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 the report of shots being fired. Initial investigation revealed the pictured vehicle, a white [...]
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 Flemming, Brian Jermaine suspect in connection with two shootings, which took place in December and June in Waldorf. The [...]
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 Road near Crain Highway in La Plata searching for Sean Heckman, 17, of Indian [...]
In April, we announced our new Comfort K9 program and the adoption of Liberty, a Golden Retriever trained to work as a therapy dog. Liberty - a.k.a. “Libby - will be deployed to provide emotional support for victims of crime, particularly children. There is a great deal of training and preparation required to get Libby ready for her new role, [...]
Last month, due to COVID-19, the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy made the difficult decision to postpone the current Police Entrance Level Training class. It is the hope that the academy can reopen as soon as it is safe to do so; we are looking forward to having our police recruits join the CCSO family. Despite the academy’s closure, the [...]
Current events and the threat of the COVID-19 virus have many of us feeling anxious and weary. Schools nationwide are closed, many for the remainder of the year, and Maryland joined other states in issuing a stay-at-home order and requiring citizens to wear masks when making essential trips out. Many people, if not in fear for their own or their [...]
2019 Annual Report The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. 2019 Fast Facts County Population: 161,503* Sworn Officers: 290 Corrections Officers: 139 Court Security Officers: 13 Automated Enforcement Unit (AEU) Deputy: 1 Civilian Employees: 208** Calls for Service: 220,428 Arrests: 5,508 Motor Vehicle Citations / Warnings / Parking Tickets: 10,796 / [...]
DATE: April 3, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 848-4799 Charles County Sheriff’s Office Adopts Therapy Dog As Part of New Comfort K9 Program Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the implementation of a new initiative aimed at helping victims of crime in Charles County: the Comfort K9 Program. This program, which has been in [...]
DATE: March 17, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 CFC Eric Keys Named Charles County Detention Center 2019 Correctional Officer of the Year Charles County Detention Center Director Brandon Foster, along with Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the CCSO and CCDC Command Staff, are proud to announce that Correctional Officer First Class Eric Keys has been [...]
DATE: March 3, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Public Relations Specialist (301) 609-6538 CCSO to Host Annual Crime Watch Kickoff Celebration Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Community Services Section are hosting the annual Crime Watch Kickoff event on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in La Plata. The [...]