Author: Edward Campbell

A woman was found dead inside a trash can at a parking lot near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn, prompting an investigation by the NYPD into the circumstances surrounding her death. Police responded shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday to the area near the Belt Parkway and Knapp Street in Sheepshead Bay after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive person. Responding officers found an adult woman inside a trash receptacle, and emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. The discovery was made at the parking area serving Plumb Beach, a relatively quiet waterfront area in southern Brooklyn. Detectives remained at…

A 15-year-old girl is recovering from a concussion and other injuries after she was struck by a vehicle while walking home from a school bus stop in Holbrook, Massachusetts, and the driver left the scene. The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the area of 10 North Shore Road, according to police. Investigators said the teenager was walking along the shoulder when a vehicle approaching in her direction struck her. The impact sent her onto the hood before she fell to the ground. The girl was taken to a local hospital with injuries that police described as…

Traffic on northbound Interstate 5 in Stockton was heavily disrupted Thursday evening after an eight-vehicle crash involving an overturned big rig near March Lane. The California Highway Patrol said the collision happened shortly after 5:15 p.m. south of March Lane. The truck was carrying a load of watermelons when it overturned, blocking several lanes and triggering a major traffic backup. At least one person suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, while two other people were hospitalized with minor injuries, officials said. The crash prompted an extended emergency response as crews worked to clear the wreckage and deal…

Three students from Eisenhut Elementary School and a woman were hospitalized Thursday morning after a vehicle struck them near the Modesto campus, according to authorities and school district officials. The crash happened at about 7:45 a.m. near the crosswalk at Janet Drive and Sheldon Drive as the children were making their way to school. The three students were taken by air to hospitals for medical treatment, while the woman was transported by ambulance. Authorities have not released the conditions of the students or the woman. The incident occurred during the morning school commute, prompting a police response around the Eisenhut…

A teenage boy was hospitalized in grave condition after falling about three stories while working on a construction site in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood Thursday morning, prompting renewed concerns among nearby residents about safety at the site. Emergency crews were called to the 5800 block of Bryant Street at about 10:30 a.m. after reports that someone had fallen from a building. Pittsburgh officials said the teenager had been doing roofing work when he fell. He suffered a serious head injury and was taken to a local hospital, where he remained in grave condition, according to the latest available information. The…

A routine trip to McDonald’s in Brooklyn turned frightening for a family after a woman allegedly tried to pull a 4-year-old boy away from his grandmother, according to the boy’s mother. The incident happened Monday, Sept. 14, near a McDonald’s on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood, where the child, identified by his mother as J’Mark, was with his grandmother. J’Mark’s mother, Anyia James, said she and her husband were across the street when she received a phone call from her mother. The grandmother was frightened and told her that a stranger was trying to take the child. James…

A 2-month-old kitten with a history of serious medical problems is back with his foster family after being taken from a central Minnesota animal shelter earlier this week. Marin was at the Tri-County Humane Society in St. Cloud when a visitor removed him from his kennel Wednesday afternoon and placed him inside a bag before leaving the shelter. Shelter staff realized shortly afterward that Marin was missing and began working to locate him. The situation came to a reassuring end Thursday when the person who took the kitten contacted the shelter and returned him. According to the shelter, Marin was…

Christian Castro, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis and later allegedly giving investigators a false account of the incident, made his first appearance in Hennepin County District Court Thursday. The 52-year-old federal agent faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in Minnesota. A judge set his bail at $250,000 and ordered him to remain on electronic home monitoring. Castro was also prohibited from contacting witnesses in the case, including fellow ICE employees. He was released from custody Thursday evening. The court appearance marked a…

Dr. Shirlee Xie is back in a place she worked hard to reach: seeing patients and practicing medicine again at Hennepin Healthcare, nearly two years after a hiking accident in Switzerland left her paralyzed from the chest down. Xie’s return marks another major step in a recovery that has required her to relearn many of the everyday tasks she once took for granted. The accident happened during a hiking trip in Switzerland. Xie fell about 300 feet down a mountain and suffered multiple serious injuries, including spinal fractures and a traumatic brain injury. The injuries left her paralyzed from the…

The murder trial of Jordan Dupree Collins Sr., who is accused of killing his 16-year-old son, Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr., is moving into opening statements Friday in Anoka County. Collins Sr. faces one count of second-degree murder and is representing himself in court. Jury selection took place earlier this week as prosecutors and the defense prepared for a case expected to include testimony from dozens of witnesses. Manny Collins was last known to be alive on May 8, 2025, near his father’s apartment in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. His mother, Ashley Berry, reported him missing four days later after the family…