Author: Edward Campbell

Indiana State Police have located a blue Honda minivan they had been searching for after a school bus crash on Interstate 465 sent students, school staff and two state troopers to hospitals in Indianapolis. The crash happened Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, on northbound I-465 near Washington Street, south of I-70. A Warren Township school bus carrying 24 fifth-grade students and three adults was involved in the collision with an Indiana State Police pickup truck. Investigators later determined that a third vehicle, described as an older blue Honda minivan, was also involved in the sequence of events. Police announced Sunday, Oct.…

A 23-year-old man was injured in a shooting outside a birthday party in Bridgeport late Friday night, police said. The shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. near the intersection of Wood Avenue and Grove Street. Police responded after 911 callers reported hearing several gunshots in the area, while a ShotSpotter alert also indicated possible gunfire nearby. When officers arrived, they found four parked vehicles that had been struck by bullets, adding to the evidence that multiple shots had been fired in the area. The injured man was not initially taken directly to the hospital by ambulance. Police said someone driving…

A 14-year-old Monterey County girl who had been the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe in Mexico, while her father, Sergio Galvez Perez, was arrested during the operation, authorities said. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced the development Sunday after investigators worked with the FBI and Mexican authorities to locate the teenager. Sheriff Tina Nieto said the girl is safe and is currently in the care of Mexican authorities. Perez, 38, was also located in Mexico and arrested after authorities allegedly found him in possession of narcotics. Mexican authorities were aware of the felony charges pending against…

A 33-year-old man died Sunday morning after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle through Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood, according to police. The crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. near the intersection of West Lake Street and North Homan Avenue. Police said the cyclist was traveling west on Lake Street when he was hit by a two-door sedan traveling through the area. The bicyclist suffered serious trauma in the collision and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. He was later pronounced dead. The driver of the sedan also suffered an injury to his hand but declined…

Sixteen-year-old Brendon Burfield is being remembered by friends, classmates and family as a teenager who could bring people together and make those around him laugh. Brendon, a junior at Kennedale High School, died Sept. 26 after a motorcycle crash. According to school officials, he had been riding with friends when he stopped his motorcycle near the end of the ride and was struck by another motorcycle being ridden by a friend. The news has left both the Kennedale and Venus communities grieving. Before attending Kennedale High School, Brendon was a student in Venus, where he continued to maintain close friendships.…

A cyclist was injured early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle that left the scene on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, while witnesses who stopped to help said they waited for police for nearly an hour without seeing officers arrive. The crash happened in the 5400 block of North Broad Street, near Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital. Dashcam footage from a rideshare vehicle captured the collision and the moments afterward. Adam Maiale, who was riding in the vehicle with his girlfriend, said they stopped after seeing the cyclist get hit. Several people at the scene helped move the injured…

A 39-year-old man was hospitalized early Sunday after being shot in the abdomen during a confrontation in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood, with police continuing to search for the person responsible. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Spring Garden Street shortly after midnight, at about 12:34 a.m. Oct. 4, following a report of a person with a gun. When officers arrived, they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was taken to Jefferson Hospital for treatment and was reported to be in stable condition. Investigators say the shooting followed a confrontation involving the victim,…

A 71-year-old woman was killed Saturday night in a hit-and-run crash in North Hollywood, and Los Angeles police are asking the public for help finding the driver involved. The crash happened around 9:35 p.m. on October 3 near Lankershim Boulevard and Oxnard Street, according to police. Investigators said the woman was crossing Oxnard Street outside a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a dark red Ford SUV. Police said the SUV was traveling south on Lankershim Boulevard, north of Oxnard Street, when it hit the pedestrian. After the collision, the driver made a U-turn on Lankershim Boulevard and headed…

Two men were hospitalized after they were attacked with a hammer outside a Burger King in Brooklyn’s Dyker Heights neighborhood Saturday night, police said. The attack happened shortly after 9 p.m. near 65th Street and 14th Avenue. Investigators said two 36-year-old men were approached by two unidentified men and struck in the head with a hammer. Both victims suffered lacerations and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. They were later reported to be in stable condition. Police said the suspects left the area on foot and were last seen heading north on 14th Avenue. Investigators described them as…

A 51-year-old Nobu Malibu employee was killed Saturday morning after a Range Rover crashed into his parked vehicle along Pacific Coast Highway, with newly released surveillance footage showing the moments before the collision. Ryo Uchimiya had arrived early for work and was sitting in his parked car near the restaurant when the crash happened shortly before 7 a.m., according to authorities. The Range Rover struck his vehicle and two others. Video from a nearby surf shop appears to show the Range Rover moving from the right lane toward the shoulder just before the collision. Uchimiya’s death has left a memorial…