Author: Edward Campbell

A Miami Beach taxi driver has been arrested after investigators said he was involved in a series of cellphone thefts targeting intoxicated people in the city’s entertainment district. Reynoso Osias, 48, was taken into custody Tuesday and faces eight charges, including kidnapping, organized scheme to defraud, offenses against computer users, unlawful use of a communications device and conspiracy to commit strong-arm robbery, according to police and Miami-Dade jail records. Police said the investigation began with a June 14 incident near Washington Avenue and later expanded after a second case was reported on June 28. Investigators believe the incidents may be…

A 43-year-old Middletown man accused of killing a woman was arrested after a police pursuit ended in a gunfire exchange in Hartford, authorities said. Barrington Oneil Brown Jr. is facing charges of murder, second-degree stalking and unlawful discharge of a firearm in connection with the death of a woman in Middletown. He was taken to a medical facility after being wounded during the police shooting and later appeared in court. Middletown police responded to a residence in the city’s West Lake area shortly after 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, after receiving a report of a suspicious death. Investigators found a…

Thousands of San Diego property owners could see changes to the trash fee listed on their 2026-27 property tax bills after a city data error caused incorrect amounts to appear on some statements. The City of San Diego said approximately 87,000 property tax accounts were affected by the problem. About 44,000 property owners were shown a trash fee higher than the correct amount, while roughly 43,000 were undercharged. The issue involved the transfer of property information from the city to San Diego County for the Solid Waste Management Fee. City officials have since supplied corrected information to the county and…

A woman died after jumping from a freeway overpass in San Bruno during a police pursuit and standoff Monday night, according to the South San Francisco Police Department. The incident began around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, when South San Francisco officers located a vehicle connected to a woman who had reportedly been involved in an earlier pursuit with another law enforcement agency. Police said she also had multiple outstanding arrest warrants. When officers attempted to contact the woman, police said she displayed a pair of scissors and entered the driver’s seat of the vehicle. An officer used a stun…

A Pompano Beach family is asking for answers after a Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 bit a 36-year-old man during an arrest, with video of the encounter spreading widely online. The man, Fricost Jerome, was being taken into custody near Northwest Third Avenue and Northwest 12th Court when the K-9 was used. Video recorded by a bystander appears to show the dog biting Jerome’s ankle while its handler held the animal as deputies worked to arrest him. Jerome’s relatives say they have been unable to see him since the incident and remain concerned about his condition. His aunt, Sheila Burke, said…

A high-speed pursuit that moved from Los Angeles into the San Gabriel Valley ended Tuesday night with two alleged robbery suspects in custody after a dangerous chase that reached speeds of up to 115 mph. The pursuit began shortly before 8:20 p.m. near Washington Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, according to authorities. LAPD officers initially followed the vehicle before California Highway Patrol officers took over as the chase continued onto the freeways toward the San Gabriel Valley. Aerial video showed the vehicle weaving through traffic on the 210 Freeway at extremely high speeds. The driver was seen moving across multiple lanes…

Six people have been arrested following a months-long investigation into a suspected organized vehicle theft operation that investigators say targeted high-value vehicles across Los Angeles and Orange counties. The investigation began Aug. 7 and continued through Sept. 22, with detectives linking the group to several stolen high-end vehicles, multiple police pursuits and a carjacking in Downey. Investigators also identified an incident in which a suspect allegedly pointed a handgun at a police officer during a traffic stop. Authorities eventually served search warrants at 11 locations connected to the investigation. The operation resulted in six arrests and the recovery of nine…

A shooting at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, Illinois, left one man dead and a woman wounded Wednesday afternoon after an altercation involving people in two vehicles, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after noon in a parking lot near the L.L.Bean store at the shopping center. Officers responding to the scene found a man who had been fatally shot and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Her condition had not been released, and authorities had not identified either victim as of Wednesday evening. Investigators said five people were involved…

For generations of Dallas residents, a trip to Neiman Marcus on Main Street was about more than buying something new. It could mean a holiday tradition, a special lunch at the Zodiac Room, a childhood visit with family or simply walking through the store to admire its elaborate displays. That chapter came to an end Wednesday, Sept. 30, when the Dallas-founded luxury retailer closed its downtown flagship for good. Customers returned throughout the final day for one last look inside the seven-story building, while longtime shoppers shared memories of a store that had become closely associated with the city’s identity.…

Three Vallejo-area men are wanted in connection with the kidnapping and killing of 57-year-old Avtar Singh, a Tracy father whose death investigators say resulted from a case of mistaken identity. Singh was taken from the Gurdwara Gur Nanak Parkash in Tracy on Feb. 17. Investigators say he was forced into a white SUV in the afternoon, setting off a case that would eventually lead detectives from Tracy to Vallejo and Lake Berryessa. His body was found three days later near Lake Berryessa in Napa County. More than six months after the killing, investigators have now identified three men who were…