Author: Edward Campbell

A Madison Heights father is trying to rebuild after a storm-related fire destroyed the garage where he had stored years of family memories, personal belongings and items belonging to his daughters. Lee Jenkins lives with his daughters and his sister on Groveland Street. While the family home was spared major structural damage, the garage was destroyed, taking with it many of the possessions Jenkins considered irreplaceable. Among the items lost were his father’s ashes, photographs and drawings made by his daughters, along with tools, books, bikes, a grill and other belongings he had collected over the years. The garage had…

A man was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after bystanders pulled him from Lake Michigan near Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, authorities said. The man, believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, was found unresponsive in the water. Bystanders went into the lake and brought him to the breakwall, where emergency personnel began providing aid. Illinois State Park personnel and Lake County Sheriff’s officers started CPR before Zion Fire and Rescue crews arrived and took over advanced life support measures. The man was then transported to an area hospital, where he remained in critical condition. Authorities had…

Search crews resumed efforts Monday morning to find a 32-year-old New Haven man who went missing after a jet ski accident on the Connecticut River in Windsor. Jose Nunez Quezada was reported missing after a collision involving two jet skis shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday. According to authorities, Quezada was a passenger on one of the watercraft and fell into the river. He did not resurface. The search began near the Bissell Bridge Boat Launch, south of the Interstate 291 bridge. Multiple emergency agencies responded to the area as crews worked to locate Quezada. Quezada was last seen wearing a…

A person is in critical condition after a shooting at Dugout Billiards in East Hartford early Sunday morning, police said. Officers were called to the pool hall at 1111 Burnside Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. after receiving a report of a disturbance. Police said the situation escalated to gunfire, leaving one person with a gunshot wound. The injured person was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and remained in critical condition, according to police. The shooting is being investigated by East Hartford police. As of Sunday afternoon, no arrests had been announced. Police have not released additional information about…

Three people were injured Saturday afternoon after a BMW crashed through the front of North Park Produce in Poway, sending the vehicle into an area near the store’s cash registers. The crash happened around 4 p.m. at the store on Poway Road. At least one of the injured people was a store employee. The vehicle went through the store’s front window, according to emergency responders. The impact prompted officials to evacuate the business while the building was checked for possible structural damage. An engineer was called to assess the condition of the building following the crash. Authorities have not released…

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — San Diego County Sheriff’s K-9 Nike is recovering at home after being stabbed several times in the face while helping officers arrest a burglary suspect in Escondido early Saturday morning. Nike, a six-year-old Belgian Malinois, was called in by the Escondido Police Department shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 5 to assist with a burglary in progress at a business in the 100 block of South Orange Street. Authorities said the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Eric Rodriguez, was carrying a large stick, throwing objects and threatening officers at the scene. Police dog warnings and commands to comply…

A possible mountain lion sighting was reported Sunday afternoon near the western edge of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, hours after officials said a mountain lion seen in the Panhandle was believed to have left the area. The latest report came around 3 p.m. near 44th Avenue and Fulton Street. Animal Care and Control officers and park personnel searched the area after the report, but the animal was not located. Officials have not confirmed that the animal seen Sunday was a mountain lion. The report followed a confirmed sighting Saturday near Fell and Baker streets, where a mountain lion was…

Two people died Sunday after an SUV left Interstate 80 and crashed into an embankment near the Highway 113 interchange in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. on eastbound I-80. Investigators said a 2011 black Infiniti FX35 was traveling east when it veered off the roadway and struck an embankment along the right shoulder. The driver, a 56-year-old woman from Dixon, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, a 65-year-old man from Vacaville, was seriously injured and died while being taken to a hospital. A witness told investigators that…

Two people were taken to hospitals after a shooting was reported Sunday night in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, according to police. Boston police responded to the area of 1991 Columbus Ave. at about 7:49 p.m. after receiving a report of a person who had been shot. Two people were transported to local hospitals for treatment. Their injuries were initially unclear, but police later said the injuries were not considered life-threatening. It has not been confirmed whether both victims were struck by gunfire. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation. Police have not announced any arrests in connection with the incident.…

Two Lawrence police cruisers were involved in a crash with a civilian vehicle Sunday morning while officers were responding to a call for assistance, according to police. The crash happened around 11:25 a.m. The civilian vehicle was stopped in its lane at a traffic signal when the collision occurred. The two police cruisers were responding to assist another officer at the time of the crash. All people involved in the collision suffered minor injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals for evaluation and treatment. Police said the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. An internal investigation will also examine…