Graphic: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 38-year-old Raritan man faces up to 16 years in state prison after having plead guilty earlier this month to two counts of sexual assault, including one that involved a woman running on a trail in Six mile Run in 2022. Rogelio Calyeca Postrero entered a guilty plea to two counts of 1st Degree Aggravated …
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Two township residents were scammed out of more than $58,000 in August, police said. The first incident was reported on August 17, when a resident told police that she was scammed out of $2,700 by a person who told her that her bank account was compromised by a virus. Police said an alert about the fraudulent virus appeared on the …
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A veteran Franklin Township police detective was one of a handful of cops from the township and New Brunswick who were involved in an officer-involved shooting of a man wielding a machete on Route 27 on September 1. The unidentified man was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a person with knowledge …
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CRASH AFTERMATH – The remains of a 2007 Audi Q7 after it was involved in an early morning crash on August 27 on Route 27/Somerset Street. A 29-year-old Somerset resident, who is also an Edison police officer, faces several charges including First Degree Vehicular Homicide and DWI in the aftermath of an early morning car crash on Route 27/Somerset Street …
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CRASH AFTERMATH – The mangled remains of a car in which two people were killed after a crash on Route 27 on August 27 sits where it came to rest in front of the R&J Glamour Salon. Two people were killed when a car driven by an off-duty Edison police officer crashed into a utility pole on Route 27 early …
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A 33-year-old New Brunswick woman was recently sentenced to 11 years in state prison for a wrong-way fatal car crash that killed two children, including a boy from Franklin Township. Yokauri Batista-Alcantara was sentenced on August 16 by Superior Court Judge Benjamin Bucca. She will have to serve at least six years before she is eligible for parole, according to …
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS – Five Franklin High School seniors were awarded $500 scholarships by the Garden State Track Club at the Aug. 9 Township Council meeting. Also pictured are FTPD Det. Sgt. Rebecca Lea and Lt. Vincent Wilson. Five local students were awarded scholarships August 8 by the Garden State Track Club. The $500 scholarships were generated by funds from the …
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SEARCH IS ON – Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Dive Team search the Millstone River for a 42-year-old South River man. Update: Police have identified the victim as Rolando Camarillo-Cholula. The Franklin Township Police Department reminds residents that causeways, lakes, and all waterways can hide dangers like hidden currents, sudden depths, and cold shock. When traveling along the canal …
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LA BÚSQUEDA ESTÁ EN MARCHA – Los miembros del equipo de buceo de la oficina del fiscal del condado de Somerset buscan en el río Millstone a un hombre de South River de 42 años. Actualización: La policía identificó a la víctima como Rolando Camarillo-Cholula. El Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Franklin recuerda a los residentes que las calzadas, …
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The Franklin Township Police Department led the Township’s annual observance of National Night Out August 1 in the Municipal Complex parking lots. This is the 39th year that National Night Out has been observed in the country. The event got its start in 1984 in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa. The township’s version included tours of the police headquarters, Touch-a-Truck …
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