Author: Edward Campbell

An Uber Eats delivery in Philadelphia’s Center City area took a frightening turn after a driver said a man approached her vehicle and demanded her phone. Kayla Culp said she was making a delivery near Chestnut and 13th streets late at night when the man approached her car. According to Culp, he told her to hand over her phone. She refused. Culp said the situation quickly became more threatening when the man reached toward the inside of her vehicle through an open window. She began sounding the car horn in an attempt to draw attention, but said no one came…

An attempted bank robbery in Chicago’s Chinatown ended with a suspect being taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to the FBI. The incident was reported around 10:40 a.m. at a U.S. Bank branch in the 2100 block of South China Place. The attempt was brief, and authorities were able to quickly arrest the person suspected of being involved. No physical injuries were reported following the incident. The FBI noted that while no one was physically hurt, bank robbery incidents can still have a lasting emotional impact on employees who experience them. Authorities have not released the identity of the person…

A 59-year-old man was found dead early Wednesday in an Ozone Park apartment complex parking lot, leaving investigators working to determine what happened in the hours before his death. The man was discovered around 4:35 a.m. on 87th Street, behind a blue Subaru with the driver’s-side door open. Police said the vehicle had open alcohol containers inside. Emergency medical personnel responding to the scene found the man with a puncture wound to his torso. He was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he later died. Investigators are treating the death as suspicious. Police said no weapon was recovered…

A person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed Wednesday night in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood, prompting an active police investigation. Boston police were called to 4003 Washington Street shortly after 9 p.m. following a report of a stabbing. Officers who arrived at the scene found a person suffering from a stab wound. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said the injuries were considered life-threatening. Homicide detectives responded to the scene as investigators worked to determine what led to the stabbing. Police activity remained visible around the area, with portions of the parking lot at…

Two men are being sought after an Uber driver was robbed at knifepoint early Wednesday morning near the Abington-Brockton town line, police said. The incident was reported at about 5:52 a.m. on Brockton Avenue. The driver had gone to the area for a scheduled pickup when two men flagged down the vehicle, according to investigators. Police said the men displayed a knife and demanded money. The driver handed over approximately $450 before the pair ran from the area and entered nearby woods close to the power lines. The driver was not injured. The suspects were described as two Black men…

A crash involving an unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle and two civilian cars left one person dead Wednesday night in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. The collision happened at about 7:42 p.m. near Northwest 51st Terrace and Northwest 33rd Avenue in the Brownsville area. The crash brought a significant emergency and law enforcement response to the neighborhood as crews worked at the scene. One of the civilian drivers was taken by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. The person later died from injuries sustained in the crash. The driver of the other civilian vehicle…

New York City and the surrounding tri-state area are bracing for another unsettled stretch of weather Thursday, with thunderstorms expected during the morning and another chance of storms later in the day. The latest forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms in New York City through late morning Thursday, followed by a quieter period before storm chances increase again after 5 p.m. The National Weather Service puts the chance of precipitation at around 80% for the day, with locally heavier rainfall possible from thunderstorms. The overnight period could be particularly wet. Showers are expected to increase after 2 a.m., with some…

A Missouri man has been convicted of eight criminal charges in connection with the 2022 killings of two women in Qulin, bringing a long-running case to a guilty verdict. Stephen T. Scott was found guilty by a Phelps County jury of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action related to the killings, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, another count of armed criminal action connected to the child-endangerment charge, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon. The convictions stem from the December 4, 2022, deaths of Margaret Delcour and Wendy Rhodes.…

MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man accused of driving a Range Rover at an extremely high speed before a November 2025 crash that killed three passengers is now facing 16 felony charges and remains in custody on a $750,000 cash bond. Kyle Stansil, 40, was arrested by Monona police on Aug. 25 in connection with the fatal crash on Cross Country Road. Madison police said excessive speed, alcohol and drugs were factors in the collision. The crash happened about 1:28 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2025, in the 6800 block of Cross Country Road on Madison’s southwest side. According to investigators,…

A Florida mother was killed and her 13-year-old daughter was critically injured in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 10 in Madison County after the two were returning home from dropping off the woman’s older daughter at college. Terri Pollock, 35, was driving east on I-10 with her younger daughter, Tariji Cone, when their SUV was struck head-on by a sedan traveling west in the eastbound lanes. The crash happened around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, near mile marker 259. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers had received an alert shortly before the collision about a vehicle traveling in the…