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Tractor-Trailer Overturns On Easton Avenue, Snarls Traffic For Hours

A tractor-trailer containing non-hazardous fragrance and aromatherapy ingredients toppled over at John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Easton Avenue January 14, tangling early afternoon traffic for hours. The unidentified driver of the 2000 Volvo tractor-trailer attempted a left turn from JFK to Easton when the truck fell over at about 1:30 p.m., according to a press release from the Franklin Township …

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Franklin Township Police Department Promotes Four To Captain and Lieutenant

Four members of the Franklin Township Police Department command staff in a December 23 ceremony in the Township Council chamber. Those promoted were: Captain Brandon Domotor, an 18.5-year township veteran Captain Vincent Wilson, a 17.9-year township veteran, with 19.6 years in law enforcement total Lt. George Habeiche. a 12.3-year township veteran, with 13.2 years in law enforcement Lt. Trevor Wilson, …

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FTPD Officer Injured In One-Car Crash

Screenshot A Franklin Township police officer sustained injuries to her face on December 10 after she lost control of the department SUV she was driving on Weston Road and crashed into a tree and utility pole, according to police. The crash investigation report, obtained by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate through an Open Public Records request, shows that the officer …

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FTPD Collecting Toys, Clothing, For Those In Need

The Franklin Township Police Department is collecting new toys and gently used or new clothing for those in need, now through December 14. The items can be dropped off at the FTPD Community Relations Bureau, 935 Hamilton Street, or at police headquarters, 495 DeMott Lane. For more information, call 732-873-5533 x3124.   Stay ‘In the Know,’ subscribe to the Franklin …

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Search Still On For Missing 88-Year-Old Man

Law enforcement authorities were still searching the evening of November 7 for an 88-year-old man with Alzheimer’s after he wandered away from his home. The man, Monroe Mobley, was last seen the evening of November 6 in the area of Willow Avenue near New Brunswick Road, according to township police. Police established a command post for the search on New …

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Two Franklin Teens Among Three Sentenced For Murder Of Cab Driver

Two Franklin youths, aged 14 and 13 years, were among three teens recently sentenced for the 2023 murder of a cab driver in the township. The driver, Kofi Addo, 57, was killed during a robbery committed by the trio at Rose Street and Sydney Place, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A township 14-year-old was …

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Burlington Township Man Arrested On Gun, Drug Charges On Rutgers Prep Campus

A 49-year-old Burlington Township man was arrested October 15 after he was allegedly found with a weapon and drugs on the Rutgers Preparatory School campus on Easton Avenue. Franklin Township Police were called at about 6:09 a.m. on a complaint about a car with two flat tires being driven on the Rutgers Prep campus, according to a press release from …

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Updated: Driver Killed In Head-On Car Crash

A 31-year-old Somerset man was killed October 15 after he was involved in a head-on car collision at Amwell and South Middlebush roads. The man, Alex Folnagy, was the only occupant of the white Nissan Altima he was driving, police said. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting the accident at about 7:24 a.m., according to a press release from the …

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No Reported Injuries In Winston Road House Fire

There were no reported injuries in an October 3 fire at a Winston Drive Home. Fire fighters were dispatched to the single-family home at about 5:35 p.m., according to a fire official. The home’s owners reported the fire, which initial investigation showed started in the home’s attic, according to the fire official. The residents were in the home and were …

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Township Police Investigating Lewd Act On Towpath

Township police are investigating a lewdness incident that occurred in the late afternoon of September 24 on the Delaware & Raritan towpath. Police said that at about 4:15 p.m., a 69-year-old woman sat down on a bench along the towpath, north of Route 518, which was already occupied by a young man. The woman told police that after a few …

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