In the muster room at the Charles County Detention Center on Dec. 16, the toys, stuffed animals, board games and other Christmas presents were stacked nearly as high as the Christmas tree, ready to be delivered to the children of low-income families whose struggles are especially difficult at Christmastime. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Corrections Division and the Charles County [...]
Three remarkable events happened in Charles County in 2013 and at times it seemed the circumstances were made for television: Zombies invaded a park; cops and cows stood on the rooftops of the local Chick-fil-As; and hundreds of red-clad runners traversed the streets of La Plata. Even more remarkable, these events produced a record-breaking achievement: Combined, they helped the Charles [...]
Christmas was merrier for 70 Charles County youngsters who participated in Shop with a Cop on Dec. 7 with police and correctional officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), the Maryland State Police, the La Plata Police Department and the Maryland Transit Authority Police. Shop with a Cop pairs the officers with children from low-income families with officers who [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. CRITICAL MISSING TEENAGER FOUND SAFE: On January 2 at 8:30 a.m., a missing autistic teenager - who had been reported missing [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. MAN REPORTS BEING SHOT: On Dec. 30 at about 3:45 a.m., officers responded to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office cares about keeping impaired drivers off the roadways. Recently, Charles County Sheriff Rex W. Coffey and Master Corporal Judith Thompson - the CCSO Alcohol Enforcement Coordinator - joined Chief Carl Schinner of the La Plata Police Department, and representatives from the Maryland State Police, Maryland Natural Resources Police, Charles County Board of License Commissioners, and [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. MAIL TAMPERING: On Dec. 24, unknown suspect(s) stole mail from two addresses in the 15000 block of Pointe Meadow Court in [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have obtained an arrest warrant charging Crystal Renee Brown, 39, of no fixed address, with forgery and theft in connection with a mail theft scheme. Brown is suspected of forging checks (usually bill payments) that were stolen from private residential mailboxes and marked as outgoing mail. In most cases, residents left their bills in their mailbox [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. Davon Andrew Singh PATROL OFFICERS NAB BURGLARY SUSPECT: On Dec. 12 at 9:52 a.m., Officer J. Jones was conducting a [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARY: On Dec. 16 at 12:39 a.m., officers responded to the 3900 block of Northgate Place in Waldorf [...]