DATE: December 10, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On December 7 at approximately 6 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s school resource officer was notified of a social media post containing a threat to North Point High School later that day. Officers were able to quickly identify the person who posted the message and [...]
DATE: December 3, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On December 2, at 12:51 p.m., officers responded to the area of Poplar Hill Road near Bell Flower Place in Waldorf for the report of a crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Mercury Mountaineer, operated by a 66-year-old male, was northbound on Poplar Hill Road [...]
DATE: November 28, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or (240) 419-0646 Charles County to Begin Enforcing New Tow Laws on January 1, 2019 Tow Companies Requested to Submit Application for Tow Service Permit Earlier this year, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office began the process of implementing legislation that was signed into law regarding tow services [...]
DATE: November 27, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 27 at 3:45 p.m., a Charles County Public School bus was stopped in the northbound lane of Oliver Shop Road near Trotter Road in Bryantown, MD, discharging a 7-year-old female student. According to witnesses, the bus had activated its flashing red lights and [...]
DATE: November 21, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 CCSO Celebrates Annual Retirement and Awards Banquet Officers, Employees, and Community Members Honored for Completion of Service, Excellent Field Work, and Bravery From Left to Right: Sheriff Troy Berry and Retirees Mr. Steve Folkee, M/Sgt. Staffon Bond, M/Sgt. John Shoemaker, Deputy Director Deborah Dofflemyer, Ms. Karen Robertson, [...]
DATE: November 21, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 20 at 12:01 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s officer was conducting radar in the area of Crain Highway and Smallwood Drive when the driver of a Camaro drove through a 45mph speed zone at 67mph. The officer activated his emergency lights and the [...]
DATE: November 19, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 17 at 11 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Bland Drive in Indian Head for the report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they learned two female suspects stabbed two women who were known to them and fled the scene [...]
DATE: November 19, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 15, a vehicle operated by Walter Junior Carroll, II, 36, of Nanjemoy, was found abandoned on Poseytown Road in Nanjemoy. When he didn’t return home, his family contacted police to file a missing person report. Several search and rescue teams, including canines and [...]
DATE: November 16, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 15, at 11:30 p.m., officers responded to Nanjemoy, MD for the report of a missing person. Family members of Walter Junior Carroll, II, said he was last seen at approximately 1 p.m. in the Nanjemoy area. Officers are currently canvassing the area near [...]
DATE: November 16, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 16 at 12:10 a.m., Correctional Officers at the Charles County Detention Center were conducting routine security checks when they discovered a 35-year-old male, who was alone in his cell, hanging from a bed sheet. The officers took immediate life-saving actions to include CPR [...]