Author: Edward Campbell

A theft at a Palmdale hardware store took an unexpected turn when a pregnant employee followed a suspected shoplifter outside and pulled a heavy air-conditioning unit away from him. Surveillance video from the Ace Hardware at Rancho Vista Plaza shows a man taking the 46-pound AC unit from inside the store and heading toward the exit. The employee, who was four months pregnant, followed him as the confrontation moved from the store into the parking lot. According to store manager Carlos Morales, the employee acted on instinct after seeing the man leave with the merchandise. The suspect reportedly stumbled while…

A driver accused of being behind the wheel of an allegedly stolen Mercedes was taken into custody Thursday night after leading authorities through South Los Angeles and onto the eastbound 10 Freeway. The pursuit began in the Paramount area shortly before 10 p.m., according to authorities. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department initially followed the vehicle before the California Highway Patrol took over. The pursuit later continued under Los Angeles police involvement as the driver made his way through city streets. Officers deployed a spike strip, leaving the vehicle with a damaged tire, but the driver continued moving. At one…

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A newly filed search warrant is providing more details about the driver involved in a Brooklyn Center crash that killed 6-year-old Dreme Damara Williams and left another young girl critically injured. The Aug. 27 collision happened around 3 p.m. at Brooklyn Drive and 63rd Avenue North. Williams and another girl were riding a motorized minibike eastbound on 63rd Avenue when they were struck by a vehicle traveling south on Brooklyn Drive. Emergency crews provided medical aid, including CPR, before both children were taken to North Memorial Health Hospital. Williams later died from her injuries. The other…

Four people have been arrested in connection with an attack and robbery involving a family at Westfield Culver City earlier this week, according to Culver City police. The incident happened Monday, Aug. 31, at a retail location in the 6000 block of Sepulveda Boulevard. Police were initially called around 4:40 p.m. after receiving reports of a group of juveniles harassing people at the shopping center. The situation escalated when members of the group allegedly attacked a man who was at the mall with his girlfriend and their two young children. The man suffered significant injuries and was taken to a…

A Brooklyn neighborhood was left with a long trail of damaged vehicles and scattered car parts Tuesday evening after police say an unlicensed teenager crashed into 13 parked cars in Gravesend. The crashes happened on East Second Street shortly before 7 p.m., according to police. The 17-year-old driver allegedly left the scene after the collision, but he and a 16-year-old passenger were later taken into custody. Residents described hearing a series of loud impacts as the vehicle moved through the street. Sandi Alashkar said she had parked her car and gone inside only about 10 minutes before the crash. When…

CARSON, Calif. — A body recovered from the Dominguez Channel in Carson has been identified as that of a young girl believed to be between 6 and 13 years old, while investigators continue looking into a second death reported nearby the following day. The girl was found Tuesday, Sept. 1, near the Dominguez Channel Bike Path in the area of South Avalon Boulevard and the Victoria Golf Course. Authorities were called shortly after noon after a person at the golf course reported seeing what appeared to be a body floating downstream. Emergency crews recovered the body from the channel. Authorities…

Six bear cubs have been killed in vehicle collisions around the Lake Tahoe area over the past two weeks, prompting wildlife advocates to ask drivers to slow down and watch more carefully for bears near roads. The recent deaths have been reported across several parts of the Tahoe Basin, including one cub struck along Highway 89 on the West Shore, two along Highway 267 and three in neighborhoods around South Lake Tahoe. The deaths come at a particularly active time for Tahoe’s black bears. As fall approaches, bears enter a period known as hyperphagia, when they significantly increase their food…

Southbound Highway 99 near Lodi reopened Wednesday night after a four-vehicle crash that killed one person and closed the freeway for nearly 10 hours. The crash was reported around 12:25 p.m. on southbound Highway 99 near Jahant Road, just north of Lodi in San Joaquin County. Two pickup trucks and two semi-trucks were involved in the collision. The California Highway Patrol said one driver, a 23-year-old man, died in the crash. His identity had not been released as of the latest reports, and authorities had not said which vehicle he was driving. Three other drivers involved in the collision were…

Uniontown, Pa. — A Brownsville man is facing kidnapping and assault charges after authorities say he broke into his former girlfriend’s Uniontown home and held her, her grandmother and her young child against their will for several days. Tylar Greenough, 30, was charged Monday in connection with the alleged incident. The charges include aggravated assault, kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, burglary, unlawful restraint causing serious injury and terroristic threats. According to investigators, Greenough allegedly entered the home on Lincoln Street through a second-story window using a ladder. Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said the victims were then kept…

Three people who had been missing since a weekend boating collision in Greene County have been recovered from the Monongahela River, authorities said Wednesday. The three were identified by the Greene County Coroner’s Office as 57-year-old Brian Selvoski, 56-year-old Racquelle Rockwell and 58-year-old Eric Rockwell. Rockwell and Rockwell were from Scenery Hill, while Selvoski was from Bentleyville. The cause of death remains under investigation. The recovery followed a multi-day search that began after a 24-foot private vessel collided with a towboat shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday near Rices Landing. The smaller boat capsized, sending its five occupants into the river.…