On October 28 at 10:50 a.m., a school staff member at Thomas Stone High School located a student smoking in the bathroom and informed a school administrator. An administrative search was conducted and resulted in the location of a cannabis cigar and a small plastic bag with traces of cannabis. The cannabis was field tested. The result was positive. The [...]
On October 28 at 11:04 a.m., a student at Milton Somers Middle School was attacked by two students. No one was injured during the brief altercation, which was quickly stopped by school administrators and the school resource officer. In accordance with Maryland law, the involved students cannot be criminally charged due to their ages. The students will face disciplinary actions [...]
On October 25, a student at Thomas Stone High School was found to be in possession of a vape device that tested positive for THC. They were also in possession of raw cannabis in a pill bottle which tested positive for being cannabis. In accordance with the law, the student will be charged on a juvenile civil citation with possession [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is announcing they will apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program through the United States Department of Justice. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education, corrections [...]
On October 24 at 11:00 a.m. during class transition at St. Charles High School, one student approached another student from behind and struck them in the head. The two students became engaged in a physical altercation. Nearby school staff intervened and broke up the altercation. The student who was struck from behind was treated by the school nurse for injuries [...]
On October 23, at 1:36 p.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Bumpy Oak Road near Marshall Corner Road in Pomfret for the report of a motor vehicle collision. Officers arrived on the scene and found a three wheeled Harley Davidson motorcycle had left the roadway for unknown reasons. The sole rider was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced [...]
On Oct 22, two students at Matthew Henson Middle School were involved in an argument, which escalated into a fight. A third student, who was with one of the involved students, also became involved in the altercation. A school administrator broke up the fight and separated the students. One of the students reported injuries and was seen by the school [...]
On October 20 at 4:04 p.m., an officer was parked in his marked patrol car in the parking lot of a business in White Plains when a man ran up stating that someone had just pointed a shotgun at him. The officer quickly located the suspect and observed a shotgun in the suspect’s vehicle. A preliminary investigation showed the victim [...]
On October 18 at 10 a.m., officers responded to the Park and Ride on Route 925 in Waldorf after being alerted there was a car in the lot with a window that had been broken out. Officers arrived and found seven cars with windows that were damaged or destroyed. Officers are continuing to investigate and ask anyone with information to [...]
On October 14 at 4:21 a.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Cave Creek Court in Waldorf for the report of several suspects breaking into cars. As officers arrived, one of the suspects was observed on Derryfield Court. As officers approached, the suspect got into a white Honda SUV and fled. Officers attempted to stop the Honda, which was [...]