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Maryland Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun: Police (UPDATED) Maryland Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun: Police (UPDATED)
Maryland Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun: Police (Updated) A Maryland father is accused of assaulting his wife with children in the house, then shooting a responding officer with a shotgun during an hours-long standoff that ended in his arrest, authorities said. Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, was taken into custody around 4:35 p.m. Thursday, June 12, after barricading himself for more than eight hours inside a home on Forrest Drive, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Officers first responded to the home around 5 a.m. for a domestic violence assault call.  Anderson’s wife, who showed “clear signs of being assaulted,” let officers ins…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Escapee Caught After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Barricading In Home: Sheriff Maryland Escapee Caught After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Barricading In Home: Sheriff
Maryland Escapee Caught After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Barricading In Home: Sheriff A wanted Maryland man who slipped off his ankle monitor and went on the run is back behind bars after a tense barricade situation in Lexington Park, authorities announced. Jeffrey Keith Reid, 57, was arrested Thursday, May 15, after deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office surrounded a home on Spring Lake Drive, officials said. The drama began around 10 a.m. when a witness reported a suspicious vehicle parked at a home where no one was believed to live, according to police. Deputies quickly connected the house to Reid, who was wanted on an active arrest warrant for second-degre…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says One day after Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel returned home from Russian imprisonment, another American hostage is expected to be freed, President Trump’s special envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, told Fox News. The unnamed hostage is expected to be released on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Boehler, an Albany native and UPenn graduate, said during an interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11. “It’s another in a stream of hostages. It’ll be unilateral as well. And I can’t release [the person’s name] until the person’s released, obviously it could endanger the hostage release and that I c…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Politics
American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison
American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher detained in Russia since 2021, is back in the United States following a negotiated exchange facilitated by President Donald J. Trump and his administration, officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Fogel, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for possessing medical marijuana prescribed for chronic pain, was freed after diplomatic efforts led by Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. His return follows years of advocacy from his family and lawmakers across the political spectrum. Fogel, Family Express Gratitude In his first public remarks since return…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Held Hostage By Boyfriend Who Shot Himself After Standoff In Maryland: Sheriff A woman in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend had to be rescued by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office following a standoff over the weekend in Waldorf, authorities say. On Sunday, officers were called to check on the welfare of a woman after being contacted by her family, who reported she was in an abusive relationship with Howard Theodore Coleman, Jr., 42, and had not been heard from in days. Officers responded to a home in the 9300 block of Brechin Place in Waldorf, where they unsuccessfully attempted to contact the woman, and a warrant to search the property was issued. …

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by Zak Failla