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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Travis Yates Graduates from DC Police Leadership Academy

Charles County, MD…Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce that Lieutenant Travis Yates of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) graduated from Cohort 2023-02 of the DC Police Leadership Academy (DCPLA) hosted by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “I am proud of Lt...

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Charles Co. Vape pen with possible CBD recovered from Matula Elementary School student

On September 19 at 1:15 p.m., school administrators at Matula Elementary School were notified of a student who was reportedly in possession of a vape. A school resource officer initiated an investigation. Further investigation revealed two students were smoking the vape in a school bathroom. The...

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Charles Co. Knife recovered from student at Indian Head Elementary School

On September 19 at 2 p.m., a school resource officer was notified by a school administrator of a student in possession of a knife. The knife was recovered. In accordance with Maryland law, the student cannot be charged due to their age. The Charles County Department of Juvenile Services will be...

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Charles Co. Two students injured during altercation at North Point High School

On September 19 at 9:30 a.m., two students at North Point High School were involved in an altercation inside a bathroom. Both students sustained minor injuries and were treated by a school nurse. The school resource officer is investigating. The students also face disciplinary consequences from...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit investigating fatal collision involving pedestrian

On September 14 at 10 p.m., patrol officers responded to the area of St. Patrick’s Drive and Smallwood Drive in Waldorf for the report of a collision involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of a pick-up truck was making a right turn onto St...

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St. Mary's Co. Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Prison for Felony Sex Offense of a Child

LEONARDTOWN, MD (September 14, 2023) – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Justin Tyler Dunbar, 34, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in the Division of Corrections, with ten years of active incarceration to serve in prison. Mr. Dunbar was convicted of three...

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Charles Co. Fugitive with multiple warrants located and arrested / Officers injured during apprehension

On September 12 at 10:58 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit attempted to arrest Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, of Waldorf, who was at a business in St. Mary’s County. Brown was the subject of four active warrants charging him with violation of a protective order, failure...

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Charles Co. Detectives investigating homicide on Vane Court / Victim’s son arrested and charged

On September 7 at 11:57 p.m. officers responded to the 5000 block of Vane Court in Waldorf for the report of a male who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, the victim, John Carl Lachenmayer, 71, was found inside his home with numerous injuries. He was transported to a hospital where he was...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating report of 4th degree sex offense at middle school

On September 11 at 8:44 a.m., a student at John Hanson Middle School reported to a school resource officer that another student touched them in an inappropriate manner while in the bathroom. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation, which is ongoing. Anyone with information is...

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

On September 8, the school resource officer (SRO) at Davis Middle School was made aware of a statement a student made about committing an act of violence at the school. The SRO initiated an investigation, the student’s parents were contacted, and a home visit was conducted. In accordance with...

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Charles Co. Knife recovered from student at middle school

On September 8 at 12:30 p.m., students at Matthew Henson Middle School notified a teacher of a student who was showing a knife to classmates. The knife was recovered and a school resource officer initiated an investigation. At this time, there is no indication that a threat was made. In...

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Charles Co. Detectives arrest suspects in homicide case on Lake Drive in Waldorf

Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged four suspects in connection with a murder that occurred on June 9, 2023, in the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf. Detectives pursued leads, which led to a joint investigation with members...

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Charles Co. Suspected cannabis recovered from middle school student

On September 6 at 2 p.m., a school administrator at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School recovered suspected cannabis from a student. The school resource officer initiated an investigation. In accordance with Maryland law, the student, age 13, will be charged with a civil violation of possession of a...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating altercation involving numerous students at St. Charles High School

On September 6 at 12 p.m., an altercation ensued between two students inside St. Charles High School. Several other students got involved in the fight. The school resource officer and school administrators separated the students and upon further investigation, seven students were determined to...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating assault at Milton Somers Middle School

On September 6 at 9:45 a.m., two students assaulted another student in a hallway inside Milton Somers Middle School. School staff members separated the involved students. Two of the students sustained injuries and were treated by the school nurse. The parents of the involved students were...

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

On September 6 at 9:30 a.m., a sticky note containing a written message threatening to blow up the school this weekend was discovered on an outside wall of Davis Middle School. Through investigation by school administrators and the school resource officer (SRO), a student was developed as a...

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Charles Co. Fugitive wanted in connection with sexual child abuse charges located

Charles County Sheriff’s investigators located a man wanted in connection with multiple counts of sexual child abuse. Katravien Tyrieus Vercher, 24, of Waldorf, turned himself in to authorities on September 5. Anyone with additional information is asked to call Detective Sapienza at...

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Charles Co. Officers investigating report of reckless endangerment / Crime Solvers offering cash reward

On August 31 at 8:20 p.m., officers received a report of someone who fired a gun into a vehicle. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was driving on Mattawoman Beantown Road near Council Oak Drive in Waldorf when an older model gold SUV with tinted windows pulled alongside her and...

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Charles Co. Man charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs

On August 23 at 2:16 p.m., detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section initiated an investigation based on a report of possible illegal drug activity in the area of Mattingly Avenue in Indian Head. Detectives observed two males involved in what appeared to be a drug transaction...

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Jury Convicts Forestville Man of Second-Degree Murder for 2022 Shooting in Lexington Park

LEONARDTOWN, MD (August 31, 2023) – Jaymi Sterling, State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, announced a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Malcolm Carl Young, 47, of Forestville, Maryland, of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. On August 9, 2022, at...

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