DATE: November 18, 2020     CONTACT:    Janelle Love    Media Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Receive Maryland Retailers Association 2020 Law Enforcement Award Detective Christina Gilroy and PFC Jack Austin Recognized for Outstanding Work (CHARLES COUNTY, MD)… Detective Christina Gilroy and Police Officer First Class Jack Austin of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were recently awarded the 2020 Law [...]

DATE: October 29, 2020CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799             Southern Maryland Regional Crisis Intervention Team Hosts Annual Training 20 Police and Corrections Officers Graduate 40-Hour Course Charles County, MD... Last week, the Southern Maryland Regional Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) held a 40-hour certification course for police and corrections officers from Charles County and other local agencies as [...]

DATE:  October 26, 2020CONTACT:Diane RichardsonMedia Relations(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Roadway and Memorial Sign Dedicated to Honor Fallen Sheriff’s Officer Sergeant Timothy C. Minor #109 On Saturday, October 24, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of Charles County Board of County Commissioners and Charles County Public Works / Roads Division, held a small ceremony and unveiled a roadway [...]

DATE: October 20, 2020 CONTACT:           Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED MURDER ARRESTED: On October 8 at approximately 3:36 p.m., officers responded to the 12300 block of Glenview Place in Waldorf for a reported shooting. Initial investigation revealed that a male subject arrived unannounced at an apartment of someone who was known to him and knocked [...]

DATE: October 19, 2020CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799             SUSPECT IN MIDDLETOWN ROAD 7-ELEVEN HOMICIDE LOCATED AND APPREHENDED: Through an extensive investigation and coordination with the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Gregory DeShawn Collins, Jr., 22, of Waldorf, was located and apprehended in Georgia on Monday, October 19. Collins is currently awaiting extradition in Georgia and will be [...]

DATE: October 19, 2020           CONTACT: Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 ARREST MADE IN HOMICIDE AT MASTER SUITES HOTEL IN WALDORF: Through their investigation, Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives identified Marc C. McLaughlin, Jr., 31, of Brandywine, as a suspect in the homicide that took place at the Master Suites Hotel on September 21. On Saturday, October 17, the U.S. [...]

DATE: October 16, 2020 CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799            Suspect Identified in Middletown Road 7-Eleven Homicide / Arrest Warrant / Cash Reward of up to $42,500 for Information Leading to Arrest and Indictment: Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives have identified Gregory DeShawn Collins, Jr., 22, of Waldorf, as a suspect in the murder of Lynn Marie Maher which [...]

DATE: October 16, 2020     CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799        Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives Investigating Homicide on Lookout Drive in Indian Head / Suspect Apprehended in Pennsylvania: On October 15 at approximately 2:32 p.m., officers responded to the 20 block of Lookout Drive in Indian Head for a report of unknown trouble. Upon arrival, officers located Leonora Coates-Slade, [...]

Officers are currently searching for a critical missing man in Waldorf. William Gerard Kavala, 77 of Waldorf, was last seen in the area of Panera Bread on Festival Way in Waldorf at approximately 1:25 p.m. today.