Sept. 18 A MacBook Air laptop worth $1,000 and $40 in cash was stolen from a car owned by a Jonathan Place resident. The owner said he thought the car was unlocked. 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 …
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A 29-year-old township woman escaped with non-life threatening injuries Sept. 23 after she was hit by two different autos on Route 27. Police said Kernita A. Caines was crossing Rt. 27 just north of Reler Lane when she was hit by a 2008 Acura MDX driven by Sam John, 33, of North Brunswick. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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A 29-year-old Manville man and his 7-year-old son drowned early in the morning of Sept.. 21 when the car in which they were riding plunged into the Delaware & Raritan Canal, police said. Police said Jorge Luis Florez-Martinez was driving a 2006 Avalanche SUV along Weston Canal Road at about 2:55 a.m. when he failed to make a turn, struck …
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A pregnant Somerset woman was driving from her baby shower Sept. 16 when a balloon from the shower blocked her view of the road, causing her car to hit a tree, flip and trap her, police said. Police said Sushma Vemulapalli, 28, was driving down Pierce Street in the early evening when the balloon floated to the front of the car …
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Police are looking for a New Brunswick man suspected to be part of a trio of home invaders who robbed a Phillips Road resident in June, 2013. Khalief James, 22, whose last known address was on Edpas Road in New Brunswick, has been charged with 1st Degree Armed Robbery, 2nd Degree Burglary and 2nd Degree Possession of a Firearm for an …
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The township Police Department is seeking the public’s help in solving a rash of copper thefts in the Somerset section of town, according to a press release. More than a dozen cases of stolen coper tubing from air conditioning units have been reported, according to the release. The release does not say where these thefts occurred, other than in “commercial …
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Township police, in conjunction with the Board of Education, will conduct a multi-pronged school safety initiate during the week of Sept. 2. Traffic laws will be “aggressively enforced” around schools and bus stops, and police will visit schools to meet with administrators and students, according to a release about the initiative. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …
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A Kingsberry Drive resident was indicted Aug. 27 on insurance fraud and forgery charges in connection with claims she allegedly made after Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Sharon Fisher, 54, was indicted on two counts of 3rd Degree Insurance Fraud, two counts of 4th Degree Forgery and two counts of 4th Degree Uttering a Forged Instrument, according to a press release …
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A 31-year-old Hempstead Drive man was arrested Aug. 27 in connection with two robberies and a burglary in the township in August. Arismendi Daniel Frias was arrested at his home by township detectives after a search there revealed items reported stolen on Aug. 11 from a Clover Hill Drive home, as well as clothing matching that used in the burglary and two …
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Township Police Chief Lawrence Roberts, right, said his department currently has no need for surplus military equipment. The Franklin Township Police Department has not seen a need as of yet to apply to the federal government for surplus military equipment, police chief Lawrence Roberts said Aug. 26. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …
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