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School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose

School Resource Officer Investigating Possible Overdose: On February 24, a student at Matthew Henson Middle School was taken to the school nurse after complaining of chest pain. The school administrators and the School Resource Officer were notified, and the student was transported by ambulance to a hospital for treatment. The student remains hospitalized. Initial investigation revealed that the student ingested pills referred to as “Full Moons” [...]

2023-02-24T18:53:19-05:00February 24, 2023|Press Releases|

Knife Recovered from Middle School Student

Knife Recovered from Middle School Student: On February 24 at 10 a.m., a Benjamin Stoddert Middle School teacher was made aware of a student using a vaping device in the school’s bathroom. Two vaping devices along with a knife were recovered and a school resource officer has initiated an investigation. The student, who is 14 years old, was charged on a [...]

2023-02-24T15:10:56-05:00February 24, 2023|Press Releases|

Officers Investigate Suspicious Activity on Hadley Drive at Acton Lane / Disorderly Conduct:

Officers Investigate Suspicious Activity on Hadley Drive at Acton Lane / Disorderly Conduct: Over the course of several weeks, CCSO received a number of citizens' complaints about a suspicious man in the area of Holly Station in Waldorf. The man was stopping and staring at residents while walking his dog to the point it made them uncomfortable. When officers arrived [...]

2023-02-24T13:28:52-05:00February 24, 2023|Press Releases|

Neighborhood Enforcement Team Locates Loaded Handgun and Ammunition During Traffic Stop

Neighborhood Enforcement Team Locates Loaded Handgun and Ammunition During Traffic Stop: On February 22 at 2:34 p.m., officers with the Neighborhood Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of St. Thomas Drive and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf. Officers detected the odor of marijuana, and further investigation revealed there was marijuana inside the vehicle as [...]

2023-02-23T11:35:59-05:00February 23, 2023|Press Releases|

Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Fugitive

Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Fugitive: On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, [...]

2023-02-22T16:30:27-05:00February 22, 2023|Press Releases|

Detectives Investigating Second Degree Rape

Detectives Investigating Second Degree Rape: On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro, as [...]

2023-02-22T15:55:57-05:00February 22, 2023|Press Releases|

Driver of Vehicle Strikes Police Car and Flees Scene / Suspect Located and Charged with Driving While Impaired

On February 17 at 7:20 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol car was entering the crossover on Crain Highway at Bel Alton Newtown Road when the driver of a Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck drove across Crain Highway from Bel Alton Newtown Road and struck the officer’s car, totaling it. The driver fled. A lookout was broadcast and responding officers [...]

2023-02-21T17:20:59-05:00February 21, 2023|Press Releases|

Patrol Officers Recover Loaded Firearm from Suspect who had an Open Warrant

On February 16 at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked into her laundry room and observed the suspect, [...]

2023-02-21T17:15:24-05:00February 21, 2023|Press Releases|

School Resource Officer Investigating Assault

School Resource Officer Investigating Assault at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center: On February 21, two students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center became engaged in a fight in a classroom resulting in one of the students being transported by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries. The school resource officer was made aware and began an investigation. A preliminary investigation [...]

2023-02-21T15:11:53-05:00February 21, 2023|Press Releases|

Patrol Officer Locates Gun During Suspicious Vehicle Investigation

Patrol Officer Locates Gun During Suspicious Vehicle Investigation: On February 19, an officer responded to the Marshall Hall Boat Ramp in Bryans Road for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana and a loaded handgun. The driver, [...]

2023-02-21T14:46:09-05:00February 21, 2023|Press Releases|
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