Charles Co. Patrol Officers Locate Stolen Car and Apprehend Driver / Loaded Firearm Recovered from Teenage Occupant

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DATE: December 7, 2021

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On November 28 at 12:30 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the 11500 block of Berry Road in Waldorf after learning the car had been reported stolen. The occupants in the vehicle were apprehended without incident. The front-seat passenger, a 16-year-old male, was found to be in possession of a loaded Polymer 80 handgun – a firearm that does not have a serial number. The firearm was located in his front waistband. The driver was charged as a juvenile in connection to the stolen vehicle and released to his parents. The passenger was charged as an adult with illegal possession of a firearm. He was released by a District Court Commissioner on personal recognizance later that day. The investigation is ongoing.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001 and has since earned the highest rating of Excellence. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.

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Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.
 
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