Crime

Authorities are looking for the public’s help in catching a township man charged with molesting two children. Daniel Serrano-Urbina, 57, of Somerset Street, was charged July 6 with two counts of 1st Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, two counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault, and two counts of 3rd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, according to a press release …

Township Police Lt. Darrin Russo took his final walkout from police headquarters June 24 in a ceremony that included a pipes and drum corps, honor guard and presentation of a flag flown in his honor over the U.S. Capitol. Russo, 52, retires at the end of June with more than 30 years on the force as a patrolman, detective and supervisor. …

Chief of Police Lawrence Roberts was recently honored for his efforts in helping make the FTPD the most ethnically diverse department of its size in the state. Roberts received the award at a June 10 banquet held in Edison by the North Jersey Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Mayor Phillip Kramer also attended the banquet.

Franklin Township Police Lt. Gregory Borlan became Capt. Borlan at the June 14 Township Council meeting. A 23-year department veteran, Borlan was sworn into his new position surrounded by his family and with a number of fellow officers looking on.

As they have for about 14 years before, a team from the Franklin Township Police Department on June 10 ran a leg of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The township squad was joined by runners from South Brunswick police, said FTPD Det. Kevin Fitzharris.

A township doctor with a practice in Jamesburg was sentenced to one year in federal prison June 8 for his role in a kickback scheme involving a Morris County diagnostics company. Dr. Paresh Patel, 55, will also have to pay a $6,000 fine and had to forfeit more than $174,000 he received in bribes during the four-year scheme, according to …

Two New Brunswick men were arrested on drug-related charges May 31 in separate incidents, police said. The men, Josue Carrasco, 33, and Pablo Juarez-Ortega, 47, were arrested on or near Somerset Street after several days’ worth of alleged drug buys, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

A township man was not injured May 22 after his car struck a tree on Berger Street. Police received a 9-1-1 call at about 10:13 p.m., stating that a motorcycle had crashed on the street, according to a press release from township police.

A 40-year-old Somerset woman faces several charges after a May 18 incident at the Bridgewater Commons Mall during which she allegedly pepper-spayed store and mall security guards. The woman, Fantasia Johnson, was allegedly seen by a store security guard placing $154 worth of merchandise in her purse. She was stopped by the security guard and two mall security guars when …

Eight township police officers will receive Valor Awards May 16 from the 200 Club of Somerset County. The awards will be presented at a luncheon held at The Palace on Davison Avenue.