Author: Edward Campbell

A 15-year-old was seriously injured Wednesday morning after losing control of an all-terrain vehicle in far East El Paso, while a passenger riding with the teen also was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened around 9:06 a.m. Sept. 2 in the 13500 block of Timothy Drive, near Desert Wind School, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responding to the scene found that the teen had been driving a blue Yamaha ATV westbound along a dirt road. Investigators said the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed before it went over a…

North Stonington, Connecticut — A North Stonington family and a grieving school community are mourning the death of sixth grader Torren O’Grady, who was fatally injured in a bicycle crash involving a school bus Wednesday morning. O’Grady was a student at North Stonington Elementary School. Connecticut State Police said he was riding his bicycle on Old Colony Road shortly before the start of the school day when the bus reached the intersection with Pinecrest Road. Police said the bus stopped at a stop sign before turning onto Pinecrest Road. As the bus entered the intersection, O’Grady also entered the area…

Jonathan “JJ” Vasquez Jr. was on a work break when a single gunshot struck him during an altercation at the Oxnard restaurant. An 18-year-old Santa Paula man remains in critical condition after being shot inside a Five Guys restaurant in Oxnard last week, according to his family. Jonathan “JJ” Vasquez Jr. was working at the restaurant in the 2700 block of Portico Way when the shooting occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday. He was taken to a hospital for treatment after suffering a single gunshot wound. Police said Vasquez was on his break when the shooting happened and was not…

Police are searching for an unidentified person accused of grabbing a 6-year-old girl and attempting to take her into a subway station in Upper Manhattan. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at the Inwood-207th Street subway station mezzanine, according to the NYPD. The girl was with her 36-year-old mother when the suspect approached them from behind. Police said the suspect grabbed the child and tried to flee with her into the subway. The attempt was unsuccessful. The child later described the frightening encounter, saying she was scared and believed she might not see her mother again. Her…

An Uber Eats delivery in Philadelphia’s Center City area took a frightening turn after a driver said a man approached her vehicle and demanded her phone. Kayla Culp said she was making a delivery near Chestnut and 13th streets late at night when the man approached her car. According to Culp, he told her to hand over her phone. She refused. Culp said the situation quickly became more threatening when the man reached toward the inside of her vehicle through an open window. She began sounding the car horn in an attempt to draw attention, but said no one came…

An attempted bank robbery in Chicago’s Chinatown ended with a suspect being taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to the FBI. The incident was reported around 10:40 a.m. at a U.S. Bank branch in the 2100 block of South China Place. The attempt was brief, and authorities were able to quickly arrest the person suspected of being involved. No physical injuries were reported following the incident. The FBI noted that while no one was physically hurt, bank robbery incidents can still have a lasting emotional impact on employees who experience them. Authorities have not released the identity of the person…

A 59-year-old man was found dead early Wednesday in an Ozone Park apartment complex parking lot, leaving investigators working to determine what happened in the hours before his death. The man was discovered around 4:35 a.m. on 87th Street, behind a blue Subaru with the driver’s-side door open. Police said the vehicle had open alcohol containers inside. Emergency medical personnel responding to the scene found the man with a puncture wound to his torso. He was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he later died. Investigators are treating the death as suspicious. Police said no weapon was recovered…

A person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed Wednesday night in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood, prompting an active police investigation. Boston police were called to 4003 Washington Street shortly after 9 p.m. following a report of a stabbing. Officers who arrived at the scene found a person suffering from a stab wound. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said the injuries were considered life-threatening. Homicide detectives responded to the scene as investigators worked to determine what led to the stabbing. Police activity remained visible around the area, with portions of the parking lot at…

Two men are being sought after an Uber driver was robbed at knifepoint early Wednesday morning near the Abington-Brockton town line, police said. The incident was reported at about 5:52 a.m. on Brockton Avenue. The driver had gone to the area for a scheduled pickup when two men flagged down the vehicle, according to investigators. Police said the men displayed a knife and demanded money. The driver handed over approximately $450 before the pair ran from the area and entered nearby woods close to the power lines. The driver was not injured. The suspects were described as two Black men…

A crash involving an unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle and two civilian cars left one person dead Wednesday night in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. The collision happened at about 7:42 p.m. near Northwest 51st Terrace and Northwest 33rd Avenue in the Brownsville area. The crash brought a significant emergency and law enforcement response to the neighborhood as crews worked at the scene. One of the civilian drivers was taken by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. The person later died from injuries sustained in the crash. The driver of the other civilian vehicle…