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NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor
NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor A New Jersey doctor accused of sexually abusing six of his patients has now been charged with insurance fraud — as has his office manager, authorities said. Gurvindra Johal, 56, of Colonia, was arrested back in March for  inappropriately touching of two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. Another woman later came forward saying the physician sexually assaulted her while under his care at Amboy Urgent Care, located at 469 Cornell Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yola…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — Including In Freehold NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — Including In Freehold
NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — Including In Freehold A New Jersey doctor faces new charges of sexual abuse after additional patients stepped forward in Essex and Monmouth counties, authorities said. Dr. Gurvindra Johal was charged on Wednesday, March 8 with three counts of criminal sexual contact for allegedly inappropriately touching two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens,  Johal, 55, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, has also been charged with criminal sexual contact by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Monm…

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by Jon Craig
Business
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations 7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations 7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, 18 of which are in New Jersey. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The New Jersey stores touting for sale signs are: Colonia, Saint Georges Avenue Scotch Plains, Park Avenue Newark, Broad Street Newark, Market Street Newark, Ferry Street Butler, Route 23 Elmwood Park, Broadway Holmdel, Route 35 Hackettstown, Main Street…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer
Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer A distressed boy who had wet his pants got help from a compassionate police officer in Newark. Newark Police Officer L. Ciesla found the boy near Broad Street and Branford Street, the city’s department of public safety said Tuesday. Ciesla then went to a nearby store and bought the boy new clothes using her own money. “Officer Ciesla went above and beyond in making the child’s day brighter by giving him a fresh set of clothes and helping him change, literally on her knees,” the department said. “We salute Officer Ciesla for treating the child as if he were a member of her own family.”

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say
NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say The man who had a hot pink dye pack explode on him moments after robbing a Newark bank was arrested Monday, authorities said. City resident Esau Grant walked into the Springfield Avenue Capital One Bank Saturday morning and slipped the teller a note saying, "I have a gun give me all the money from the register please, and no one will get hurt," Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The teller gave the Grant money -- along with a dye pack. Grant left the bank, walking east on Springfield Avenue, but when he walked beyond the bank property, the dye pack exploded.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case
Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case Authorities are investigating the April death of a Newark trans woman after months calls for action by activists and community members, authorities announced Tuesday. Ashley Moore's death had been ruled a suicide after she was found unresponsive lying on the sidewalk in front of the YMCA on Broad Street around 4:10 a.m. April 1, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Moore, 26, was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. "To date, our detectives have not discovered evidence to the contrary," Ambrose said. "However, I have reached out to Essex County…

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by Cecilia Levine