Crime

Huahao “Howard” Chang of Somerset was one of 14 men arrested over the past month on charges related to sharing child pornography.Photo courtesy of the state Attorney General’s Office. A 30-year-old Somerset man was among 14 arrested over the last month as part of a joint state and federal child pornography operation. Huahao “Howard” Chang was arrested Sept. 30 as …

One person was injured Oct. 27 in an early morning fire that displaced two families. Police said the fire at the Matilda Avenue two-family home was reported at about 3:25 a.m. 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 …

Brent Scott of Land O Lakes, Fl. was cited Oct. 18 for careless driving, using a cell phone while driving and failure to stop at a stop sign after he was involved in a collision Atrium Drive and Davidson Avenue. Scott said he was driving on Atrium while checking his phone. He told police his car went through the stop …

Karthikey Palamalai of Dayton was cited Oct. 16 for careless driving after the car he was driving rear-ended one driven by Karen Pecorella of Somerset on Elizabeth Avenue. Palamalai told police his foot slipped off the brake pedal. § Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

More than $800 worth of power tools were stolen from a Cedar Grove Lane landscaping company sometime over the past week, police said. Cedar Hill Landscaping’s John Jahno told police that a weed whacker and two attachments – a pole saw and a hedge trimmer – were stolen from the business. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

William Anderson of Bound Brook was cited Oct. 15 for careless driving after he backed his car into a parked car, owned by Ruth Walkoviak of Manville, at Mandell’s Plaza on Cedar Grove Lane. § 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 …

Cars driven by Gregory Oman of Hillsborough and Clara Santana of Somerset collided Oct. 14 on Hamilton Street, near Franklin Boulevard. Oman told police that Santana signaled she was turning left, so he tried to pass her on the right when her car made a right turn into his. Santana initially told police that she had signaled left, then made …

A cell phone worth $250 was stolen from a Hempstead Drive man while it was en route to his home last week, police said. Muhammed Anifowoshe told police that he’d bought an HTC Droid phone online, which was supposed to be delivered to his home by the U.S. Postal Service. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Gemma DiGlorio of Princeton told police Oct. 11 that she was driving north on South Middlebush Road and realized too late that traffic had stopped. Her car rear-ended one driven by Donna Scharnikow of Somerset, which was stopped in traffic. The impact forced Scharnikow’s car into one driven by Sarita Seelam of Plainsboro. § Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

A 48-year-old Princeton resident killed himself Oct. 7 near the Griggstown Causeway, police said. The man shot himself in the chest, police said. 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 …