Author: Edward Campbell

A four-alarm fire tore through the building housing Rockport House of Pizza & Roast Beef on Sunday morning, forcing two families from their homes and leaving the longtime restaurant heavily damaged. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews were called to 19 Broadway Avenue shortly before 10 a.m. after a strong gas odor was reported inside the mixed-use building. By the time firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was pouring from the structure and an active fire was burning inside. The response quickly grew as conditions intensified. Firefighters from several neighboring North Shore communities were called to Rockport to assist, including crews from…

A 61-year-old Maine woman and her two young grandchildren were found dead Sunday morning after their vehicle was discovered submerged in Pond Cove in Roque Bluffs, authorities said. Sharon Bukulmez of Mount Desert had been traveling with her 5-year-old granddaughter, Kinsley Grubb, and 3-year-old grandson, Sawyer Grubb, both of Bar Harbor. The three were last seen around 8:30 p.m. Saturday after leaving a family gathering in Jonesboro. They were expected to travel to Machias but never arrived. Concern over their whereabouts led law enforcement to begin searching for the woman and children. During the search, Bar Harbor police obtained cellphone…

A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning in Surprise, Arizona, as police worked to determine what led to the crash. The collision happened around 4:30 a.m. near the intersection of Bell Road and Dysart Road, according to authorities. Officers responding to the scene found the pedestrian seriously injured and arranged for the person to be taken to a local hospital, where they remained in critical condition. The driver involved in the crash remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Police said there was no indication that impairment played a role in the…

A Waco woman told police she stabbed her friend’s disabled son because she believed she was defending herself during a confrontation, but the victim’s mother gave officers a different account of what happened, according to an arrest affidavit. The incident happened Sept. 16 in the 2000 block of 21st Street, where a Waco police officer was called shortly after 7:30 p.m. The woman, identified as Charlotte McMillon, was still inside her vehicle when the officer arrived. McMillon told police she had acted in self-defense. She said she had been involved in an argument with the man earlier that day at…

A person was found dead inside one of several structures involved in fires along State Highway 36 near Moffat, authorities said as crews continued working at the scene. The fires were reported in the 11,400 block of SH-36. Fire crews were able to contain the fires, although the situation had not yet been declared fully under control as of the latest update. The discovery of the deceased person has led to a separate investigation by the Bell County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division. Authorities have not released the person’s identity or provided additional details about how the individual died. Meanwhile,…

A Waco man has been arrested after police responded to a reported domestic disturbance and found a woman with injuries that she said resulted from an alleged assault, according to an arrest affidavit. Police were called Sept. 17 to the 500 block of North 26th Street after receiving a report that a man was assaulting his wife. The man was later identified as Michael Gibson. When officers arrived, they spoke with Gibson, who said his wife had thrown a thermos that struck him in the head and caused him to bleed. The woman gave officers a different account of what…

An 18-year-old San Antonio mother was arrested after police said she handed her 1-month-old son to a woman she had just met at a downtown bus stop and left the child in her care. The incident happened late Sunday night, September 13, near Broadway and East Travis Street in central San Antonio, according to police. The woman who received the infant contacted authorities after the unexpected encounter. Police identified the mother as Karla Ibarra. She is charged with abandoning and endangering a child with intent to return. According to the account provided by the woman who found herself caring for…

Two people have been arrested weeks after seven dogs escaped from a moving U-Haul truck and attacked residents in a northwest Charlotte neighborhood, leaving four people injured and prompting a lengthy investigation. Rychelle Morrow, 44, and Rodney Morrow, 75, were booked into the Mecklenburg County jail on Sept. 16 in connection with the Aug. 26 attack on Claiborne Woods Road. Police allege the two were responsible for seven dogs involved in the incident and are accusing them of animal cruelty and other violations. According to the charging affidavit, at least one of the Morrows was driving a U-Haul through the…

A quiet Sunday evening turned terrifying for a Fort Worth family when a car broke through their backyard fence and came dangerously close to three young children playing outside. The crash happened around 7 p.m. Sept. 13 near the 1500 block of Heritage Trace Parkway. Home surveillance footage captured the moment the vehicle crossed the fence line and entered the Van Dusen family’s backyard. The family’s 2-year-old daughter was walking near the area just seconds before the crash, while her 5-year-old twin brothers were in the pool. The video shows the toddler moving away shortly before the vehicle struck the…

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — An 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy were killed in a shooting at a Stone Mountain-area apartment complex Sunday, while two women were also injured, according to DeKalb County police. Officers were called to 1075 North Hairston Road after receiving reports that several people had been shot. The location is the Nissan Golden Gate apartment community. When officers arrived, they found the 11-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second boy, 12, was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He later died from his injuries. A 19-year-old…