Hamilton Township, NJ
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Man Killed By Amtrak Train In Central Jersey Was Family Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say Man Killed By Amtrak Train In Central Jersey Was Family Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say
Man Killed By Amtrak Train In Central Jersey Was Family Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say Friends of the family of a 39-year-old man struck and killed by an Amtrak train in New Jersey are reaching out with support.  Sreekanth Digala, who died Tuesday night, Feb. 28 in Plainsboro, loved ones say on a GoFundMe campaign. He is survived by his wife, Suvarchala, and their son, Aneesh, who is 10 years old. "Sreekanth is the only breadwinner for his family and the sole responsible person for his 70+-year-old parents and in-laws down in India," the GoFundMe organizer wrote. The GoFundMe organizer wrote, "He was a very good human being and a Hardworking individual as free…

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by Jon Craig
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Jewel Thieves In Loudoun County Target Cases Of Jewelry Imported To VA From India, Sheriff Says Jewel Thieves In Loudoun County Target Cases Of Jewelry Imported To VA From India, Sheriff Says
Jewel Thieves In Loudoun County Target Cases Of Jewelry Imported To VA From India, Sheriff Says A group of armed robbers in Loudoun County made off with quite the haul of jewelry that had been imported into Virginia from India during a brazen bust over the weekend, the sheriff’s office announced. At approximately 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45600 block of Dulles Easter Plaza to investigate a reported armed robbery at Dulles Town Crossing in Sterling. The victims say that they were parked in a vehicle when multiple suspects ran up to them, broke the windows and removed multiple cases containing “a significant amount…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
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CLIMATE OF FEAR: Jersey Doc Admits Harboring Indian Nationals As Unpaid Domestics CLIMATE OF FEAR: Jersey Doc Admits Harboring Indian Nationals As Unpaid Domestics
Climate OF FEAR: Jersey Doc Admits Harboring Indian Nationals As Unpaid Domestics A Jersey Shore doctor must pay $642,212 to two undocumented women from India whose true identities she hid for eight years while harboring them as unpaid domestics, federal authorities said. Harsha Sahni, 66, of Tinton Falls, also must cover $200,000 worth of treatment of a brain aneurysm that one of the women suffered while they worked in her and her family's homes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Federal prosecutors required the payments as part of a plea deal that allowed Sahni to avoid the potential consequences of a conviction at a trial, the U.S. attorney said. In exchange, S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
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No Bias Crime Found At India Day Parade: Middlesex Prosecutor No Bias Crime Found At India Day Parade: Middlesex Prosecutor
No Bias Crime Found At India Day Parade: Middlesex Prosecutor An investigation into a bulldozer float at the annual India Day Parade in Edison has concluded there was not enough evidence to warrant a bias intimidation charge, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The incident was “properly reported and classified as a bias incident,” but the investigation did not reach the threshold for criminal charges, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said in a joint statement. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, the Edison Police Department received numerous reports concerning a float in the Indi…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Widow Seeks Help After Husband's Heart Attack Jersey City Widow Seeks Help After Husband's Heart Attack
Jersey City Widow Seeks Help After Husband's Heart Attack A widow from Jersey City has launched a GoFundMe page for her family after her husband died of a heart attack. Rajya Lakshmi Yakkali's husband, Praveen Grandi, was working a typical day from home on Jan. 19 when he suffered a massive heart attack after lunch, and collapsed, she writes. Lakshmi Yakkali called 911, but it was too late, she says. Her husband was gone. "Praveen was the only breadwinner for our family," she writes on a GoFundMe page. "We were blessed with 2 children - Nayan (12 years) / Neetha (8 years). Praveen is the only son and currently looking after his old parents (mom a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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North Jersey Dad's Sudden Death Sparks Rally For Toddler, Wife North Jersey Dad's Sudden Death Sparks Rally For Toddler, Wife
North Jersey Dad's Sudden Death Sparks Rally For Toddler, Wife A beloved Union County husband and father of a 2-year-old girl died suddenly of cardiac arrest at age 32.  Now, Sriram's loved ones are raising money to send him home for a funeral with family members in his native India, according to a campaign page on GoFundMe.  In less than 24 hours after going live, the campaign has raised a staggering $39,000 — nearly half of its projected $100,000 goal.  Friends and family recalled Sriram as "full of energy and positive vibes," and said they look forward to honoring his memory through his 2-year-old daughter, who was "the center o…

