Author: Edward Campbell

A man was found dead Friday evening after police said he fired at an Indiana State Police trooper in rural LaPorte County, leading to a search that lasted several hours. The incident began around 3:15 p.m. on County Road 125 East, south of County Road 900 North. Police said a concerned resident had flagged down a trooper after reporting a man and woman who had approached a family member and appeared to be acting suspiciously. The trooper located the pair and began speaking with them. While the trooper was sitting in his patrol vehicle, he asked the man for identification.…

Two adults were arrested after a reported shoplifting incident in Lutherville led to a vehicle crash and a brief foot pursuit, according to Baltimore County police. Officers from the Cockeysville Precinct were called to the unit block of West Ridgley Road at about 5:03 p.m. after a business reported a shoplifting incident. Police were given descriptions of the people involved as well as the vehicle they were believed to be using. The investigation quickly moved beyond the original shoplifting call. Baltimore County’s Police Aviation Unit was provided with the suspect and vehicle descriptions and located the vehicle as it traveled…

WASHINGTON — More than a year and a half after American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided over the Potomac River, relatives of the 67 people who died are back on Capitol Hill asking lawmakers to turn the lessons from the crash into new aviation safety requirements. Families gathered in Washington this week to renew their call for congressional action. Among those speaking was Laura Augendre, who lost four members of her family in the crash. “We cannot change what happened that night,” Augendre said. “But we can, and we must change what happens next.”…

A child custody exchange in Allen turned deadly Friday evening when a confrontation between two men ended in gunfire, leaving one man dead and another injured, police said. Officers were called to a shopping center along State Highway 121 near North Watters Road shortly before 6 p.m. after reports of a shooting. Investigators said the incident happened during an exchange involving children and their parents. According to the preliminary investigation, the two men involved were the children’s father and their mother’s boyfriend. A confrontation broke out between them before both men were shot. The mother’s boyfriend was taken to a…

A natural gas leak prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents from a Dallas apartment building Friday evening after firefighters had responded to a separate apartment fire earlier in the day. Dallas Fire-Rescue was called to the Alexan Riveredge Apartments on Turtle Creek Boulevard shortly before 7:30 p.m. after Atmos Energy crews detected a potential gas issue during an inspection. Although firefighters did not find gas readings inside the building, officials evacuated residents as a precaution while crews worked to address the situation. The apartment community is a five-story residential property near the Trinity River in Dallas’ Design District. Public…

A 75-year-old Morgantown woman has been charged after investigators said her 76-year-old husband, who had multiple serious medical conditions, was left on a toilet for about 19 hours before he was found unresponsive. Margaret Rog was arrested in connection with her husband’s death and charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult. Authorities said the man’s condition and injuries suffered while he remained on the toilet were significant contributing factors in his death. The incident began on Aug. 20 at the couple’s home in Orchard Crossing in Morgantown, according to court records. Rog’s husband, who had been diagnosed with…

A 15-year-old girl was killed and another teenage girl was injured Friday night after they were struck by a large truck while riding together on a bicycle in Manhattan’s East Village, police said. The crash happened around 9 p.m. at East 14th Street and First Avenue. Investigators said the truck was traveling west on East 14th Street when the driver attempted to turn right onto First Avenue and struck the two girls. Both teenagers were taken to Bellevue Hospital following the collision. The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital, while the 13-year-old was reported to be in stable condition.…

Danielle Tammone was spending her 47th birthday at home in Bohemia, Long Island, when an ordinary moment in her backyard turned into a frightening struggle for survival. On Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone said the ground beneath her began to sink without warning. Within seconds, she had fallen into a hole about 8 feet deep, surrounded by water, sod and unstable material. Her dog, Daisy, was nearby as Tammone tried to understand what had happened. At first, she wasn’t sure what she had fallen into. She believed it could have been an old well, cesspool or sump. The walls around her…

For Sophia Wood, the mystery surrounding her son’s disappearance has become a painful search for answers after his remains were identified inside a chimney at a Queens public school. Matthew Collado, 29, had been missing since early May. His family reported him missing after he failed to show up for a planned Mother’s Day visit with his mother and stopped responding to calls and messages. Collado was last seen leaving his apartment in Jamaica, Queens, at about 3:22 a.m. on May 9, according to surveillance footage reviewed during the search. His mother later discovered that his wallet and phone were…

A 38-year-old Florida woman was arrested after investigators reviewed home surveillance footage that they said showed her engaging in sexual activity involving the family dog. Malia Elizabeth Nummerdor was taken into custody in Charlotte County on Sept. 15 and faces a second-degree felony charge of sexual activity involving an animal. She was being held at the Charlotte County Jail on $35,000 bond. The investigation began after detectives became aware of social media allegations concerning a woman and a pet dog. Investigators contacted the person who made the allegations and obtained sworn statements as well as digital evidence. The evidence was…