Author: Edward Campbell

A Rochester woman and her boyfriend are accused of restraining and severely neglecting her 33-year-old son before his death, with investigators also examining the use of his government benefits. A Rochester, New York, investigation that began with a 911 call over an unresponsive man has led to murder and kidnapping charges against his mother and her boyfriend. Timothy Green, 33, was found dead inside an apartment on St. Paul Street on Feb. 17, 2026. Police said he was found without clothing, weighed about 88 pounds and had bruising around his wrists and ankles. He was pronounced dead at the scene.…

A Maryland registered nurse will spend 30 days behind bars after pleading guilty to obtaining morphine by fraud while caring for a 10-year-old patient recovering from open-heart surgery at a Baltimore hospital. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Chalmers, 27, was working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center on June 25, 2025. She was responsible for administering morphine prescribed to help manage the child’s pain following surgery. According to case information, Chalmers documented giving the child an intravenous dose at about 8:30 a.m. Less than an hour later, around 9:18 a.m., the child was still experiencing severe…

The search for the last person missing after a deadly flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park has ended with the recovery and identification of his remains. Timothy Allen Smith, a 53-year-old pilot from western Wyoming, was identified after his remains were found Monday near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River. His death brings the confirmed toll from the Aug. 29 flooding to three. Smith had been on a multiday hiking, fishing and camping trip with Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and John Giusti, 46, both of Granbury, Texas. The three men were caught in the flooding that swept through Bright Angel…

A quiet gathering in Chatsworth brought families, friends and community members together Thursday evening to remember five people who died in two devastating crashes just hours apart. Candles, photographs and messages of remembrance filled the grounds of St. John Eudes Parish as people gathered to honor Daniel Castillo, Gage Weida, Eliana Moreno, George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia. The five deaths stemmed from two separate incidents on September 15 that unfolded within a few hours of one another in the San Fernando Valley. Two deadly crashes changed the course of one evening The first tragedy happened shortly after 5 p.m.…

Investigators have determined that California car influencer James Wehr was behind the wheel of the McLaren that crashed and caught fire in Irvine early Sept. 13, killing him and 22-year-old Alexis “Lexi” Kramer. The Irvine Police Department said its Major Accident Investigation Team has “clear evidence” showing that Wehr, 27, was driving the 2019 McLaren, while Kramer was in the passenger seat when the crash occurred. The confirmation settles a key question that had remained open since the deadly collision. The crash happened around 12:18 a.m. at Culver Drive and Deerfield Avenue. Police said the McLaren had been stopped northbound…

A 54-year-old Chicago man has died after he was struck by a pickup truck during a chain-reaction crash in the city’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, with police still searching for the driver who left the scene. Juan Martin Marquez Luna was riding an e-bike when he was hit around 5:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, near the 5600 block of South Archer Avenue at Laramie Avenue, according to Chicago police. He was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition but died the following day. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as the victim. Investigators said the crash began when a…

A 37-year-old Taunton man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend was found unresponsive inside his townhouse Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Police and emergency medical crews were called to a home on Allcot Circle at about 12:51 p.m. on Sept. 17 after receiving a report of an unconscious woman. Officers found Shannon Smith, 37, of Bridgewater, at the bottom of a staircase inside the townhouse. Smith was taken to Morton Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Investigators identified the man at the residence as Matthew Cruz, 37. Cruz lives at the Allcot Circle home and was…

A man was seriously injured Thursday morning when a sedan and an SUV collided head-on in Plymouth, Massachusetts, after police said the SUV had been driven by a 17-year-old girl who had left a wellbeing check in nearby Kingston. The crash happened around 11:50 a.m. near the intersection of Plympton Road, also known as Route 80, and Carver Road, close to the West Plymouth Square shopping plaza. Plymouth police and fire crews responded after receiving reports that a driver was trapped inside one of the vehicles. Firefighters found the adult male driver of the sedan heavily trapped inside his vehicle.…

A 36-year-old Simi Valley woman has been charged with murder and driving under the influence after a crash involving a Metro bus in Chatsworth left two passengers dead and several others injured. Bailee Lynn Rios was formally charged Thursday in connection with the Sept. 15 collision at the intersection of Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue. Prosecutors allege that Rios was driving a 2004 Ford Expedition at a high rate of speed on the wrong side of the road when she ran a red light and struck a Metro bus carrying passengers. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed…

A woman was found dead inside a trash can at a parking lot near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn, prompting an investigation by the NYPD into the circumstances surrounding her death. Police responded shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday to the area near the Belt Parkway and Knapp Street in Sheepshead Bay after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive person. Responding officers found an adult woman inside a trash receptacle, and emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. The discovery was made at the parking area serving Plumb Beach, a relatively quiet waterfront area in southern Brooklyn. Detectives remained at…