Crime

Yellow police tape blocks the entrance of the Good Fortune Supermarket on Route 27. The Good Fortune Supermarket on Route 27 remained closed July 8 after an electrical cord coming in contact with a lobster tank sparked an early morning fire. When township Officer Patrick Clyne responded to a fire alarm call at the supermarket at about 4:46 a.m., he …

July 2 Thomas A. Romano of Scotch Plains told police that his car struck a parked car owned by Hector Perez of Plainfield as Romano was backing out of a parking spot in a Memorial Drive lot. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Pepper the Schnoodle is safe at home. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A Somerset veterinary clinic helped police capture two people now charged with the theft of a township resident’s pet dog, as well as jewelry and electronics. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …

Update: Police on June 27 said that Pepper, the Schnauzer/Poodle mix who was stolen June 24 from a Hunt Road home, has been recovered and returned to her family. 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 …

Two Princeton residents face gun charges after their June 20 arrests at a Route 27 apartment complex. Kelly Ambrose, 31 and Elizabeth DeFrank, 48, were each charged with two counts of 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

N.J. State Police Lt. David Yusko, bomb commander for the State Police Bomb Squad, left, and two township police officers examine a mortar shell brought to police headquarters on June 20. A 70-mm mortar shell that could date back to as long ago as World War I was taken for disposal June 20 from the front of police headquarters by …

Brandon Cox Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office A South Brunswick man was arrested on June 17 on charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a township girl over a 13-month period. 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 …

The 71-year-old township resident who suffered serious head injuries June 17 after she was struck by a car while riding her bike has died, police said. Police said Judith Schrope died later in the day. She was riding her bicycle on Weston Road when she was hit, police said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

June 9 Srikanth Raj of Plainsboro was cited for careless driving after he lost control of his car on South Middlebush Road and struck a fence. 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 …

A former township woman has been convicted on multiple charges in connection with a 2012 attack on her then-husband that left the man permanently scarred, and partially deaf and blind. Mauvette D. Mattadeen, 43, was found guilty of 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault and 3rd Degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes after a two-week trial in Superior Court, Somerville, according to …