So. Md Police News

 

Charles Co. Detectives obtain warrant for suspect in non-fatal shooting case on Old Washington Road / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward

On December 28 at 10:55 a.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located an adult male with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The suspect...

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Charles Co. Student at Henry Lackey High School to be charged with assault

On January 2, three students at Henry Lackey High School were engaged in a verbal argument. The school resource officer attempted to intervene at which time one of the students attempted to swing at the officer. The officer was able to gain control of the student and de-escalate the situation...

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Charles Co. Suspected cannabis recovered from student at Thomas Stone High School

On January 2 at 8:30 a.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School found suspected cannabis on a student. The school resource officer was contacted and he recovered the cannabis. In accordance with MD law, the student will be charged on a civil citation for possession of cannabis. The...

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Charles Co. December DUI Checkpoint

On December 21, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit, along with the Maryland State Police, Maryland Transit Authority Police, and members of patrol squad 3/K conducted a DUI checkpoint in the area of St. Charles Parkway and Gallery Place. A total of 521 vehicles were...

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Charles Co. Body of adult male located in Mattawoman Creek

On December 27 at 10:30 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the body of an adult male in Mattawoman Creek, about two miles away from Slavins Dock – the location where missing person Jamell LeeHeung, II, age 25, of Indian Head was last seen. The decedent was transported to...

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Charles Co. CCSO Commander, Captain Harry Ivers, Graduates from FBI National Academy

Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce that Captain Harry Ivers graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 288 on December 7. Captain Ivers was one of 198 fellow law enforcement executives who represented 45 states and the...

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Charles Co. Fugitive wanted in connection with a probation violation located and arrested

Officers assigned to the Fugitive Warrant Unit have helped locate a man wanted in connection with violating probation. The circumstances are as follows: On August 1, 2023, Eric William Broome, age 26, of Waldorf, was arrested by Charles County Sheriff’s Officers after a domestic-related...

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Charles Co. Student to be charged with disorderly conduct and disruption of school activities

On December 20 at 11:20 a.m., a student at La Plata High School became disorderly and refused directions from school administrators and staff. Multiple attempts were made to de-escalate the situation, but the student refused to leave the classroom and continued to scream. The classroom was...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating threat of violence at middle school

On December 20, a school resource officer was notified about a threatening post that was shared on a social media site the previous night in which a student at John Hanson Middle School made a threat of violence toward the school. School administrators and the SRO took immediate action and...

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Charles Co. Update on homicide case on Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road, MD

On May 8, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division initiated an investigation into a shooting that occurred in the 2400 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road. In that case, Carl Francis Braxton, age 30, of Bryans Road, was shot and killed. The...

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Charles Co. Student in possession of vape, Taser, and pepper spray at Thomas Stone High School

On December 18 at 9:50 a.m., students were observed vaping in a school bathroom at Thomas Stone High School. Administrators found a small group of students in possession of a vape. One of the students also had a Taser and pepper spray. The contraband was recovered by the school resource officer...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer recovers knife from a student after altercation at Thomas Stone High School

On December 12 at 12:17 p.m., two students at Thomas Stone High School were involved in a verbal altercation. The school resource officer and school staff were able to keep the students separated; however, one student pushed through and ran toward the other student. A third student got involved...

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St. Mary's Co. DUI Arrests for May/June 2023

May 5, 2023: Michael Andrew Jackson, age 52 of Bushwood, by Deputy Stillwell #414. Case # 23780-23 (no photo available) May 5, 2023: Michael John Isselbacher, age 69 of Lexington Park, by DFC Hersh #343. Case # 23751-23 Michael John Isselbacher May 7, 2023: Kenneth James Rourke...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer assaulted at Thomas Stone High School

On December 8 at 12:08 p.m., a school resource officer at Thomas Stone High School was assisting a school administrator with a student who was in the administrator’s office and acting disorderly relating to an argument they were having with another student. The SRO was in the doorway of the...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating multiple altercations at Lackey High School

On December 7 between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., multiple altercations occurred inside Henry Lackey High School involving several students. A school administrator was injured when they attempted to intervene. The school resource officer and school employees were able to de-escalate the situation...

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St. Mary's Co. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Respond to Burglary in Progress, Apprehend Juveniles; One with a Loaded Firearm

LEONARDTOWN, MD (December 6, 2023) – Tuesday, December 5, 2023, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 36000 block of Woodbush Drive in Chaptico, MD, for the report of a burglary in progress at an unoccupied residence. As units responded to the scene, Deputies located...

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Charles Co. Detectives identify and charge juvenile in connection with armed robbery case and armed carjacking case

Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and charged a 17-year-old male in connection with an armed robbery case and a carjacking case that both occurred last month. In one case, the suspect approached the occupant of a car on Grouse Place, brandished a...

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Charles Co. Detectives identify and arrest suspect in non-fatal shooting case on Business Park Court

Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred in late October. On October 29, an altercation occurred between two males inside a business on Business Park Court. An unknown person, who was...

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Charles Co. Neighborhood Enforcement Team recovers loaded firearm during traffic stop

On December 5 at 4:20 p.m., officers assigned to the Neighborhood Enforcement Team initiated a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Crain Highway. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers detected a strong odor of cannabis. Further investigation revealed the occupants were in possession of a loaded...

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St. Mary's Co. State Police Blotter; Leonardtown Barrack, 05-DEC-2023; 2 Fatal Crashes

Vehicles crashes into Residence On Sunday, December 3, 2023, at approximately 1:15 am, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a residence, located at 21504 Exquisite Court, Lexington Park, MD, for the report of a vehicle into a structure. Troopers and other...

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