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80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor
80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor An 80-year-old Pennsylvania man is charged with sexually assaulting patients in his New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 2. Jerome Check sexually assaulted three patients in his Mount Laurel office, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Department Chief Timothy Hundall said.  The sexual assaults occurred between December 2024 and March 2025, when Check, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, was alone in the examination room with the victims during their appointments, authorities said. Two of the victims believed t…
Hudson Valley Woman Used Fake Degrees, License To Get Physical Therapy Hospital Job: DA Hudson Valley Woman Used Fake Degrees, License To Get Physical Therapy Hospital Job: DA Hudson Valley Woman Used Fake Degrees, License To Get Physical Therapy Hospital Job: DA
Hudson Valley Woman Used Fake Degrees, License To Get Physical Therapy Hospital Job: DA A Westchester County woman is accused of landing a job as a physical therapist at a New York City hospital by using someone else's license number and falsely claiming to have degrees from two universities, prosecutors said.  Yonkers resident Diamond Walker, 36, was arraigned on felony charges on Monday, Nov. 2, after investigators determined she used forged documents to secure employment at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office announced.  Prosecutors said Walker was hired as a physical therapist at the public hospital on March 11, 2024, after …
Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Waterfront Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Waterfront Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Waterfront
Body Found Face Down In Hudson River Near Waterfront A person was found dead in the Hudson River after emergency crews responded to a report of someone floating face down in the water near a Westchester County waterfront.  The discovery was made near Dobbs Ferry on Saturday, Oct. 31, around 1:15 p.m., according to a statement from Dobbs Ferry Fire Chief Joseph Giuliano.  The Dobbs Ferry Fire Department and the Tarrytown Fire Department's Marine Unit were dispatched after someone reported seeing a person face down in the river near the shoreline. Emergency crews searched the area and located the person in the Hudson River, aroun…
NY Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds NY Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds NY Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds
NY Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds A man accused of threatening to kill police officers and a Westchester County mayor ahead of a St. Patrick's Day parade could avoid federal prosecution under a new agreement that places him under strict supervision for a year.   Yonkers resident Ridon Kola, who was arrested in March 2023 after allegedly making repeated threats against Yonkers Police officers and Mayor Mike Spano, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors on Thursday, Oct. 29.   The agreement, filed in federal court on Friday, Oct. 30, allows Kola to avoid further prosecu…
2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns
2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns Two cars crashed into a Putnam County barbershop, knocking out support columns and leaving part of the building's roof in danger of collapsing, fire officials said.  The crash happened at International Barber Shop, located at 551 Route 6 in Mahopac, just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.   Firefighters arrived to find that both vehicles had struck the building, damaging two columns supporting an overhead roof. Crews first made sure everyone had safely gotten out of the vehicles before turning their attention to the da…
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me'
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' A man wearing blackface claims he was kicked out of a North Jersey Dave & Buster's after trying to order a beer in what he described as the "spirit of Halloween." The man, whose TikTok handle is @johnross.319, shared a video claiming he was removed from the Dave & Buster's at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. In the video, reshared by Instagram account @newjerseygossip, the man can be seen wearing blackface and a baseball cap while speaking directly to the camera. "I'm at Dave and Buster's tonight... I got kicked out of here after I ordered a beer like this in the spirit of Halloween," he…
SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley
SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley Firefighters rescued a driver after their SUV crashed through a guardrail, went down an embankment, and landed upside down along Route 6 in Orange County.  The crash happened on westbound Route 6 in the Woodbury area early Monday morning, Nov. 2, according to the Woodbury Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle that had gone over an embankment and arrived to find a Nissan Murano on its roof around 50 feet below the roadway. The SUV had gone over the guardrail before tumbling down the slope, fire officials said.  Crews found one person inside the…
Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say
Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Two people affiliated with Rutgers University were hospitalized following separate assaults near the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick early Sunday, Nov. 1, including one involving an edged weapon, authorities said. The attacks happened between midnight and 1:30 a.m., according to Rutgers University Police Chief Kenneth Cop. In the first incident, a victim was walking along Stone Street when he got into a verbal exchange with a group of unidentified men, police said. The argument turned physical, and the victim was punched and struck with an edged object before the attackers fled …
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say Six people were shot at a Halloween party near the University of Delaware campus in Newark late Halloween night, according to police and the NY Post. BREAKING: Chaos erupted near the University of Delaware campus after shots were fired into a Halloween crowd on East Main Street.Six people shot and rushed to hospitals. The shooter is still on the loose.This lawlessness in our college towns has to end. Pray for the victims.… — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 1, 2026 The shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly acros…
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA A 52-year-old man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over more than a decade, beginning when she was just 5 years old, prosecutors said.  Liberty resident Joseph Wallace, 52, was found guilty of three counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and one count of third-degree rape following a five-day jury trial, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced on Friday, Oct. 30.   According to prosecutors, the abuse began on July 1, 2010, when Wallace sexually assaulted his 5-year-old stepdaughter while they were alone at the …
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later More than 12 years after a Sullivan County mother was murdered and her dismembered remains were discovered in the woods, her killer has been sentenced to years behind bars.  Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, received the sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, April Parker, 31, of Monticello, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced.  Guiden was sentenced by Sullivan County Supreme Court Judge Stephan Schick after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder on June 23, following a 12-day trial.  The case dat…
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…