Stopping Robocalls: Maryland Joins Fight | Patch PM

So far, authorities are no closed to knowing who gunned down a father of four on the Beltway, and a Montgomery County suspected of killing her two children is no closer to being able to stand trial in their disappearance. Plus, Maryland officials urge feds to end robocall loopholes, and a Bowie man is being criticized for writing a book on respecting police. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Thursday, July 6, as pulled from our Maryland sites.

Stopping Robocalls: Maryland Joins Fight Against Scams

Robocalls that try to tell consumers everything from they have a prize to claim to a dire warning that they owe the Internal Revenue Service money unless they act fast are being targeted by 29 states, including Maryland.

Missing Hoggle Kids: Mother Still Incompetent To Stand Trial

Catherine Hoggle, the 30-year-old schizophrenic mother of two missing children, is still incompetent to stand trial in the 2014 disappearance of her kids, doctors and a judge said in Hoggle's status hearing Thursday morning. Hoggle was the last person to see the children in September 2014 and has refused to say what became of them, only that Sarah, now 6, and son Jacob, now 5, are safe with someone.

Tips Sought In Father Of Four's Beltway Murder: PG County Police

Prince George's County Police have shared a photo of an Upper Marlboro murder victim's distinctive car and again asked for tips from the public to help find the suspect who fatally shot the father of four, who was found dead inside a vehicle on the Beltway late Saturday night.

More Maryland news:

• Movies Out This Weekend: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' And 'A Ghost Story'
• Bowie Man Slammed On Twitter For Writing Book About Respecting Police
• Firefighter Assaulted Another Firefighter Again In PG County: Allegation
• 6 Hospitalized After Propane Incident In Forest Hill: Officials
• Beechfield Shooting Yields Murder Charge: Baltimore County Police
• Weather Alert: Flash Flood Watch Issued For Region
• Check Your Tickets: $500K Winners From Rockville, Gaithersburg
• Cops From Joppa Tickled With Ticket For $10,000
• Aberdeen Angler Reels In Monster Scratch-off Prize
• True Religion To Close Bethesda Store
• Fentanyl Overdose Death Earns Gaithersburg Man Prison Sentence
• Maryland's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Approved

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