DATE: March 25, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 The reporting of crime stats nationwide has evolved and now provides more insight  Charles County, MD…In accordance with mandatory federal data collection standards, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, along with police departments across the country, has begun implementing the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System [...]

DATE: March 22, 2021               CONTACT:Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have identified the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting death of Tre Thomas Wilburn, 28, who was shot and killed during an altercation on March 11 in the parking lot of the Gold Mine Saloon in [...]

DATE: March 12, 2021               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 11 at 10:14 p.m., patrol officers responded to the Gold Mine Saloon located at 3090 Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Tre Thomas Wilburn, 28, of California, MD, in the parking lot of [...]

DATE: March 3, 2021        CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office301-609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Twenty-four New Police Officers – Thirteen from Charles County – Graduate Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Police Entrance Level Training Program Session 48 Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce thirteen new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after their graduation from the Southern [...]

DATE: February 28, 2021                 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On February 28 at 2:40 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Ford F-350 was traveling northbound on Crain Highway when for unknown reasons [...]

DATE: February 26, 2021                 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On February 26 at 12:23 a.m., officers responded to a house on Malcolm Road in Brandywine for the report of an assault involving a firearm. When officers arrived, they were informed the suspect was inside the house with two young children and armed with a [...]

DATE: February 22, 2021                 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On February 21 at 10:46 a.m., officers responded to a wooded area in the 3300 block of Plaza Way in Waldorf for the report of an unconscious person in a small body of water. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male who was deceased; there [...]

DATE: February 13, 2021                 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On February 12 at 10:30 a.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of Oak Drive in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers discovered bullet holes in the siding of one house. Although there were people inside, no one was [...]

DATE: February 12, 2021                CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On February 11 at 12:10 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Andrews Drive near Augusta Street in Waldorf after observing a traffic violation. After approaching the car, officers detected the odor of marijuana. Upon further investigation, two loaded handguns and [...]