So. Md Police News

Charles Co. Off-Duty Charles County Sheriff’s officer pleads guilty to DUI – officer was suspended and charged in June

Charles County, MD – In a commitment to transparency and accountability, Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is informing the public of recent actions involving a Charles County Sheriff’s officer. On June 11, Sgt. Robert Smith, of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, was suspended with pay...

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Charles Co. Warrant Unit seeks whereabouts of suspect in first-degree assault

On July 21 at 12:40 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Alava Court in Waldorf for the report of an assault in progress. When officers arrived, the suspect, Gary Courtney Stewart, age 50, of S.E. Washington, D.C., had already fled the area. A preliminary investigation showed Stewart...

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Charles Co. Narcotics Enforcement Section recovers large amounts of drugs/suspect charged with drug distribution

On July 3, as part of an ongoing drug investigation, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a home on Jameson Court in Indian Head. The suspect, Domonique Carlton Hawkins, age 31, of Indian Head, was taken into custody away from the home. During the...

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Charles Co. Patrol officers de-escalate a dangerous situation and apprehend armed male

On July 13 at 10:50 a.m., officers responded to a house in La Plata for the report of a male who fired a gunshot at a television and threatened two people who were inside during an argument. Responding officers immediately established a perimeter around the house while another officer was able...

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Charles Co. Fugitive who violated terms of electric monitoring apprehended in Mississippi

On June 24, officers assigned to the United States Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Mack Lee Cleckley, age 40, of Waldorf, who had an active warrant for possession with the intent to distribute drugs in Charles County, MD. Cleckley was arrested...

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Charles Co. Detectives investigating suspicious activity on Dorchester Circle

On July 10 at 7:30 a.m., officers responded to Dorchester Circle for the report of a suspicious person. A preliminary investigation showed a male drove up to a teenage girl and asked for her phone number. The girl walked away and notified a parent. On July 11, at 7:30 a.m., a man matching a...

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Charles Co. Patrol officers utilize de-escalation techniques to help a person in distress

On July 11 at 1:45 p.m., officers received a report of a person who was making threats to harm themselves on several social media platforms. Officers were able to identify the person and locate a phone number. The officers contacted the person who continued to make statements and threatened...

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Charles Co. Detectives arrest suspects in connection with prom night robbery

On May 10 at 7:30 p.m., two suspects approached a teenage male who was leaving a prom party on Devongate Street in Waldorf. The suspects placed one firearm to the victim’s abdomen and another to his head and demanded the victim’s designer watch. They fled in a dark-colored sedan. Through...

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Charles Co. Student in possession of cannabis at La Plata High School Summer School Program

On July 9, school administrators were made aware of the odor of cannabis inside a room at La Plata High School. Upon further investigation, a bag containing pre-rolled cannabis joints, a bag of cannabis, and a bag of tobacco were recovered from a student’s backpack. The student, who is enrolled...

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Charles Co. Charles County Crime Solvers offering a cash reward in road rage stabbing case

On June 30 at approximately 10:57 p.m., officers responded to a residence in Waldorf for the report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they located an adult male with several stab wounds. The victim was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. A preliminary investigation revealed the...

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Charles Co. Search warrant served at a house in Stonehaven neighborhood; two suspects charged in connection with a shooting and MD State Fire Marshal’s Office rec

On July 4, members of the CCSO Emergency Services Team, along with CCSO detectives and the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, served a search warrant in the 11200 block of Thackeray Lane in White Plains, MD. The search warrant was related to a shooting that occurred in June on Argyle Avenue...

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Charles Co. Charles County Crime Solvers offering cash reward in fugitive case – Anthony Kavon Brown

Charles County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking the whereabouts of Anthony Kavon Brown, age 24, of Waldorf, who has active felony warrants for armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm. After Brown’s initial arrest relating to the robbery, a judge released him from the Charles County...

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Charles Co. Woman charged in connection with hit and run, assault, fleeing and eluding, negligent driving, and driving while impaired

On June 30 at 2:05 a.m., officers responded to Mall Circle for the report of a hit-and-run crash. While officers were on the scene, the driver of the striking vehicle was observed in the parking lot. Officers attempted to contact the driver, but she fled. As officers attempted to stop her and...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Officers Seek Identity of Potential Witness to Fatal Crash

Traffic Operations officers are continuing to investigate a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Chapel Point Road near Purcell Road. Investigators are seeking the identity of a woman who may have witnessed the crash; she is described as a white female driving a 2024 Nissan Rogue with...

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Charles Co. Charles County Crime Solvers offering a cash reward in locating fugitive’s whereabouts

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit is actively seeking the public’s assistance in locating Danielle Sicam Alicka, age 27, from Hughesville, who is wanted in connection with multiple charges including home invasion, armed robbery, and first-degree assault. On May 1, 2024...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Chapel Point Road

On June 25 at 4:40 pm, officers responded to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Chapel Point Road near the intersection of Purcell Road. A preliminary investigation revealed a 2007 Honda CBR600 motorcycle, operated by Nicolas Conrad Slough, 24, of Bel Alton, left the roadway and struck a tree...

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Charles Co. Juveniles arrested while breaking into vehicles at St. Charles Towne Center

On June 24 at approximately 3:23 p.m., officers responded to the St. Charles Towne Center parking lot after receiving a report of a group of four juveniles breaking into several cars. Officers arrived in the parking lot, and the suspects immediately fled on foot but were quickly apprehended...

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Charles Co. Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled in Charles County: Successful Joint Operation Nets Multiple Arrests and Seizures

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section (NES), in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, has successfully dismantled a major drug ring operating across Charles County. This year-long investigation culminated...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New South Patrol District One Station

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated South Patrol District One Station at 6845 Crain Highway in La Plata. Sheriff Troy D. Berry, Captain Andrew Schwab – the current South Patrol Division Commander – and Captain Charly Baker...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance in Locating Wanted Individual Eric William Broome

The Charles County Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Unit is actively seeking the public’s assistance in locating Eric William Broome, age 26, from Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with multiple charges including failing to appear in court for first-degree assault, false imprisonment, and violation...

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