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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 …

AWARD CEREMONY – Harry Delgado, director of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (left) speaks at the July 14 Township Council meeting about Franklin’s police department while township Public Safety Director Lloyd Fredericks looks on. The Franklin Township Police Department has earned accreditation from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police for the fifth year, …

CLASS LEADER – Sophia Sanchez was the head of the 2026 Youth Police Academy class. Seven days of workouts, classroom sessions and hands-on training ended July 17 with the graduation of the Franklin Police Department Youth Police Academy Class of 2026.

Brenda Hamilton (FTPD) Township police are asking the public for help in locating a resident who went missing on May 23. Brenda Hamilton, 75, was last seen on Winston Drive at approximately 1:48 p.m., police said. Hamilton is described as being 5’3″ tall, 160 pounds, and possibly wearing plaid pants, a black coat and a white or pink hat. Anyone …