Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail
Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail A former Rutgers professor and director at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey was sentenced to 300 days in jail, according to news reports. He was accused of filming women in a workplace bathroom and faced more than 100 invasion of privacy charges, court records show James Goydos, 60,  of East Brunswick pleaded guilty in December to six: burglary charges, in addition to impersonation, official misconduct, possession of an assault weapon and computer theft. He also was also sentenced to four years of probation, during a court hearing on July 7, according to Patch. Goydos, …
State Police Chase Suspect By Air, Foot, K-9 Along NJ Turnpike State Police Chase Suspect By Air, Foot, K-9 Along NJ Turnpike
State Police Chase Suspect By Air, Foot, K-9 Along NJ Turnpike State troopers in Middlesex County were reported in pursuit of a suspect late Wednesday afternoon. The chase was reported along the New Jersey Turnpike near mile marker 77.7 in East Brunswick about 4:30 p.m., according to initial, unconfirmed reports. Troopers were reportedly searching for the suspect on foot and with the use of a K-9 unit. An aviation unit joined the search once thunderstorms passed about 5:15 p.m. It was unclear why the suspect was being pursued, or what initiated the chase. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.
Boy, 4, Drowns In Backyard East Brunswick Pool Boy, 4, Drowns In Backyard East Brunswick Pool
Boy, 4, Drowns In Backyard East Brunswick Pool East Brunswick Township suffered another tragic drowning on Saturday, this time involving a 4-year-old boy during a Kindergarten graduation party, authorities said. The toddler accidentally fell into a Sandalwood Drive swimming pool during a July Fourth party and drowned, around 5:10 p.m. East Brunswick police in a statement. Adults at the party realized the boy was missing, when a family member spotted him at the bottom of the in-ground pool, police said.  The boy was transported to Robert Wood Johnson hospital, where he later died. The home's security camera recorded video of the b…
'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning 'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning
'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning East Brunswick neighbors are rallying for a local dad mourning the loss of his wife, daughter and father, who drowned in their backyard pool earlier this week. More than $28,700 had been raised as of Friday afternoon for Akash Patel on a GoFundMe, organized by Sarah Grabowski. Funds from the page will go toward funeral services for Akash's wife Nisha Patel, 33, father Bharat Patel, 62, and 8-year-old daughter. "Only weeks living in their new home, on June 22nd, the most heartbreaking and unimaginable thing happened," Grabowski wrote. "On a very hot June afternoon, Akash’s wife an…
HEROES: East Brunswick Officers Pull Jumper Back From Overpass Above NJ Turnpike HEROES: East Brunswick Officers Pull Jumper Back From Overpass Above NJ Turnpike
Heroes: East Brunswick Officers Pull Jumper Back From Overpass Above NJ Turnpike New Jersey Turnpike traffic whizzed below as two East Brunswick police officers struggled with a distraught would-be jumper who pleaded with them to let him go. Dashcam video recorded the heroic rescue by Officers Ryan Hensperger and Rob Thuring on the Route 18 overpass 50 or so feet above the busy turnpike. The officers approached cautiously but quickly -- then made the most of an instant when the man let down his guard. "He was receptive of me talking to him," Thuring told ABC7 Eyewitness News. "I kept moving closer and closer to him...He said a couple of things that made me realize the …
Authorities: East Brunswick Drowning Victims Did Not Know How To Swim In 7-Foot Deep End Authorities: East Brunswick Drowning Victims Did Not Know How To Swim In 7-Foot Deep End
Authorities: East Brunswick Drowning Victims Did Not Know How To Swim In 7-Foot Deep End Authorities trying to tamp down rumors about the drowning of three family members in East Brunswick Monday have released new details about their accidental deaths. Neither Bharat Patel, 62, his 33-year old daughter-in-law Nisha Patel nor her 8-year-old daughter knew how to swim, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and East Brunswick Police Chief Frank LoSacco said in a joint statement. "The above-ground pool was mostly shallow at 3½ feet deep," Kuberiet and LoSacco said, but there was a portion of the pool that was 7 feet deep." "It doesn’t appear that th…
State Police ID East Brunswick Driver, 86, Killed In Central Jersey Crash State Police ID East Brunswick Driver, 86, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
State Police ID East Brunswick Driver, 86, Killed In Central Jersey Crash UPDATED: State police released the name of the driver killed in a one-car crash on Tuesday in Millstone Township. Raymond Sasson, 86, of East Brunswick was killed when his car went off the road about 3:18 p.m., said Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman. Sasson was driving a Buick Century on Carrs Tavern Road when he ran off the roadway and into several bushes. Sasson was pronounced dead at the scene, the sergeant said.  Cause of the crash remains under investigation, Peele said.
