Author: Edward Campbell

A 36-year-old Little Canada man is facing a criminal vehicular homicide charge after investigators say he struck and killed a pedestrian early Sunday morning, left the crash scene and later stopped at a nearby McDonald’s drive-thru. Alex Ray Kisch was arrested after police connected a damaged 2023 Nissan Rogue to the fatal collision on Viking Drive near Lillehei Plaza. Court documents allege that the vehicle had visible damage after the crash, yet surveillance footage showed it continuing to the restaurant before returning to Kisch’s apartment. Police were called to the area at about 2:25 a.m. Sept. 20 after someone reported…

Adasia Jones, 22, has been charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in connection with the death of 26-year-old Darius Allen of Racine. Police were called to the 500 block of Hubbard Street at about 2:58 a.m. Sunday, September 20, after a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. Officers found Allen in the roadway with serious injuries. Allen was taken to Ascension All Saints Hospital before being transferred to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Police said he was in critical condition with several internal injuries. Authorities were notified around 7 a.m. that Allen had died.…

A 22-year-old man is facing criminal charges after a vehicle struck two people in south Fort Worth early Saturday, leaving both victims hospitalized with serious injuries, according to Fort Worth police. Yoriel Cabrera was arrested following the September 19 crash in the 5700 block of Crowley Road. Police said he was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury. Officers were called to the area shortly after 12:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a hit-and-run. When they arrived, they found two adults who had been struck by a vehicle.…

A woman accused of assaulting a teenager and swinging a knife at another person was arrested Tuesday night after barricading herself inside a Sacramento home, according to police. Sacramento officers were called shortly after 6:30 p.m. to the 20 block of Howe Avenue following a report of an assault. Police said the situation escalated when the woman allegedly swung a knife at someone before retreating into a nearby home. The incident led police to bring in crisis negotiators and a SWAT team as officers worked to resolve the standoff safely. Police later said a 15-year-old had been punched during the…

For the people who knew Cheryl Macy, the story of her final hours is only part of what they want remembered. Macy, 76, was found fatally shot inside her Iowa Hill home on Sunday, Sept. 20, during a rapidly developing law enforcement search for Derek Spencer, 44. Authorities later identified Spencer as the suspect in Macy’s killing. He was fatally shot by Placer County deputies early Monday after an hourslong standoff in a heavily wooded area. But as the investigation continues, Macy’s family is choosing to focus on the woman they knew rather than the circumstances of her death. “She…

A routine trip home turned into a confrontation Monday afternoon when a Philadelphia woman stepped in after witnessing a 63-year-old woman being sexually assaulted in the Point Breeze neighborhood. The incident happened around 4:15 p.m. near 18th and Federal streets, according to police. Investigators say the older woman was approached from behind by a man she did not know, who grabbed and inappropriately touched her before leaving the area. No injuries were reported. Mary Martin, who was riding her bicycle home from work, said she noticed what was happening and immediately confronted the man. When he continued trying to leave,…

A 16-year-old was fatally shot in Norristown Tuesday morning after investigators determined that he and another juvenile were playing with a firearm inside a home, authorities said. Norristown police responded to the 800 block of Arch Street at about 10:30 a.m. on September 22 following reports of a shooting. Officers found the teenager suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators with Norristown police and the Montgomery County Detectives determined that two juveniles had been handling a firearm when one of them fatally shot the other. Authorities have not publicly identified either juvenile. Another…

Nearly three and a half years after Michael Garr was fatally stabbed while walking through Drexel Hill, the case has reached a Delaware County courtroom. Garr, a 15-year-old sophomore at Upper Darby High School, was killed on April 21, 2023. Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that the teenager had no known connection to the man accused of attacking him and described the killing as an unprovoked act of violence. The first-degree murder trial opened with emotional testimony, including the 911 call made by Ian Coughlan, a driver who stopped after Garr ran toward his vehicle seeking help. Coughlan testified that Garr…

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Two Lakeville high schools were placed under lockdown Tuesday after separate anonymous threats referenced possible weapons, including firearms and explosives. Police searched both campuses and found no weapons or evidence of violence. The first threat was reported shortly after 9 a.m. through Lakeville Area Schools’ anonymous reporting system and was directed at Lakeville South High School. Because authorities considered the threat immediate and specific, students and staff were evacuated while police, first responders and K-9 teams searched the building. No weapons were found at Lakeville South, according to police. Students were moved from the school to Trinity…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Haitian woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges after prosecutors said she falsely identified herself as a U.S. citizen while registering to vote in Miami-Dade County and then voted in the 2024 general election. Valery Zidor, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts involving false claims of U.S. citizenship for voting purposes and one count of voting by an alien, according to federal prosecutors. Court records cited by prosecutors say Zidor submitted two voter registration forms to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. On both forms, she indicated that she was a U.S. citizen even though…