CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On August 2 at 11:07 p.m., officers responded to the 6500 block of Bensville Road in Pomfret for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Mark McKinley Hughes, Jr., 42 of Indian Head, went to the residence and shot and killed Vickie Danita Pickeral, 54, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 In an effort to enhance investigative efforts of criminal matters, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new program called Virtual Crime Watch. If you have a home or business surveillance camera, you can register it with the CCSO, which will then become part of a database the [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 UPDATE: Mr. Tippett was found deceased in St. Mary's County. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation. Please direct any questions to SMCSO at (301) 475-8008. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating Ronnie David Tippett, 29, of Hughesville who was reported missing on [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson (301) 609-6557 Release written by Dasia Dupree, Media Relations Intern Master Corporal Rhett Calloway and Lieutenant Bill Edge accept donation check from Lion Bambi Porter “We Serve” is the motto of the La Plata Lions Club, which is a nonprofit organization located in Charles County, Maryland. On Thursday, June 20, the La Plata Lions [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 Charles County Crime Solvers and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect(s) wanted in connection with throwing bricks at cars. On June 20, between 5 a.m. – 6 a.m., the suspect(s) threw bricks and chunks of concrete at vehicles traveling on [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 UPDATE ON JULY 8: ZIONNA PROCTOR WAS LOCATED ON JULY 7 SAFE AND UNHARMED. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating Zionna Nicole-Ann Proctor, 13, of Waldorf, who was reported missing by a family member on June 28. Family members indicated she may have gone to New York [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating Sara Suyen Lazo, 17, of Faulkner, MD who left her residence several weeks ago with her boyfriend, Nextor Estrada-Ordonez, 21, of Brentwood, MD, and has refused to return. Lazo is 5’4” and weighs about 200 lbs. She also goes by Suzanne [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 UPDATE: Ms. Taylor was located on June 19 at a friend's house safe and unharmed. On June 18, during the early morning hours, Celestine Taylor, 70, was last seen leaving the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata. Family members reported her missing after she did not come home. [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 MISSING PERSON: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help locating Kimberly Nicole Horbacz, 26, of Indian Head. She was reported missing last month by a family member who was concerned they hadn’t heard from her. It is believed she may be in the company of a male acquaintance. She [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged Michael Rashid Moore, 22, of Waldorf and Darren Earl Miller, 24, of Washington, D.C. in connection with the murder of Walter Eugene Thomas, 18, who was shot and killed on March 4 in the 2100 block of Fairchild Court [...]