Author: Edward Campbell

A 20-year-old Michigan City, Indiana, man is facing several felony charges after police say he allegedly tried to rob a customer at gunpoint Tuesday morning at a Shell gas station in Orland Park and was shot by the intended victim. Christopher Brown was charged Wednesday with attempted armed robbery, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under 21, and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon without a FOID card or concealed carry license. The incident happened around 9 a.m. Sept. 15 at the Shell station in the…

A routine school-morning pickup in Franklin, Massachusetts, turned frightening this week when a Tesla passed a stopped vehicle and went around a school bus as a student was crossing the road to board. The incident happened Tuesday morning on Chestnut Street near Griffin Road, in a residential area close to a preschool and swim club. Video recorded from inside the school bus shows the Tesla moving around another vehicle and continuing past the stopped bus while its warning lights and stop sign were active. Franklin police are now asking residents if they can help identify the driver. The student, a…

Seven people were injured in a shooting in East Baltimore on Wednesday night, including a 3-year-old boy who was rushed to a hospital after being found wounded at the scene. Baltimore police responded shortly after 9 p.m. near the 1400 block of East Fayette Street, around the Douglas Homes area. A patrol officer heard gunfire while in the neighborhood and soon encountered several people who had been shot. The young boy was among those injured. The officer placed him in a police vehicle and drove him to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. The other six victims were also taken…

A Denton barbershop owner is facing an invasive visual recording charge after an employee discovered a cellphone concealed inside a restroom and pointed toward the toilet area, according to police. Jose Luis Alvarez Williams, 37, turned himself in to the Denton Police Department on Sept. 10 on an outstanding warrant connected to the Aug. 3 incident at his business in the 700 block of South Elm Street. The case began when a female employee found what appeared to be a cellphone hidden inside a box in the restroom. A cutout in the box exposed the phone’s camera lens, which was…

Irving police are asking for the public’s help after an alleged attempted kidnapping involving a 22-year-old at Shady Grove Trail Park. The incident was reported Monday evening at about 8:20 p.m. in the northeast section of the park near W. Vilbig Street, according to police. Investigators said a man allegedly tried to kidnap the 22-year-old, although authorities have not released additional information about the victim. Police are now working to identify the man involved. Investigators said the suspect was later captured on surveillance video running away from the area. Authorities described the suspect as a white man believed to be…

A 49-year-old Elk Grove man was injured by shotgun pellets while investigating gunfire at his father’s property in Siskiyou County, leading to the arrest of a nearby resident, authorities said. The incident happened Sept. 5 in the Mount Shasta Vista area, near Karina Drive and County Road A-12. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office was alerted after Baojue Lin arrived at Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka for treatment of birdshot injuries. According to investigators, Lin was preparing breakfast at his father’s property at about 10:30 a.m. when his dogs began barking. He then heard gunfire outside. Lin went out to see…

Drivers passing through Bethel Park have an unusual obstacle to watch for these days: a wild turkey that appears to have made a busy roadside intersection his favorite place to hang out. Known locally as Tom, the turkey has become a familiar sight around the Logan Road and Library Road area, where motorists have reportedly had to slow down or stop while he takes his time crossing the road. For people who work nearby, Tom’s routine has become hard to miss. “He uses the crosswalk sometimes,” Eddie Shipman, a chef at Fresh Fork Cafe, said. He described the turkey as…

A search of an Avonmore home led to the seizure of thousands of suspected fentanyl stamp bags after Pennsylvania State Police said some of the drugs were thrown from a second-story window and more were nearly flushed down a toilet. State police’s vice narcotics unit executed a search warrant Wednesday, Sept. 16, at a home on Indiana Avenue in Avonmore, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Four people were detained during the search. Troopers said they noticed an open second-story window and a black satchel lying on the sidewalk below. Inside the bag, investigators found about 118 bricks…

Philadelphia police have identified 58 women who appear in photographs and videos recovered from a house on West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney neighborhood, adding new details to an investigation that has raised questions about several women who disappeared over the years. Investigators say five of the women identified in the recovered material are feared dead. Two other women known to have connections to the home have not been seen in years and remain missing. The property is owned by Eugene Horsch. His father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, lived there before his death in 2025. Eugene Horsch was arrested in…

A Philadelphia police investigation centered on a home in the city’s Olney neighborhood has grown significantly, with authorities now linking at least five missing women to the property. The investigation began after Eugene Horsch, the 44-year-old owner of the home, was arrested in June. Since then, investigators have searched the property and examined a large collection of digital material, chemicals, weapons-related evidence and other items found inside the house. Police have said evidence recovered during the investigation indicates that at least two missing women may have been killed inside the home. However, authorities have not recovered human remains belonging to…