A Park Street resident was arrested May 4 after more than $400,000 worth of heroin was allegedly found in his home and he allegedly tried to elude police by jumping from the building’s third story, police said. Luis Carreon, 27, faces multiple drug-related charges as a result of the arrest, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. …

A 10-month police investigation into three incidents in Franklin and New Brunswick resulted in the indictment of six men, including a township resident, on charges ranging from homicide to narcotics possession. The incidents occurred in late June and early July of 2015, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Two of the men indicted, Divendra Bhim, …

Latest Developments: April 12: A Facebook group has been created, called “#JusticeForDiahlo.” It can be accessed here. April 11: Friends and family have established a GoFundMe page to help defray the cost of Grant’s funeral. Donations can be made by clicking here. The New Brunswick Area NAACP has issued a statement, outlining questions the organization says it has about Grant’s …

A Somerset man is among four New Brunswick Parking Authority employees charged by New Brunswick police April 7 for allegedly conspiring to take payments to illegally park cars. Karan Buchhan, 25, was arrested with Atis Mir-Merced, 18, and Joshue Castillo-Mendoza, 24, both of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and Ferrad West, 22, of East Brunswick, according to a …

Two township residents were among 21 people from five states arrested April 5 on charges they conspired to fraudulently maintain student visas for more than 1,000 foreign nationals. Jyoti Patel, 34, of Franklin Park and Harpreet Sachdeva, 35, of Somerset were each charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and conspiracy to harbor aliens for profit, according to a press release from …

No one was injured March 28 when a car backed into a house on Stone Manor Drive. Police responding to the 6:24 p.m. incident were told by the car’s driver, Kimberlie Bullock, 35, of Orange, that she was backing out of the driveway of a home when her foot got stuck on the gas pedal, propelling her car across the …

Submitted by Ken Daly, PBA Local 154. Franklin Twp. Police Union PBA 154, participated in the 17th annual “Battle of the Blue” at the Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickerson University in Hackensack. The tournament is now named the “The Brian Beutel Battle of The Blue” for the fallen Lieutenant of the Bergen County Sheriff Dept. who collapsed during last year’s tournament and …

Franklin Township Police Det. Patrick Colligan was recently honored as “Irishman of the Year” by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Central Jersey. The black tie banquet honoring Collegian, who is also president of the New Jersey PBA, was held at the Pines Manor in Edison. Attending the event were members of PBA Local 154 and the Somerset County Police Pipe …

A township man was arrested March 9 on drug-related charges after he allegedly sold illegal drugs to an undercover police officer. D’Andre Walker, 28, was charged after allegedly selling 50 folds of heroin and two small plastic bags of cocaine to an undercover detective assigned to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, according to a press release …

Fires in two cars in one driveway were extinguished Feb. 29 before they spread to a Jurocko Avenue home, police said. A 9-1-1 call reporting the fires was phoned in at about 10:25 p.m., according to a press release from the township police department. Arriving officers found a 1997 Toyota Corolla and a 2013 Hyundai Sonata fully engulfed in flames, …