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…
Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police
Explosives Found In CT Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police Police found explosives inside a Connecticut man's home after he allegedly held a knife to another person's throat while a 4-year-old was nearby, authorities said. Christian Eric Fricker, of Colchester, was arrested Saturday, Oct. 31, and charged with possession of explosives, possession of exploding fireworks, risk of injury to a child, assault with serious injury, and breach of the peace, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers responded to a Colchester home shortly after 10 p.m. following a report that Fricker had held a knife to the throat of a 44-year-old household member, causing an u…
Missing East Windsor Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex Missing East Windsor Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex Missing East Windsor Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex
Missing East Windsor Teen Girl Dies Soon After Being Found Near Apartment Complex A 17-year-old Connecticut girl who vanished overnight was found unresponsive near her apartment complex just hours later and died at a hospital, police said. The East Windsor teen was reported missing shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, after she was last seen late Sunday night, according to East Windsor police. About 30 minutes after the missing person report, a resident discovered the girl unconscious and unresponsive near Mill Pond Village, the East Windsor apartment complex where she lived with a family member.  An ambulance rushed her to Connecticut Children's Medical Center…
Patient Steals Ambulance In Central Mass, Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash: Police Patient Steals Ambulance In Central Mass, Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash: Police Patient Steals Ambulance In Central Mass, Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash: Police
Patient Steals Ambulance In Central Mass, Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash: Police Update: WCVB reported that the patient accused of stealing an ambulance and crashing it has died from their injuries. Authorities have not released their name as of Tuesday morning, Nov. 3.  Original: A central Massachusetts patient who police say stole an ambulance suffered life-threatening injuries when they crashed the vehicle in a nearby town.  Police said the ambulance was taken shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, from the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine at 100 Century Drive in Worcester.  Authorities said an unidentified patient stole the Coastal Medical…
Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help
Police ID 43-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash, Ask For Witnesses' Help Police have identified a 43-year-old Connecticut driver who died after an early morning crash near a Route 15 overpass.  Todd Atkins died following the 5:30 a.m. crash near the Racebrook Road overpass in Woodbridge on Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said.  Police found him unresponsive when they arrived, and paramedics rushed him to Yale New Haven Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.  Police have not released details about what led to the crash. The circumstances remain under investigation. Investigators are now asking drivers who were in the area to hel…
Popular CT Restaurant To Close After 32 Years: 'You Made It The Special Place' Popular CT Restaurant To Close After 32 Years: 'You Made It The Special Place' Popular CT Restaurant To Close After 32 Years: 'You Made It The Special Place'
Popular CT Restaurant To Close After 32 Years: 'You Made It The Special Place' A longtime Connecticut restaurant known for its French and Asian-inspired dishes is preparing to serve its final meals after more than three decades. Water Street Cafe, at 143 Water St. in Stonington Borough, will close for good after dinner service on Saturday, Nov. 7. Owners Stephanie Hayes-Houlihan and Chef Walter Houlihan announced the closure on Facebook. In their farewell message, the owners thanked the diners who helped make Water Street Cafe a community gathering place.  "Thank you so much for contributing as you have to the success and camaraderie we share at Water Stree…
CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline
CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline A Connecticut high school football coach who walked away from his team midgame wants a second chance, but an email from school administrators to parents suggests that won't happen.  Donny Panapada, the former head coach at Stamford High School, apologized for his behavior during a blowout loss to Warde on Friday, Oct. 23, following what school officials described as "confrontational exchanges" with players. Panapada said he exercised "poor judgment" when he addressed the team at halftime and announced his resignation. He did not return to coach the second half of the Black Knights' 42-…
2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames 2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames 2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames
2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames Two men were killed when a classic car slammed into a tree and caught fire on a Connecticut road, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Waterbury road in Cheshire, police said. The car had gone off the road and struck a tree.  Police identified the victims as James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, who was driving, and his passenger, John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury.  First responders pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a nearby hospital. N…
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…
Hartford Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops Hartford Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops Hartford Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops
Hartford Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops A call about a car burglary in a New Jersey parking garage took a grim turn when police discovered a 62-year-old man dead inside the vehicle, then arrested a Connecticut suspect allegedly carrying the dead man's credit cards, authorities said. Secaucus officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress involving a 2026 Hyundai Elantra in the parking deck at 200 Mill Creek Drive around 7:48 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers found the car's door ajar and discovered the body of a 62-year-old Secaucus man inside, Miller said. Detectives from 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…