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...
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Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
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)...
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...
Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Releases Data about Calls for Service, Arrests, and Use of Force
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...
Charles Co. Warrant Unit Searching for Man Connected to Violent Domestic-Related Assault and Attempted Murder
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...
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...
Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office Announces Progress on Policing Strategies and Initiatives
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...
Charles Co. Charles County Sheriff’s Office National Night Out Event is Moving From August to October this Year!
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...
Charles Co. Man Charged with Selling and Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine for Second Time in Seven Months
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...