Crime

An electrical fire at the Hempstead Gardens Apartments on Hempstead Drive forced three families out of their homes on Dec. 7, police said. The fire was reported at about 3:45 p.m., according to a press release from the township police department. When officers arrived, they discovered that two apartment units were engulfed in flames, according to the release. Don’t Miss …

William Figueroa of Franklin Park was charged Dec. 5 with endangering the welfare of a child. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 20-year-old township man suspected of severely injuring his one-month-old daughter remains in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, on $75,000 bail, authorities said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Township police are asking for the public’s help in locating Myriam Rodriguez, who was last seen leaving Franklin High School on Nov. 5. Township police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old resident who may have run away from home. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Investigators at the scene of the Nov. 12 accident at South Middlebush and Amwell roads. A 47-year-old Franklin Park man was killed Nov. 12 when his car was struck by a garbage truck that had crossed the center line on South Middlebush Road. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Nov. 6 A Ralph Street resident told police that someone stole $35 out of her purse. 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 we can only do that with your support. …

A lawsuit filed in Bergen County that involves township police and a former Municipal Court Judge has been moved to Somerset County, according to a published report. A report appearing in the Cliffview Pilot, an online news site covering Bergen County, says that state Superior Court Assignment Judge Peter Doyne recently ruled that a civil suit against officials in several …

Oct. 24 The owner of a store on Hamilton Street reported that someone stole $204 worth of alcohol on Aug. 12. The victim said four bottles of Johnnie Walker Black had been taken. 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 …

A 33-year-old Somerset man remains locked up in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold, after he was allegedly found on Oct. 20 with 159 wax folds of suspected heroin and other drugs during a motor vehicle stop. Englishtown police arrested John A. Houston, Jr. and charged him with six counts of 3rd Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, one count of …

Oct. 15 A car driven by Amadeo Torres-Torres of New Brunswick struck a dislodged manhole cover on Route 27, damaging the front and rear axles of his car. 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 …

An 11-year-old Martin Street resident sustained cuts to his face and an injury to one leg after he was hit Oct. 16 while waiting for his school bus. Police said the boy was waiting for his bus on Norma Avenue when he tried to cross the street. As he did so, he said, he was struck by a car. Don’t …