Author: Edward Campbell

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A 14-year-old boy was airlifted to a Morgantown hospital Monday afternoon after crashing an E-bike at a downtown Clarksburg parking garage and falling onto the roof of a nearby building. The crash happened at the Clarksburg parking garage between Hewes Avenue and U.S. Route 50. Clarksburg Police Chief Mark Kiddy told 5 News that the boy was riding an E-bike inside the garage when he crashed and went over the side. Police said the boy fell about 44 feet before landing on the roof of an adjacent building. Harrison-Taylor 911 records show emergency crews were called to…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Hagerstown, Maryland, man has been sentenced to 210 months, or 17 years and six months, in federal prison for his role in an online drug trafficking operation that sold counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Christion Sayyid Gill, 27, was sentenced Monday, Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia. Prosecutors said Gill and his codefendants operated what investigators described as a highly organized digital drug marketplace. The group used Telegram, Instagram, Snapchat, Signal and Linktree to advertise and sell counterfeit pills made to resemble Oxycodone. Investigators said the pills were…

RIVESVILLE, W.Va. — Two Rivesville residents were arrested after a deputy responding to a well-being check found several malnourished animals and a dead dog inside an apartment, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Charles Lee Workman, 44, and Brittany Nicole Ice, 32, both of Rivesville, were arrested and charged with cruelty to animals. The investigation began Aug. 10 when a Marion County deputy was dispatched to a Rivesville residence at about 11 p.m. for a well-being check. Witnesses had reported a strong odor coming from the apartment where Workman and Ice lived. During the initial check, the deputy found…

NORTH READING, Mass. — A 35-year-old father and his 8-year-old daughter were killed Saturday night when their SUV was struck from behind by a vehicle allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 28 in North Reading. The victims were identified as Andover residents Samir Naili, 35, and his daughter, Kashmira Naili, 8. The crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. near the intersection of Route 28 and North Street, according to investigators. Police said a Honda HR-V carrying Naili and his daughter was stopped at a red light when an Acura MDX driven by 21-year-old Matthew Sweeney of…

WORCESTER, Mass. — Karen Solomon, a mental health advocate who was being sought in connection with the death of her husband, Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon, was found dead Monday after nearly a week of searching, authorities said. Police responded shortly before 1 p.m. Aug. 24 to an area near Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital on May Street after two hospital employees reported finding a body in the woods. Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier said investigators believe the woman was 58-year-old Karen Solomon, although final identification remained pending with the state medical examiner. A handgun was found near the body. Saucier said…

A fire in a Grand Prairie commercial parking lot damaged 45 cars Sunday afternoon, while firefighters worked in record-breaking heat to keep the flames from reaching nearby buildings, officials said. The Grand Prairie Fire Department was called around 3:45 p.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of E. Avenue J, where crews found heavy smoke coming from a rear parking lot and dozens of vehicles involved in the fire. The number of affected vehicles was initially reported at about 30 as firefighters arrived. A later update put the total at 45 damaged cars. Firefighters focused on containing the flames and preventing…

DELRAN, N.J. — A woman is missing in the Delaware River after entering the water Monday afternoon to help rescue a girl who was struggling near Amico Island Park, authorities said. Delran police were called shortly before 4 p.m. Monday to the park at 81 Norman Ave. after receiving a report involving two possible drowning victims, according to Burlington County officials. Authorities said the woman entered the river to help the girl. She managed to push the girl toward shore, where bystanders pulled her from the water and brought her to safety. The woman, however, went underwater during the rescue…

A man was shot by a Sayreville police officer Saturday evening after police responded to a report of a disorderly person armed with a knife in the Parlin section of the borough, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. Aug. 22 in the area of Kendall Drive, where police had been called after receiving a report that a man with a knife was allegedly menacing people and a vehicle. When officers arrived, they encountered the man armed with a knife, authorities said. An officer ordered him to drop the weapon, but the man did…

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A Piscataway man has pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge stemming from a traffic stop in Atlantic City earlier this year, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Colvin Cumberbatch, 43, entered his guilty plea last Thursday to third-degree possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors are recommending a three-year sentence in state prison. The case began with a traffic stop by Atlantic City police on April 1, 2026. During the stop, a police K-9 indicated the possible presence of drugs, according to the prosecutor’s office. A subsequent…

DENVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 21-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Friday after he allegedly grabbed a juvenile girl inappropriately in Denville Township and then tried to leave the area in an Uber, according to police. Denville police responded at about 4:20 p.m. Aug. 21 to a report involving a juvenile female who told authorities she had been inappropriately grabbed by an adult male. Police said the man fled the area after the alleged incident. Officers responding to the 911 call later located the suspect on Broadway as he was attempting to leave in an Uber, according to police. The suspect…