The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a video that recently surfaced on social media in which students from North Point High School were seen fighting and a school employee, who was trying to intervene, was injured. The fight occurred on January 19. The school resource...
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So. Md Police News
Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
Between January 24 – January 25, during the overnight hours, unknown suspect(s) removed the tires from a vehicle in the area of Sir Douglas Drive in Bryans Road. A similar theft occurred on Stream Vista Place in Waldorf and an attempted theft occurred in the parking lot of a business in Waldorf...
On January 25 at 10:50 a.m., two students, who are siblings, entered a bathroom at Henry E. Lackey High School to fight another student. The school resource officer was made aware of the fight and he and a school staff member responded. At that point, the students were already engaged in a...
On January 23 at 12:32 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a victim of a theft who reported a dirt bike, that was previously stolen from his house, was being advertised for sale on an online social media site. Officers from the Neighborhood Enforcement Team investigated and learned the...
(Waldorf, Maryland) – On Saturday, January 21, 2023, at approximately 0053 hours, Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) in the area of St. Patrick’s Drive for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances...
Charles Co. Suspect in Shooting and Murder of Westlake High School Student Identified and Apprehended
On January 18, Elijah Bernard Barnes, 18, of Waldorf, was arrested by detectives with the Rocky Mount Police Department in North Carolina in connection with the murder of Rajon Lateef Jackson, III, 17, who was shot and killed last week in Waldorf. Jackson, a Westlake High School student, was...
Charles Co. Detectives Seek Public’s Help in Search for Fugitive / Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division are seeking the whereabouts of Wayne Joseph Brooks, 30, of Leonardtown, MD. Brooks has open warrants charging him with violating an out-of-state protective order, telephone misuse, and electronic mail...
On January 18, a student at Berry Elementary School advised school administrators they overheard another student, age 9, make threats to commit violence at the school. A school resource officer has initiated an investigation and the student’s parents were notified. The school resource officer...
On January 13 at 2:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Dorchester Circle and Harvest Fish Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located the victim who had gunshot wounds. Officers and EMS rendered first aid to the victim who was transported to a...
Charles Co. Traffic Stop Leads to Recovery of 4.5 Pounds of Marijuana and 53 Grams of Psilocybin Mushrooms
Traffic Stop Leads to Recovery of 4.5 Pounds of Marijuana and 53 Grams of Psilocybin Mushrooms: On January 5 at 9:30 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle for a traffic violation on Crain Highway at South Faulkner Road in Faulkner. The officer detected the odor of...