So. Md Police News

 

Charles Co. Patrol Officers Recover Stolen and Loaded Firearm / Suspect Prohibited from Possession of Firearms

DATE: October 26, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 14 at 8:13 p.m., officers were in the 400 block of Patuxent Court when they observed an SUV parked in a No Parking Zone with registration plates that did not...

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Charles Co. Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Home Invasion and Robbery Case

DATE: October 26, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On July 13, 2021, at approximately 8 p.m., officers responded to the 6900 block of Surrey Place in Bryans Road, MD for the report of a home invasion and assault that just...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Locate Man Threatening to Harm Himself

DATE: October 22, 2021 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Patrol Officers Locate Man Threatening to Harm Himself / Emergency Evaluation: On October 21 at approximately 2:04 p.m., officers responded to a residence in Welcome for a...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover Loaded Firearm on Person

DATE: October 13, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 8 at 11:11 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Gallery Place. Upon approaching the car, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana. The...

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Charles Co. Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward for Identity of Suspects in Robbery at Beauty Store

DATE: October 7, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 28 shortly after 5 p.m., a group of females entered a beauty supply business in the 3000 block of Waldorf Market Place and attempted to steal a significant...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers and K9 Team Apprehend Suspects and Recover Loaded Firearms / Suspects Prohibited from Possessing Firearms

DATE: October 5, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 3, at 2:27 a.m., patrol officers were in the area of Leonardtown Road near Smallwood Drive when they heard what sounded like gunfire. As they went to...

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Charles Co. Patrol Officers Apprehend Suspect in Robbery Case

DATE: October 5, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 3 at 11:05 p.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. A preliminary investigation showed the suspect...

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Charles Co. Attempted Traffic Stop on Stolen Car Leads to Arrest of Suspect and Recovery of Loaded Firearm

DATE: October 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 30 at 5:47 p.m., a patrol officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway at Billingsley Road on a car that had been reported stolen...

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Charles Co. Detectives Investigating Assault Case Charge Man with Illegal Possession of a Firearm

DATE: October 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 30, detectives were conducting an investigation into an assault and were inside a residence in the 200 block of Gentry Court in Bryans Road. During the...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Billingsley Road

DATE: October 2, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 2 at 8:45 a.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Billingsley Road and Catchpenny Place in Bryans Road, MD. Police and...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Woodville Road

DATE: October 2, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 1 at 3:24 p.m., officers responded to the 15300 block of Woodville Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a van and a motorcycle. An...

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Charles Co. Death Investigation on Pep Rally Lane

DATE: October 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 30 at 5:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Pep Rally Lane in Waldorf for the report of a death. Shawna Borten Hardesty, 39, was discovered inside...

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Charles Co. Detectives Charge Man with Illegal Possession of a Firearm

DATE: October 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 24 at 6:15 a.m., detectives were at an apartment in the 12000 block of Abberly Place in Waldorf conducting an investigation. While inside the residence...

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Charles Co. Detectives Investigating Shooting on Blair Road near Strauss Avenue

DATE: September 27, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 26 at 7:43 p.m., officers responded to the area of Blair Road and Strauss Avenue in Indian Head for the report of a fight among a large group of people...

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Charles Co. Suspect in Assault Case Arrested / Firearms Recovered

DATE: September 20, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 13, a patrol officer responded to the area of Hope Circle in Waldorf for a call about a dispute. The victim reported the suspect, who was not known to him...

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Charles Co. Traffic Operations Unit Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Child

DATE: September 17, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 16, at approximately 4:14 pm., patrol officers responded to the 6300 block of Grant Chapman Drive in La Plata for the report of a motor vehicle collision...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover Stolen Firearm after Suspect Flees during Attempted Traffic Stop

DATE: September 15, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 14 at 1:30 a.m., a patrol officer was in the area of Smallwood Drive at St. Charles Parkway when a computer check alerted him that the registration plate on...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover Loaded Firearm After Responding to Dispute

DATE: September 14, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 11 at 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of a business in the 10100 block of Berry Road in Waldorf for the report of a dispute involving a...

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Charles Co. Officers Apprehend Suspects in Carjacked Vehicle / Accidental Canine Bite

DATE: September 13, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 13, at 12:35 a.m., an officer patrolling the area of Crain Highway and Heritage Green Parkway observed a vehicle speed past him; one of the vehicle’s front...

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Charles Co. Detectives Arrest Suspect in Connection with Four Convenience Store Robberies

DATE: September 9, 2021 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On September 8, Eugene Emanuel Hardy, 31, of Waldorf, was arrested in connection with four armed robberies of convenience stores in the county. In each case, Hardy entered...

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