Crime

Juan Morales-Bustos. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A North Brunswick man was arrested on drug-related charges Feb. 12 after he allegedly made several drug sales to an undercover detective in the parking lot of a township restaurant. Juan Jose’ Morales-Bustos, 28, was arrested in the parking lot of an unnamed Route 27 restaurant after allegedly selling an undercover detective assigned …

A Monroe man suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after being involved in a three-vehicle crash on South Middlebush Road on Feb. 16. South Middlebush Road was closed for about four hours during the investigation. 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 …

A 26-year-old New Brunswick man escaped serious injury Feb. 15 after he was shot several times in his hands and torso on Ambrose Street, authorities said. Township police and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating the person who shot the unidentified man. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Update: William Shaw has been charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving and two counts of having open containers of alcohol within a motor vehicle, according to township police. Original Story: Three people were injured in an automobile accident Feb. 6 that closed part of Easton Avenue for more than five hours. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Malcolm Allen, left, and Rashiene Rochester were among three township residents arrested in Manville Feb. 2 on a gun-related charge. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Three township residents – one a juvenile – were arrested Feb. 2 after a loaded handgun was found in a car they were driving in Manville. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Andre Quinn, left, and Bradley St. Clair were charged Feb. 1 in connection with a strong-arm robbery at Rutgers Plaza. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Two men – one a township resident – were charged Feb. 1 in connection with the robbery of a woman outside of Office Depot, in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Three men, including one from the township, were arrested Jan 12 on drug-related charges in separate incidents, according to authorities. All the arrests were as the result of tips to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force. The arrests netted drugs with a combined street value of more than $5,000, according to police. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Township police detectives are investigating two shootings that occurred within two weeks of each other late last month. No one was reported injured in either of the shootings, which left bullets in two homes. 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 …

Donte Dowdell. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A tip to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office led to the arrest of a 20-year-old township man on a gun charge, but not before the man crashed his car into two other vehicles while trying to elude police, authorities said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

Rajon McMillian. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A dropped cell phone helped lead police to a North Brunswick man authorities allege shot another man in the course of trying to rob a Franklin Boulevard business on Dec. 6. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …