Part of I-640 in Tennessee shut down due to tractor-trailer fuel leak
TENNESSEE — Hazmat crews are on the scene of a crash involving a tractor-trailer that is leaking fuel on Interstate 640 in Knoxville, according to police.The Knoxville Police Department said the crash happened on I-640 East near Gap Road.Officials reported that multiple lanes are blocked due to the crash, which involves a tractor-trailer leaking fuel. The Knoxville Fire Department’s...
Police searching for missing 16-year-old in Florida
FLORIDA — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a Missing Child Alert for a 16-year-old girl last seen in Homestead, according to authorities.Detectives with the Homestead Police Department said Antoinette Smith was last seen at her residence near the 2500 block of Southeast 14th Avenue. She left her home and has not been seen since.Smith is described...
Police searching for missing person last seen at senior living facility in Illinois
ILLINOIS — Police in suburban Chicago are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man last seen leaving a senior living facility in Niles.According to authorities, 59-year-old Timothy McNulty has been missing since April 2. His last known location was Celebrate Senior Living in the 7000 block of North Newark Avenue.Police describe McNulty as 5 feet 7...
Police searching for missing person in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Authorities in eastern North Carolina are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man who was last seen heading toward Greenville.According to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old Michael Spellman was last seen Sunday leaving his home on Casey Road with an unknown person.Deputies said Spellman was believed to be traveling toward Greenville, with...
Missing South Carolina woman and child found safe in Indiana
SOUTH CAROLINA — A 15-year-old mother and her infant daughter who had been missing for more than a month have been found safe, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said the teen and her 5-month-old daughter were reported missing on March 21 by family members.The sheriff’s office’s missing persons unit, working alongside the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division...
Body found in creek in Pennsylvania, investigation underway
PENNSYLVANIA — A “badly decomposed” body was found in a creek at Pennypack Park in Northeast Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to police.Authorities said the body was discovered by people visiting the park. Officials have not released the identity of the person or said how long the body may have been in the water.Police also said it is not immediately...
Human skull found in woods in Illinois, investigation underway
ILLINOIS — A human skull was discovered in a forest preserve in west suburban Kane County, according to local officials.The Kane County Coroner’s Office said the skull was found Sunday in a forest preserve near Carpentersville.Authorities reported that no other bones were recovered at the scene.Officials said an anthropologist will examine the skull to help determine its origin and...
One person arrested on multiple drug charges in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — A weekend traffic stop in Orangeburg County led to more than a dozen drug and weapons charges against a man, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities said Reggie Anderson, 49, was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and heroin. He also faces charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and distribution...
Two people arrested following fentanyl bust in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — Two people have been arrested following a drug investigation in the Goodspring area of Giles County that led to the seizure of fentanyl, firearms and cash, according to authorities.Investigators with the Giles County Sheriff’s Office, Pulaski Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at a home on Fall River Road.During the search,...
One person indicted on federal drug, weapon charges in Texas
TEXAS — A 55-year-old Amarillo man has been indicted on multiple federal drug and firearm charges, according to court records.A federal grand jury indicted Timothy Scott Gambrel on one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count...
