Crime

Divider Bhim of Somerset was one of six men indicted for several 2015 incidents in the township and New Brunswick. Photo: 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 …

The site in New Brunswick of an early morning April 9 shootout between a township man and township police, in which the man was killed. Latest Developments: 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 are the only truly independent media serving the …

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 …

There were no injuries when a car backed into this Stone Manor Drive home. Photo: Franklin Township Police. No one was injured March 28 when a car backed into a house on Stone Manor Drive. 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 …

Members of the township PB Local 154 with their tournament trophy. Photo: Franklin Township PBA Local 154. Submitted by Ken Daly, PBA Local 154. 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 are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But …

FTPD Det. Patrick Colligan, center, was recently named “Irishman of the Year” by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Central Jersey. With him at the banquet held at Pines Manor, Edison, were FTPD Lt. Darrin Russo, left, and FTPD Det. Ken Daly. Photo: PBA Local 154. Franklin Township Police Det. Patrick Colligan was recently honored as “Irishman of the Year” by …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

A 23-year-old North Brunswick woman was revived from an apparent overdose when a township police officer administered a dose of Narcan, police said. Police were called to a Route 27 grocery store at about 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 29 on the report of an unconscious woman in the store’s bathroom, according to a press release from township police. Don’t Miss …