Jan. 24 A car driven by Timothy McDougald of Somerset was turning from Somerset Street to Franklin Boulevard when it hit Marlon Spann of New Brunswick as Spann was crossing the street. Spann complained of pain to his right side and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Cathleen DeWitt of Somerset was cited for careless …

A two-car collision on Easton Avenue on Feb. 1 apparently resulted in no major injuries, police said. Shortly after 10 a.m., a 2001 Honda Civic driven by Anderson Moronta, 25, of Somerset collided with a 2002 Honda Civic driven by Yaxanna Rivera, 19, of East Brunswick, while the two cars were on Easton Ave., near Oakland Avenue. Police said Rivera …

A New Brunswick man has pleaded guilty to drug-related charges stemming from a 2015 arrest in the township. Elvin Guzman-Rodriguez, a.k.a. Joel Matos-Santiago, 38, pleaded guilty to 1st Degree possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with intent to distribute and 2nd Degree eluding, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. In exchange for his …

Jan. 17 Felix Vargas of Somerset was walking in an Easton Avenue parking lot, to his car, when he was struck from behind by a driverless car. Raymond Goodwin of Somerset told police that he had pulled into a spot, and got out of the car while it was running, with his grandson still inside. He said he must have …

History was made at the Jan. 24 Township Council meeting during the swearing-in of new police officers. One of the new officers is Matthew Russo, son of recently retired Lt. Darrin Russo. This marks the first time in Franklin that a 30-year veteran retired and his son was hired within a year, said Chief of Police Lawrence Roberts. Russo was …

Jan. 12 Someone threw a brick through the front of window of De Island Breez on Franklin Boulevard and stole a cash register containing $100 in cash. The register was valued at $250. Jan. 13 Someone entered an unlocked 2015 Toyota Corolla parked on Liam Street and removed a woman’s Old Navy jacket valued at $100 and a man’s North …

Police are searching for two armed men who they say forced a township man to withdraw money from a bank ATM before stealing his car. Police said the man, a Van Cleef Road resident, told them he’d arrived at his house at around 11 p.m. Jan. 16 when he was approached by two men armed with handguns. The men forced …

There were no injuries in a late-night fire Jan. 16 in a Hillcrest Avenue home, but it did chase out the home’s two residents. Police said that the fire was reported shortly before 11 p.m. and that when police arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from the home. Firefighters from “numerous” township departments responded and were able to extinguish it …

The township Police Department has not yet finished its research into whether it would be feasible to equip officers with body worn cameras. Police Chief Lawrence Roberts has said he is taking a slow approach to the program, mainly to make sure it’s financially feasible, in light of the “back end” costs associated with such a program. The department was …

Jan. 3 Someone removed a porcelain horse from the living room of a Bob Franks Way resident. The statue was valued at $100. Jan. 6 Someone unsuccessfully tried to break into a shed owned by a Hilltop Lane resident. An X-Box valued at $400 and a Sony Playstation valued at $300 were stolen from an Alerica Lane home. Jan. 9 …