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Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…

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by Zak Failla
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Gun-Wielding Man Firing Shots Inside Maryland Home During Barricade Busted, Sheriff Says Gun-Wielding Man Firing Shots Inside Maryland Home During Barricade Busted, Sheriff Says
Gun-Wielding Man Firing Shots Inside Maryland Home During Barricade Busted, Sheriff Says New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office following a standoff with a gun-wielding suspect who was barricaded inside an area home firing shots for more than an hour. Adrienne Mendoza Milam, 48, is facing a host of charges following an incident in Urbana on Friday morning that played out beginning around 9:30 a.m. in the 3800 block of Braveheart Drive on Friday, June 21. Upon arrival, police say that officers could hear gunshots ringing out of the single-family home, where Milam was the only occupant, and a perimeter was established outside the residence to prev…

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by Zak Failla
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Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a four-hour standoff inside an area department store. Armed with a knife, police say that Christopher Lawrence, 37, attempted to steal a watch from JC Penney at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, but was caught and wound up barricading himself inside of a fitting room, forcing an evacuation of the store while police worked to resolve the situation. The barricade was reported at JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall Google Maps street view The incident began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with dozens …

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Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself
Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself A police standoff in York County has ended with a murder-suicide, York County Coroner Pam Gay told Daily Voice.  A 31-year-old Prince George's, Maryland resident Devon Elias shot 29-year-old Megan Caitlyn Saunders in the chest before shooting himself in the head, around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to the York County Coroner's office. Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech was called to the scene to investigate and certify the deaths at 2:47 p.m. This incident is from an "apparent domestic incident" and the time of death was recorded as 3:35 p.m., as stated in the coroner's release…

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by Jillian Pikora
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AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting
AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has released new information after a reportedly suicidal man was shot and killed by police in Riverdale Park following a midday standoff with police. Riverdale Park resident Bryan Coupal, 75, was fatally shot by officer Chad Sunday following an armed standoff in the 4700 block of Oglethorpe Street on Sunday, Sept. 19, according to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. Sunday has 12 years of law enforcement experience, according to the IID, and has been with the Riverdale Park Police Department for…

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Man Apprehended After Barricading Himself Inside Maryland Home Man Apprehended After Barricading Himself Inside Maryland Home
Man Apprehended After Barricading Himself Inside Maryland Home A man was apprehended after an hourslong standoff that began early this morning in Bowie, authorities say. Police were first at the scene shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, July 22, where there was a man who barricaded himself inside a Gladys Retreat Circle residence refusing to come outside, according to Prince George's County Police. Negotiators worked for several hours to reach a resolution with the man, who was safely taken into custody without incident at approximately 2:05 p.m. later on Friday afternoon, police said. No injuries have been reported at this time. Roads that w…

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by Annie DeVoe