Northeast
NYC man, 73, plunges to his death while trying to escape early morning apartment burglary
An elderly New York City man fell to his death after climbing out of a window to escape a home invasion over the weekend.
The incident happened in Washington Heights near 161st Street and Broadway at about 4:40 a.m. on Saturday when three burglars broke into an apartment. One suspect had scaled a fire escape and climbed through a window before letting in the two others, according to the New York Post and NBC 4.
The burglars tied up a 40-year-old man before stealing a gold chain valued around $8,000 and about $200 in cash, New York City police said, according to reports.
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An elderly New York City man fell to his death during a home invasion over the weekend. (iStock)
During the burglary, the man’s father, 73-year-old Jacinto Remigo, fell from the sixth-floor apartment window onto construction scaffolding, police said via NBC 4.
Remigo was transported to Harlem Hospital, but ultimately died from his injuries.
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Jacinto Remigo, 73, fell from the sixth-floor apartment window onto construction scaffolding, police said. (iStock)
Police are continuing to investigate how he fell from the apartment.
A neighbor and friend of the victim, Heriberto Garcia, told NBC 4 that he observed Remigo climb out of the window and fall after reaching a small ledge to reach another window and being stopped by an air conditioner.
Police are continuing to investigate how the man fell from the apartment. (iStock)
Police are still searching for the suspects and descriptions have not been released as of Monday morning.
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Connecticut
Scammers use AI images of injured pets to target owners, Blumenthal warns Connecticut residents
In a new and rapidly expanding scam, swindlers are using images generated by artificial intelligence to tap the wallets of desperate and heartbroken owners of lost pets.
In a press conference on Friday, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, warned state residents about a fraud that is becoming “more and more rampant.”
Scammers manipulate photos of lost pets posted by owners on social media to make it appear the animal has been hurt, according to media reports from around the nation.
In Florida and Texas, for example, scammers have told owners of missing dogs that their pets were hit by cars, with an accompanying image of a dog that looks like theirs on a veterinarian’s operating table, WESH 2, a Hearst TV station affiliate in Florida, reported recently. The scammer then demands payment for the surgery.
An urgent demand for money is a red flag, Blumenthal said, along with the claim that a lost pet has been hurt and images of an injured pet. The Federal Trade Commission, as the nation’s consumer protection agency, should issue a formal warning about the scam, the senator said.
Numerous reports of lost pet scams have surfaced recently, Popular Science reported in March, describing a few common scenarios, including the one in which the owner is sent an image of what appears to be their injured pet at a veterinary hospital and another, in which the owner is sent images of what appears to be their pet at a shelter, about to be euthanized. But, the article states, these images are false.
Other types of lost pet scams involve an offer of fake pet-finding services, according to the Better Business Bureau.
“You may receive a message from someone on social media about drone technology and search parties that can help you find your pet,” the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization reported. “The person will ask you for payment up front and will likely ask you to send it through a peer-to-peer payment app. Before paying for services, always search for the business on BBB.org or check BBB Scam Tracker.”
All types of cyber-scams have been proliferating in the nation, according to the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report. Since the agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center was launched about 25 years ago, complaints have surged, the FBI reported, with a current average of about 3,000 complaints each day.
In 2025, losses reported to the center continued to climb, surpassing $20 billion, the FBI reported. Investment-related fraud once again made up the largest part of the losses, followed by business email compromises and tech support scams, the agency reported.
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — It’s graduation season, and 37 medical school grads received their degrees Saturday at USM.
The students graduated from the MaineHealth Maine Track program, which is a part of Tufts Univeristy in Boston.
Program leaders say students specifically trained in community-based medical practices across Maine.
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Eleven of the graduates will begin their residencies at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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