So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 240-682-1658 On August 1 at 10:16 p.m., officers responded to the 8500 block of Gunston Road in Welcome, MD for the report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers initiated CPR until paramedics arrived. The...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 240-682-1658 On August 1 at 4:02 p.m., officers responded to a single family home in the 2300 block of Pomonkey Creek Place in Bryans Road, MD for the report of an assault. Prior to arrival, officers were advised the suspect, Lavon Dwayne...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 240-682-1658 On July 31 at 11:15 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Riverwatch Drive in Indian Head for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 12-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. Family members and responding...
DATE: July 27, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 CCSO Invites Charles County Citizens to Participate in Citizens Police Academy The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy (CPA)...
Contact: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested two people in connection with a shooting that occurred in La Plata. A preliminary investigation showed that on June 7 at 9:30 p.m., the victims and suspects were...
DATE: July 20, 2020 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH: On July 19 at 8:13 a.m., officers responded to the area of Annapolis Woods Road near Fire Tower Road in Welcome for the report of a motorcycle crash. A...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD… As a result of national and local conversations, Sheriff Troy D. Berry is sharing data collected regarding use of force related to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. “I think it’s important...
DATE: July 20, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will be conducting an assessment...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrants Unit are searching for Eric Benjamin Mitchell, 22, of Waldorf, who escaped from an in-patient substance abuse program after being remanded to that...
A few changes to the LEOSA training resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Temperature will be taken before entry. A temperature higher than 100.3 will disqualify the individual from participating. Masks will be worn on the range and staging area at all times. Only 4 shooters on the range at a...
DATE: July 8, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Officers Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with Armed Robbery and Carjacking: Charles County Sheriff’s officers have arrested suspects in connection with an armed robbery and a...
DATE: July 8, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Detectives Investigating Reckless Endangerment on Holly Tree Lane: On July 7 at approximately 2:28 p.m., officers responded to the area of Holly Tree Lane at Hollins Lane in Waldorf for...
DATE: July 6, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Connection with Multiple Shootings: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested one...
Update 7/5/2020: Sean Heckman has been recovered without incident and is in good health. DATE: July 5, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301)848-4799 CCSO AND LPPD OFFICERS SEARCHING FOR CRITICAL MISSING TEEN IN LA PLATA: Officers are in the area of Port Tobacco...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On June 30 at 4:41 a.m., a woman heard a man yelling for help near a lake behind her house in the 11600 block of Fountain Head Court in Waldorf. She called 9-1-1 and pointed first responders to the area where she...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On June 12, Sheriff Troy D. Berry issued a press release outlining several initiatives he planned to implement immediately to enhance the confidence and trust between the residents of Charles County and the...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating Charles Paul Midnight, 76, of Waldorf who was reported missing on June 25 at 12 p.m. Mr. Midnight was last seen leaving his residence...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 To ensure our community remains safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, at the recommendation of the National Association of Town Watch, is postponing National Night Out from August...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 In November 2019, members of the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a hotel room in which Sean Michael Allen, 26, of Indian Head, was staying. Allen had been under investigation for...
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On June 20 at 11:21 p.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Church Road near Mason Springs Road in Indian Head for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed Rudolph...
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