So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On June 29, at 2 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for the report of a male beating and choking a woman and a possible carjacking in progress. The victim and suspect were unknown to each other and, according to witnesses, it appeared to be a...
On July 6 at 12:10 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of Old Washington Road and Trade Zone Court in Waldorf. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Chrysler Pacifica was exiting a business and turning onto Old Washington Road when he struck a pedestrian...
On July 5 at 2:41 p.m., officers responded to the 4100 block of Lancaster Circle in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound; he was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life threatening. A preliminary...
Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that occurred in the parking lot of Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place in Waldorf. On July 2 at 12:40 a.m., officers responded to a burglary and theft in progress at the Lowe’s...
On July 4 at 12:15 a.m., officers responded to the 4100 block of Falcon Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located two teens with gunshot wounds. The teens were transported to hospitals with injuries that are not life threatening. Detectives are pursuing...
On July 2 at 12:40 a.m., officers responded to a home improvement store in the 2500 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. According to witnesses, the suspect broke into the business, stole a forklift, and fled by ramming the gates. When officers arrived, the...
On June 30 at 6:19 p.m., officers responded to the area of Burnt Store Road and Old Blandford Place in Hughesville for the report of a motor vehicle crash. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle had struck a tree and the driver was deceased. There were no other occupants in the vehicle...
On June 28, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit celebrated the graduation of three K9 officers and their K9 partners: Cpl. Tyner and her K9, Rico; PFC Irwin and his K9, Bane; and PFC Levy and his K9 Mando. After seven months of rigorous training, under the direction of William “Billy”...
On June 25 at 2:46 a.m., officers responded to reports of a motorist traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway. Officers located the vehicle stopped in a crossover at Indian Head Highway and Cedar Lane. The driver of the vehicle was lying on the concrete median and...
On June 26 at 10:30 p.m., an officer was conducting a patrol check in the 6900 block of Bensville Road when he observed a vehicle in a community park, which was closed at that time. As the officer approached the vehicle, he observed two people inside. He also smelled a strong odor of burnt...
On June 17 at 9:05 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop on Crain Highway in Waldorf after observing a traffic violation. Upon approaching the car, the officer detected the strong odor of cannabis. A computer check showed the driver had a suspended driver’s license. Further...
On June 22 at 7:21 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Smallwood Drive and Old Washington Road in Waldorf. As the officer approached the driver, he detected the strong odor of burnt cannabis. Further investigation revealed suspected cannabis and a loaded firearm inside the...
UPDATE: The decedent in this case has been positively identified as Gregory Keith Roland, 57, whose last known address was in Waldorf. Fatal Pedestrian Accident: The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating an accident that occurred in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf...
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating an accident that occurred in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. During the overnight hours, at approximately 4 a.m., an on-duty CCSO officer was Northbound on Crain Highway when he struck a pedestrian who was walking in the...
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking assistance identifying a woman whose body was found 25-years-ago, on June 16, 1998, in a field near Irving Road and Route 301 in Bel Alton, MD. The woman, whose identity remains a mystery, was the victim of a homicide. Since her discovery...
During the first week of June, officers investigated two reports of a person pointing a firearm at people and using racial epithets while threatening to harm them. Through investigation, the suspect was identified as James Stephen Gass, Jr., 32, of Marbury, and warrants were obtained for his...
On June 11 at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of October Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a man with gunshot wounds; he was transported to a hospital in serious condition. A preliminary investigation revealed the man was in the...
On June 9 at 6:40 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s officers responded to Holly Spring Drive in Waldorf after a passerby, who was walking near the power lines, observed what appeared to be a partially covered body. Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division...
On June 9 at 5:45 a.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf for the report of gunshots. When officers arrived, they discovered a male with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of an apartment complex; he was pronounced deceased on the scene. He was later identified as...
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