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Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder Following Call For Shots Fired Outside Mart: Police Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder Following Call For Shots Fired Outside Mart: Police
Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder Following Call For Shots Fired Outside Mart: Police A stranger who fired shots at a driver who struck two women with a vehicle outside a Washington County business is facing serious charges, the Hagerstown Police Department announced. On Tuesday morning, officers were called to the 7 Mini Mart on West Franklin Street to investigate reports of shots fired after the women were hit by the car. Police say that after they were struck, Hagerstown resident John Michael Matthews-Hackett, 20, took out a handgun and fired a shot toward the driver of a Toyota Camry, which fled the scene while the shooter left the area on foot. Matthews-Hackett missed …

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by Zak Failla
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Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing From Police Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting: Maryland AG Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing From Police Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting: Maryland AG
Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing From Police Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting: Maryland AG The Maryland Attorney General's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead Wednesday night in Baltimore. At around 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 9, an officer came across a car that was traveling in the wrong direction on Pennsylvania Avenue before crashing into a parked vehicle in the area. While speaking with the driver - who has not been identified - he was instructed to sit on a nearby curb amid the initial investigation; however, he had different intentions. BPD is on the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 1600 block of Argyle Avenue. More information wil…

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by Zak Failla
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PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell
PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell A robber — who was caught by US Marshals in Northern Maryland in July 2023 — has died in prison while serving time for raping a child, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.  Anthony James Raimo, 35 at the time of his arrest, of the 700 block of Harrisburg Pike, Dillsburg, was arrested on July 7, 2023, by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County, MD Sheriff's Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. Raimo, now 37, was found unresponsive in his cell at State Correctional Institution in Houtzdale, PA, on October 8, 2024, accord…

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by Jillian Pikora
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No Charges For Officers Probed In Double Fatal Shooting Involving Husband, Wife: Maryland AG No Charges For Officers Probed In Double Fatal Shooting Involving Husband, Wife: Maryland AG
No Charges For Officers Probed In Double Fatal Shooting Involving Husband, Wife: Maryland AG There will be no charges filed against the officers involved in a fatal shooting during the Thanksgiving holiday last year, the Maryland AG announced on Monday following an extensive investigation. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 2700 block of Maple Avenue in Parkville to investigate a reported domestic disturbance. Police say that the officer called to the scene heard gunshots fired inside the home and a woman screaming, and when officers then approached the area, screams could be were heard ins…

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by Zak Failla
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Child Pornographer Apprehended By Maryland State Police Investigators Child Pornographer Apprehended By Maryland State Police Investigators
Child Pornographer Apprehended By Maryland State Police Investigators The investigation into an alleged child pornographer in Howard County led to the arrest of a man identified as a suspect by Maryland State Police detectives. Elkridge resident William Gomes, 41, was charged this week after being arrested by investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit after they developed evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography in the region. The multi-agency investigation was launched in February 2023. According to state police, investigators executed a search and seizure warrant at Gomes’ Howard County home on Thursday, April 27…

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by Zak Failla
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Scathing New Report Details Sexual Abuse In Baltimore Archdiocese Scathing New Report Details Sexual Abuse In Baltimore Archdiocese
Scathing New Report Details Sexual Abuse In Baltimore Archdiocese Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has released his office’s long-awaited investigative report into allegations of sexual abuse involving church leaders in Baltimore over the course of decades. On Wednesday, April 5, Brown released the redacted “Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore,” which represents the results of a four-year investigation into reports of sexual abuse and a subsequent coverup by Catholic Church officials. The report includes a list of abusers, a history of child abuse in Maryland, a summary of the cover-up, recommendations, and other informatio…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Barbershop Shooting Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Barbershop Shooting
Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Barbershop Shooting The Maryland Attorney General's Office has released its report on a deadly officer-involved barbershop shooting in Baltimore last year. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2021, off-duty Baltimore Police Sgt. David Burch was getting a haircut at Bladi Style Barbershop on O’Donnell Street when Carlos David Ortega walked in and pulled out a handgun from his waistband. The report determined that Ortega then shot Rafael Jeffers several times while Burch was sitting in Jeffers’ barber chair. After shooting him, Ortega ordered Burch to move and approached Jeffers with a gun still in his hand. Burc…

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by Zak Failla
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Defrocked Philly Priest From Maryland Gets Prison Time For Sex Abuse, Lying To Feds Defrocked Philly Priest From Maryland Gets Prison Time For Sex Abuse, Lying To Feds
Defrocked Philly Priest From Maryland Gets Prison Time For Sex Abuse, Lying To Feds A defrocked Philadelphia priest and Maryland resident has been sentenced to prison for lying during an FBI sexual abuse investigation at his church, multiple sources report. Robert Brennan, 83, was sentenced to two years of house arrest and five years of probation on Thursday, March 31, CBS Philadelphia reports. Brennan told prosecutors he lied to investigators about knowing a former altar boy that Brennan sexually assaulted in 1998. The alleged victim, Sean McIlmail, was 11 years old when he was raped and molested by Brennan at Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church in Rhawnhurst, …

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by David Cifarelli