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A township man was killed and a woman injured when a railing on a ecod-story landing gave way and they fell off, police said. The incident was reported to police at about 9:41 p.m. October, 28, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department.

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, a township resident, has introduced legislation that would require police to obtain warrants before using automated license plate reader information to track vehicles identified at multiple locations, as communities across the country continue reconsidering their use of the controversial surveillance technology. Danielsen, D-17, introduced Assembly Bill A5637 on October 15. The measure would impose new restrictions …

A Flock Safety camera. (Photo: Shutterstock.) Edison Township officials may reconsider their expansion of Flock Safety surveillance cameras following objections from residents, while a Massachusetts city has fired two police officers for misusing the technology to track people with whom they had personal relationships. Edison Township Council President Joseph Coyle said he would consider forming a three-member committee to examine …

Police cruisers, ambulances, utility trucks and a medical helicopter filled the Franklin Middle School Hamilton Street campus on October 3 as the Franklin Township Police Department’s Community Relations Bureau hosted its second Touch-a-Truck event. The event gave children a hands-on look at vehicles they rarely see up close, according to Franklin Township Police Officer Ken Reid, the event’s organizer

MORE DATA PROVIDED – Nearly all Flock camera license plate reads that triggered a special hotlist were for expired or suspended registrations, according to FTPD data. released recently. Nearly all of the 39,469 alerts generated by Franklin Township’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras during the last 30 days flagged vehicles with expired or suspended registrations, according to new, more …

SAFE REMOVAL – FTPD Officer Lisseth Villacis holds a e-foot-long ball python snake after it was safely removed from the grille of a township resident’s car on September 14. (Photo: FTPD). A 3-foot-long ball python was removed the grille of an Oakland Avenue resident’s car on September 14, Franklin Township Police reported.

The Franklin Reporter & Advocate recently spoke with Public Safety Director Lloyd Fredericks about the extent of official surveillance cameras located in the township and their capabilities. Following is the essence of that conversation: Franklin Township operates 27 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras and 17 additional surveillance cameras that cannot read plates at all, and the system does not …

Update: The victim has been identified as Karrar F. Alogaili, 19, of Franklin Township. An adult electric motorcycle rider died from injuries sustained in an accident at Route 27 and South Middlebush Road on August 15, police said.

NEW EQUIPMENT – The FTPD unveiled its new Mobile Command Post at National Night Out on August 4. Franklin Township residents got their first look at the police department’s new mobile command post, a vehicle worth more than $700,000, when it was unveiled August 4 during the township’s National Night Out observance.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS – Garden State Track Club scholarships were awarded at the July 14 Township Council meeting. Pictured are Maj. Warren Chen, William King, Derek Alegria, Morgan Kraus, James Chaves, Eli Zavatsky, and FTPD Det. Robert Brown. Six Franklin Township students received scholarships funded by the proceeds of an annual 10-miler race presented by the Garden State Track Club, Franklin …