Isaiah Wilson. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A Bound Brook man faces several weapons-related charges after he was allegedly found with a 45-caliber handgun and hollow-nose bullets. Isaiah Wilson, 25, was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. May 23 after he was stopped by members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the Franklin Police …
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Musical instruments valued at $17,000 were stolen from a Berger Street home. Police said the owner reported the equipment was stolen sometime between May 15 and May 17. 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 …
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May 16 Yi Shu of Connecticut was cited for careless driving after the car she was driving rear-ended one on Franklin Boulevard driven by Hetal Patel of Pennsylvania. Patel told police that she had slowed for a cat running across the road when her car was hit. Tara Kanetkar of Somerset was cited for careless driving after she did not …
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Drs. Jeremy Cohen, Vince Sferra and Arun Kandra cut the ribbon May 18 at the new NMR office on Campus Drive. 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 can …
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May 9 James Lawrence of Somerset was cited for careless driving after his car collided with one driven by Julius Arinzeh of Somerset. Arinzeh said he was driving on Route 27 when Lawrence’s car turned in front of his. Stephanie Beckles of Somerset was cited for careless driving and failure to exhibit driving credentials after her car rear-ended one driven …
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We were live the morning of May 10 at the send-off for the 2017 Police Unity Tour from the Franklin Township Police Department’s headquarters in the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Hundreds of police officers from around the state and the country – as far away as California – assembled at the headquarters to start the three-day trip to the …
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Update 2: Suspects have been identified in the four shootings that left four people wounded over the last three weeks, township Police Chief Lawrence Roberts told the Township Council on May 9. “Due to the investigative efforts of the detective bureau, we already have suspects,” Roberts said. “We’re diligently working on the case, we’ve put out extra patrols, so there’s …
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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, with scissors, reacts after cutting the ribbon at Lupin on May 9. With her is, left to right, Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman, Lupin president Kurt Nielsen, Lupin CEO Vinita Gupta, Indian Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das and Mike Kerwin, president of the Somerset County Business Partnership. An India-based manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals on May 9 celebrated …
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Township police are seeking the public’s help in locating Shyyane Coley. Photo: Franklin Township Police Department. Update: Police said she returned home May 8. 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 …
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Amadou Ba was charged with two counts of 3rd Degree Burglary. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. A 30-year-old Philadelphia man as been charged with burglarizing the same township business twice in less than 24 hours. 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 …
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