So. Md Police News

Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Report of Assault on School Bus

A Charles County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer (SRO) is investigating an assault that occurred on May 3 on a school bus transporting students from Milton Somers Middle School home after dismissal. At one point in the altercation, a seventh-grade male placed a sixth-grade male in a...

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Charles Co. Officers Locate Firearm During Traffic Stop

On May 3 at 7:19 p.m., Traffic Operations officers were conducting commercial vehicle inspections in the 12600 block of Crain Highway in Newburg when they stopped a truck for an inspection. During the stop, the officers learned the driver did not have a driver’s license. Upon further...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officer Recovers Stolen Car and Arrests Driver who had an Open Warrant

On May 4 at 1:43 a.m., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway near Shepherds Creek Place in La Plata after observing a headlight out on the vehicle. A check of the registration plates revealed the car had been reported stolen from Baltimore County. The driver...

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Charles Co. Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Reward for Fugitive’s Whereabouts

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of George Harvey, 43, of Waldorf, who has four open warrants including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, failure to appear in court for two burglary charges and failure to appear in court for a charge of malicious destruction of...

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Charles Co. Students Charged with Assaulting School Staff Member

On May 3 at 1:37 p.m., a school administrator at North Point High School was notified by a teacher that two students were engaged in a verbal disagreement with a classmate. The classmate was taken to an administrator’s office at which time the other two students tried to force their way into the...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officer Recovers Loaded Firearm in Car

On May 1 at 1:41 a.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of N First Street and Strauss Avenue after observing a traffic violation. Upon approaching the driver, the officer smelled an odor of burnt marijuana. Further, marijuana and a loaded polymer “ghost gun” – meaning the...

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Charles Co. Food Containing Suspected Marijuana Recovered from Middle School Student

On May 3 at 2:45 p.m., school staff at Matthew Henson Middle School found cookies that possibly contained marijuana and a store-bought bag of “marijuana candy” inside a student’s lunchbox. The bag and cookies were recovered by a school resource officer and will be forwarded to the Maryland State...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Safely Arrest Armed Suspect who Fled from a Hit and Run Crash and Discharged a Handgun at an Unoccupied Building

On May 1 at 9:47 a.m., officers responded to the area of Western Parkway near Millbrook Court for the report of a hit and run motor vehicle crash. The driver of the striking vehicle fled before officers arrived. As officers were responding, they received a call that a man had jumped out of a car...

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Charles Co. Middle School Student in Possession of Replica Handgun

On April 28 at 3:30 p.m., a student from Milton Somers Middle School was on a school bus heading home after school when they observed what appeared to be a handgun inside another student’s book bag. The student reported the information to a parent who then notified the police. A school resource...

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Charles Co. Bag Containing Possible Morphine Recovered at Middle School

On April 28 at 2:30 p.m., a student found a plastic bag containing a suspicious substance inside a classroom at Milton Somers Middle School. The student notified a teacher who notified a school resource officer. A preliminary investigation revealed the substance tested positive for morphine. It...

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Charles Co. CCSO Announces Voluntary Registry Program

CCSO Announces Voluntary Registry Program Citizens invited to register individuals with autism or developmental disabilities in order to aid law enforcement in providing them with assistance. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new Voluntary Registry Program with the goal of...

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Charles Co. Suspected Marijuana Recovered from Student

On April 27 at 8 a.m., a school administrator at Westlake High School became aware of a possible drug transaction involving a student. Further investigation showed the student was in possession of nine individually packaged baggies of suspected marijuana. The school resource officer recovered...

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Charles Co. Harley rider succumbs to injuries after failing to negotiate curve

On Monday, April 25, 2022, at approximately 1450 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 Valley Road in La Plata, Maryland. Due to the seriousness of the...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers and Narcotics Enforcement Section Recover Suspected Fentanyl and Drug Manufacturing Paraphernalia

On April 21 at 4:42 p.m., officers responded to a motel in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf for the report of a fraud case connected to a room that was being rented. After obtaining a search warrant for the room, officers found Jeffrey Jeziorowski, 40, of Waldorf, inside. They...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Attempted Murder Case on Lambeth Hill Drive

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on April 4 in the area of Lambeth Hill Drive and Wakefield Circle. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was arrested on April 20. In the shooting case, an off-duty officer was in the area...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Reckless Endangerment Case on Ell Lane

On April 20, at 12:55 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex on Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. A preliminary investigation revealed two males were in the parking lot of the complex when one male pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the air; no one...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Three Suspects in Shooting and Assault Case in White Plains

On March 23 at 3 p.m., officers responded to Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located two juveniles with injuries. One victim had a gunshot wound to his arm; an officer was able to apply a tourniquet until EMS arrived. Both...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Rape and Sexual Assault Case

On April 21, detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force Western District of Oklahoma, arrested James Alonzo Young, 29, of Waldorf, in connection with sexually assaulting a teenaged acquaintance. The sexual...

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Charles Co. Suspect Charged in Stabbing Case

On April 15 at 8:55 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a stabbing. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect stabbed the victim, an acquaintance, in the neck with a knife and then fled the scene. Officers canvassed the area but were...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officer Recovers Loaded Stolen Firearm During Traffic Safety Assignment

On April 19 at 5:56 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Poston Drive at Piney Church Road after observing a traffic violation – the officer was working a traffic assignment funded by the Maryland Highway Safety Office grant focused on speed, moving violations, and...

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