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by Mac Bullock
Newark, NJ
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NJIT Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash NJIT Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash
Njit Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash A New Jersey Institute of Technology senior is fighting for his life after a serious car crash. Vinamra Sharma has been taken off a ventilator but suffers severe brain swelling after multiple surgeries, stemming from a crash on Nov. 12, said Abhishek Sharma, who organized a GoFundMe page. Vinamra was on his way home from the university's campus in Newark when the crash occurred, knocking him unconscious the GoFundMe says. The student was rushed to Rutgers University Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Within 10 days, Vinamra had undergone four br…

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by Jon Craig
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
3 Students From Universities In Connecticut ID'd As Those Killed In Western Massachusetts Crash 3 Students From Universities In Connecticut ID'd As Those Killed In Western Massachusetts Crash
3 Students From Universities In Connecticut ID'd As Those Killed In Western Massachusetts Crash Authorities have identified the three people who died following a two-car crash in Western Massachusetts. The victims were identified as Prem Kumar Reddy Goda, age 27, Pavani Gullapally, age 22, and Sai Narasimha Patamsetti, age 22, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office reports. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.  Authorities determined all three were international students from India who were studying in Connecticut at either the University of New Haven or Sacred Heart University in the town of Fairfield. The crash occurred when a northbound Toyota Si…

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Men In Braintree, Canton, Winthrop, Saugus Helped Launder $25M In Drug Money: Feds Men In Braintree, Canton, Winthrop, Saugus Helped Launder $25M In Drug Money: Feds
Men In Braintree, Canton, Winthrop, Saugus Helped Launder $25M In Drug Money: Feds The FBI arrested nearly a dozen men in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and California this week as part of a money laundering operation that helped clean $25 million in drug cash, federal authorities said.  The arrests come after a months-long undercover investigation that followed how the organization moved kilos of cocaine and MDMA from Massachusetts and distributed it throughout the country, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. The suspects thought they could hide the millions of dollars they made using cryptocurrency to avoid raising any alarms at a traditional bank, feder…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Medford Drowning Victim Being Kept Alive After Pulled From Wright's Pond Medford Drowning Victim Being Kept Alive After Pulled From Wright's Pond
Medford Drowning Victim Being Kept Alive After Pulled From Wright's Pond A 28-year-old man is being kept alive after he was pulled from the water at a Medford pond over the weekend, authorities said.  Police responded to a report of a drowning at Wright's Pond around 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, Medford Police said. The caller said their friend went under the water and did not resurface.  Upon arrival, police and fire crews did not immediately locate the victim in the area to which the caller was referring. They eventually located the victim on the other side of the pond, which was not a designated swimming area, police added. The victim, whose …

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by David Cifarelli
Edison, NJ
News
Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son
Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son A former New Jersey resident faces federal prison time after being convicted of kidnapping his son and failing to return him from India. Amitkumar Kanubhai Patel, 38, a naturalized U.S. citizen who previously lived in Edison, fled with the child in July 2017 before settling in Vadodara, federal authorities said. He was captured in England three years later. Patel had lived with the child’s mother from August 2015 through July 2017. Their son was born in November 2016. According to her, Patel wanted to take the boy to India to introduce him to his parents and obtain DNA testing that he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Obituaries
Java Developer Dies Playing Cricket In Jersey City Java Developer Dies Playing Cricket In Jersey City
Java Developer Dies Playing Cricket In Jersey City An IT worker who died playing cricket in Jersey City leaves behind his pregnant wife and 7-year-old daughter, both in India. Abhishek Kumar, who had working as a Java developer at Synechron, an IT development company, collapsed on the field at Lincoln Park on Saturday, July 16, and was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, according to a GoFundMe page. "Doctors from Jersey City Medical Center tried to save him and worked hard for the next several hours but unfortunately, we heard sad news late in the evening on 07/16/2022 that Abhishek is no more with us," the page reads. Ku…

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by Cecilia Levine