head injuries, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department.

Police are investigating 18 cases of criminal mischief reported on five streets Jan. 14. In each of the cases, someone drove a vehicle onto properties and struck mailboxes, according to a release from the Franklin Township Police Department. The incidents happened on John E. Busch and Walnut avenues, and Culver, 9th and 12th streets, according to the release.

Sometimes things do work out for the best. The theft and use of a credit card last year recently ended with the victim being made whole, and a Franklin High School student the recipient of some new sports gear, according to township police.

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 …

One of two brothers who admitted to the 2013 murder in the township of an aspiring rap artist was recently denied parole. Antwan Cromedy, 32, was denied parole as of Jan. 3, according to a notification from the state Division of Criminal Justice.