2022 Annual Report
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
2022 Fast Facts
County Population: 168,698*
Sworn Officers: 301
Corrections Officers: 115
Court Security Officers: 10 Full-Time, 3 Part-Time Security Aides...
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So. Md Police News
Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On April 2 at 1:38 a.m., a patrol officer initiated an investigation into a suspicious vehicle that was found parked after-hours near businesses in the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf. As the officer approached the vehicle, he detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car. One of...
Charles Co. Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward for Information in Shooting Case on Dorchester Circle
On March 31 at 5:39 p.m., officers responded to the area of Dorchester Circle at Springfish Place in Waldorf for the report of gunshots fired in the area. When officers arrived, everyone had fled the scene and officers did not locate a victim in the area. A few minutes later, officers were made...
On March 29 at 1:30 p.m., a student at General Smallwood Middle School struck another student in the head multiple times as the student was walking down a hallway. Later that day, the student entered a classroom and struck the same student multiple times, causing an injury to the student. Both...
A school resource officer at McDonough High School is investigating a sexual assault which occurred earlier this month during which one student inappropriately touched another student. The student’s mother initially reported the assault to school officials. The school resource officer has...
On March 29 at 1:30 p.m., a student at General Smallwood Middle School entered a school bathroom and was confronted by three students who struck and kicked the student. The student sustained minor injuries and was treated by the school nurse. The school resource officer was notified and...
On March 30 at 1:15 p.m., a student, who was not permitted on the school grounds at Westlake High School, entered the school and got into an altercation with another student inside a classroom. School staff attempted to separate the student, but the student refused to follow instructions. A...
Charles Co. Middle School Student in Possession of Replica Handgun, Ammunition, and Drug Paraphernalia
Middle School Student in Possession of Replica Handgun, Ammunition, and Drug Paraphernalia: On March 29 at 10:39 a.m., administrators at Matthew Henson Middle School were alerted to the odor of marijuana in a bathroom. They responded and located a 12-year-old student in possession of a replica...
Charles Co. Officers Seeking Public’s Help Locating Assault Suspect / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward
Seeking Public’s Help Locating Assault Suspect / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward: Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrant Unit as well as a joint U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are seeking the whereabouts of Brian Anthony Cave, 28 of Bryans Road. Cave failed to appear in...
On March 23 at 12:45 p.m., six students were involved in an altercation at Westlake High School. School staff intervened and separated the students; no injuries were reported. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation and consulted the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office...
Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Altercation in which Middle School Student Deployed Pepper Spray
On March 24 at approximately 10 a.m., two students were involved in a fight inside Mattawoman Middle School. During the fight, one of the students involved in the altercation deployed pepper spray. Numerous students who were standing nearby were exposed; no injuries were reported. The school...
A school resource officer is investigating a non-fatal overdose that occurred at St. Charles High School. On March 22 at 10:45 a.m., a student was found semi-conscious on a bathroom floor inside the school. A school nurse responded and the student was subsequently transported by ambulance to an...
Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security and Intelligence Section and school resource officers are working with Charles County Public Schools to investigate a bomb threat that was sent to students via an air-dropped message to their cell phones earlier today. The...