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To Covid-19 After Antibody Test CityMD has changed its messaging after telling 15,000 New York and New Jersey patients who tested positive for coronavirus antibodies that they were immune to the virus. Someone who tests positive for coronavirus antibodies is not necessarily immune, FDA Associate commissioner Peter Pitts told ABC. Healthcare officials remain unsure of the level of immunity for those who have been exposed to the virus. The urgent care clinic released the following statement to ABC News: "All CityMD patients getting the COVID-19 antibody test are given several documents (including printed discharge ins…
TORNADO WATCH: Power Outages Across Central Jersey, High Winds, Wires Down Along Jersey Shore TORNADO WATCH: Power Outages Across Central Jersey, High Winds, Wires Down Along Jersey Shore
Tornado Watch: Power Outages Across Central Jersey, High Winds, Wires Down Along Jersey Shore The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for most of New Jersey on Monday through 6 p.m. High winds toppled trees and utility poles, damaging homes and vehicles and closing some roadways in Central Jersey. Among the damage: More than 2,100 electric customers in South Brunswick were reported without power; In East Brunswick, high winds knocked wires down closing Route 18 in both directions near Highland Street; About half the residents of South River reported power outages due to multiple utility poles and transformers knocked out of service; Multiple traffic lights were out of …
Severe Storms Close Roads, Knock Down Trees, Wires In Central Jersey Severe Storms Close Roads, Knock Down Trees, Wires In Central Jersey
Severe Storms Close Roads, Knock Down Trees, Wires In Central Jersey Firefighters, police and EMS crews responded to numerous storm-related calls on Thursday afternoon in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, authorities said.  High winds and heavy rain were blamed for the closure of Davidson's Mill Road in South Brunswick Township and live power lines down in Keyport, Millstone, Old Bridge Township, Woodbridge Township, Matawan as well as Edison and Middletown -- where there also were initial unconfirmed reports of trees falling on several homes.  There also was an initial unconfirmed report at 3 p.m. of a road closed by a damaged utility police in Eas…
UPDATE: Monmouth County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Golden Age Senior Program, Officials Say UPDATE: Monmouth County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Golden Age Senior Program, Officials Say
Update: Monmouth County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Golden Age Senior Program, Officials Say Two of the newest presumptive positive cases of coronavirus in Monmouth County have a common link to a senior program, officials said. The Golden Age adult day-care program in Morganville, which has closed, is associated with two women -- one 66 years old and the other 83, state and county health officials said. Both women are from Hazlet and have ben admitted to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. As of Thursday, there were three other presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, including a newly announced case involving a 53-year-old man from Manalapan. The man …
Monmouth County High School Student Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Officials Say Monmouth County High School Student Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Officials Say
Monmouth County High School Student Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Officials Say One of eight new presumptive positive coronavirus cases reported by state officials in New Jersey was identified as a student at Red Bank Regional High School who had direct contact with a previous COVID-19 patient. The Monmouth County school district has temporarily closed the school and moved all classes online. Red Bank Regional in Little Silver announced plans to conduct virtual classes starting Thursday, Schools Supt. Louis Moore wrote in a letter posted on the district website. The decision follows a shutdown of the high school on Tuesday and Wednesday for intense cleaning following …