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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…

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by Sam Barron
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Car Window Smashed, Credit Card, Property Worth Over $3K Stolen In Yorktown Theft: Police Car Window Smashed, Credit Card, Property Worth Over $3K Stolen In Yorktown Theft: Police Car Window Smashed, Credit Card, Property Worth Over $3K Stolen In Yorktown Theft: Police
Car Window Smashed, Credit Card, Property Worth Over $3K Stolen In Yorktown Theft: Police A Bronx woman is accused of smashing a car window in Northern Westchester, stealing more than $3,000 worth of property, and using a credit card taken from the vehicle, police said.  Bronx resident Kelly Santana, 24, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 22, following an investigation into a vehicle break-in in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Monday, Nov. 2.  The incident happened at around 10:19 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when officers responded to a report of a theft from a vehicle in the area of Hill Boulevard.  There, officers determined that some…

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by Ben Crnic
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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 …

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Person Fired Airsoft Gun At Victims On Halloween In Putnam County Neighborhood Person Fired Airsoft Gun At Victims On Halloween In Putnam County Neighborhood Person Fired Airsoft Gun At Victims On Halloween In Putnam County Neighborhood
Person Fired Airsoft Gun At Victims On Halloween In Putnam County Neighborhood Police are investigating after someone allegedly fired an airsoft gun at other people in a Putnam County neighborhood on Halloween night.  The incident happened in the Lake Casse neighborhood of Mahopac on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to an advisory issued by the Town of Carmel Police Department on Monday afternoon, Nov. 2.  Police said they were aware of an incident involving an individual who fired what appeared to be an airsoft gun at others. Authorities did not disclose how many people were targeted or whether anyone was injured.  The incident is now being investiga…

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by Ben Crnic
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Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Hudson Valley Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Hudson Valley Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Hudson Valley
Officers Talk Down Child Holding Knife At Playground In Hudson Valley Police responded to a playground at a Dutchess County middle school after receiving reports of a child holding a knife who may have been harming themselves.  The incident happened just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, when Beacon officers responded to a report of a suicidal child holding a knife and possibly injuring themselves at the playground located on the campus of the South Avenue Elementary School, Beacon Police said on Monday, Nov. 2.  Police arrived at the scene and found the child holding a knife. The first officer to arrive then told a nearby family that had been using t…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Yorktown: Police Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Yorktown: Police Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Yorktown: Police
Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Yorktown: Police A 51-year-old woman faces an aggravated DWI charge following a welfare check in Northern Westchester, police said. Yorktown Heights resident Denise Francis, 51, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct 20, following an incident in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Monday, Nov. 2. According to police, a little after 7 p.m. on the day of Francis' arrest, officers responded to the area of East Main Street and Stony Street for a welfare check after someone reported a woman driving a car that was stopped in the road. Officers soon identified Francis as the driver and determine…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, Knock Out Support Columns
2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Putnam County, 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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County
Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Putnam County Multiple people were taken to hospitals after a crash on a Putnam County roadway.  The crash happened on Ludingtonville Road (Route 43) in the Lake Carmel area a little after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving crews helped EMS with caring for those injured while also providing traffic control at the scene.  Several people were hospitalized for further evaluation and treatment, the department said. More information about the extent of injuries was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops
Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops Two pedestrians were struck by an SUV that jumped a curb and drove onto a sidewalk at a rest stop along the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police said.   The crash happened at the Taste of New York rest area in LaGrange at around 2:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, according to New York State Police.  Investigators said an 84-year-old Hudson resident was trying to park a 2014 Subaru at the rest area, located near mile marker 46.6 along the parkway. While pulling into a parking space, he accelerated, sending the vehicle over the curb and onto the sidewalk, where it s…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine