Township Man Faces Drug, Weapon Charges

Trying to avoid a law enforcement vehicle check resulted ina township man being arrested on weapons and drug charges on February 9, police said.

The 29-year-old man allegedly turned out his vehicle’s lights several times and ultimately abandoned his car in an attempt to avoid members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force Street Crimes Unit along with members of the Franklin Township Police Department conducting the check, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.