DATE: May 18, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On May 17 at 3:47 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of Josephine Road in Waldorf to serve an arrest warrant for a man who had violated his probation related to a prior assault conviction. A family member of the man had [...]
DATE: May 17, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On May 9 at 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a single car motor vehicle crash in the 6500 block of Port Tobacco Road in La Plata. A preliminary investigation showed the victim, Steven Travis Kerig, 50, of La Plata, was traveling on Port Tobacco Road when [...]
DATE: May 2, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On May 1 at 5:58 p.m., Charles County Emergency Services (911) received calls regarding multiple drowning victims in a pool at a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Lane in Waldorf. A Fire Unit from Station 3 in Waldorf with four personnel were [...]
DATE: April 22, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 21, members of the Firearms Investigation Unit, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, served two search warrants related to an on-going firearms investigation. During one of the searches, detectives recovered a loaded firearm and ammunition inside [...]
DATE: April 19, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 16 at 1 a.m., officers responded to a bar in the 3000 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a man with a handgun. Prior to the officers’ arrival, the man walked out of the bar and jumped into a [...]
DATE: April 13, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 In August of 2020, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into a corrections officer who worked at the Charles County Detention Center. Based on the nature of the allegations, CFC Richard Dean, a 14-year-veteran was suspended immediately. The investigation revealed the incident occurred in [...]
DATE: April 6, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers have identified and arrested two women in connection with an assault that occurred at the Taco Bell on Smallwood Drive on March 31. In the case, Tanesha Renea Williams, 25, of Waldorf, who was driving a sedan, had placed an order [...]
DATE: April 6, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 4 at 8:45 p.m., Charles County Sheriff's officers were dispatched to the 9900 block of Charles Street in La Plata for the report of a man breaking out windows of a car. Upon arrival, officers encountered an adult male standing near a truck on [...]
DATE: April 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 31 at 10:23 p.m., officers responded to a fast food restaurant on Smallwood Drive for the report of an assault. A preliminary investigation revealed the occupants of a vehicle started an argument with an employee who was working at the drive-thru window. [...]
DATE: March 31, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 30 at approximately 11 a.m., officers responded to the 12100 block of Old Line Center in Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery. The initial investigation revealed a courier was making a delivery to a pharmacy when two suspects approached him. The suspects [...]