So. Md Police News

 

Charles Co. Officer Recovers Loaded Stolen Firearm during Traffic Stop / Driver Prohibited from Possessing Firearm Due to Previous Felony Conviction

On November 7 at 11:27 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Charles Parkway at Alameda Avenue after observing a headlight out on a vehicle. The driver did not initially stop the car and continued driving for nearly half a mile before stopping. Upon approaching the...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Arrest Suspect in Burglary / Suspect Linked to Additional Case

On November 5 at 3:05 p.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. Officers met with the homeowner who indicated they were not sure if the suspect was still inside. Officers established a perimeter and a police K9...

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Charles Co. Altercation at St. Charles High School Results in Arrests and Recovery of Three Knives

On November 9 at 2:12 p.m., school administrators and the school resource officer at St. Charles High School were alerted to an altercation inside the school. One of the students involved, a 17-year-old male, walked out of the school to the parking lot and called a friend to reengage in the...

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Charles Co. Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Shooting Case on Mattawoman Drive

On November 9 at 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a shopping center in the 12500 block of Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was involved in a verbal altercation with the suspect inside a seafood...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Apprehend Disorderly Male Trying to Get into Cars at Intersection

On November 6, at 8:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Route 5 at Post Office Road in Waldorf, for the report of a possible carjacking in progress. Several witnesses called 9-1-1 and said a male was attempting to stop drivers at the intersection and take their car. When officers arrived...

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Charles Co. Possible Overdose / Suspected Drugs Recovered from Student

On November 7 at 9 a.m., a school resource officer at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center was assisting staff with a student who was having a medical emergency as a result of a possible drug overdose. The officer located packaged pills and suspected marijuana in the student’s book bag. After...

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Charles Co. Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Shooting Case

On November 4 shortly before 2 p.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of Hadley Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, an adult male, with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life...

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Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Officer Suspended, Indicted and Criminally Charged

Charles County, MD…On November 4, 2022, a Charles County Grand Jury indicted Bryan Antwain Keys, Jr., 36, a Charles County Sheriff’s officer, in connection with second-degree rape, solicitation of prostitution, and misconduct in office. Keys, a seven-year-veteran of the Agency, had been relieved...

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Charles Co. LA PLATA: Pickup truck turns in front of oncoming motorcycle; Rider killed

(La Plata, Maryland) – On Sunday, November 06, 2022, at approximately 2045 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 6 (Port Tobacco Road) in the area of Hilltop Road in La Plata, Maryland. Due to...

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Charles Co. Quadruple Murder / Suicide on Wildflower Drive

On November 4, shortly before 4 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Wildflower Drive in La Plata for the report of a shooting. Officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and The La Plata Police Department arrived and located the homeowner, who was at the front door and advised...

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Charles Co. Police Activity at Middle School

Police Activity at Middle School: On November 4, a school employee at General Smallwood Middle School was inside the school when they made a comment to another employee about bringing a gun to school to harm themself. A school administrator and the school resource officer were notified and spoke...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover Loaded Firearm, Drug Paraphernalia, and Drugs from Juvenile

On October 20 at 7:54 p.m., officers responded to a grocery store in the 190 block of St. Patrick’s Drive in reference to a complaint of loitering and possible drug activity–this was the second time officers responded; the suspects fled the first time. As officers detained one of the suspects...

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Charles Co. Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward for Information in Thefts from Autos

On October 30, during the early morning hours, officers were notified of at least three suspects who were trying to open several car doors in the area of Riverwatch Lane. In one case, the suspects were able to get inside a car on Meadowside Court and steal several items. Officers canvassed the...

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Charles Co. 14-Year-Old Juvenile Charged in Robbery Case

On October 31 at 2:42 p.m., two males went into a business in the 1100 block of Smallwood Drive West, stole merchandise and fled on foot. An employee followed and confronted the males and asked for the items. One of the males produced a knife and threatened the employee. Both males then fled...

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Charles Co. Middle School Student Charged for Marijuana

Middle School Student Charged for Marijuana: On October 31 just after 1:30 p.m., an administrator at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School was notified that a student smelled like marijuana. The administrator made contact with the student, and upon further investigation the student was found to be in...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover Loaded Handgun and Drugs

Officers Recover Loaded Handgun and Drugs: On October 27 at approximately 7:02 a.m., officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 2400 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf when they observed a handgun on the driver’s side floorboard. The three...

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Charles Co. Arrest made in Homicide on Old Washington Road

Arrest made in Homicide on Old Washington Road: On October 25 at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr., 60 of Waldorf, who had been shot...

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Charles Co. Weapon and Drugs Recovered from High School Student

Weapon and Drugs Recovered from High School Student: On October 27 at 11:45 a.m., an administrator at Westlake High School heard a crackling noise coming from the purse of a student in the cafeteria during the lunch session. School officials briefly questioned the student, and then the student...

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Charles Co. CCSO Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Crash Involving School Bus

CCSO Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Crash Involving School Bus: On October 27 at approximately 2:02 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Marshall Corner Road and Crain Highway in White Plains for the report of a serious crash involving a school bus. Upon arrival, officers...

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Charles Co. Officers Locate and Arrest Subject Breaking into Cars at Dealership

Officers Locate and Arrest Subject Breaking into Cars at Dealership: On October 20 at approximately 10:41 p.m., officers responded to a car dealership in the 2900 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a subject breaking into vehicles. Upon arrival, the officers found that numerous...

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