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Traffic Operations investigating fatal car crash on St. Charles Parkway

On March 27 at 11:17 p.m., officers responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed a passenger car was traveling southbound on St. Charles Parkway when it left the roadway, struck a tree, and caught fire. The driver and rear-seat passenger were able [...]

2024-03-28T15:14:24-04:00March 28, 2024|Press Releases|

Detectives arrest suspect in four commercial burglary cases and recover nearly $25,000 in stolen property

Detectives have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with four commercial burglaries that occurred at two Waldorf businesses. The burglaries occurred between March 17 and March 20; one of the burglaries occurred in the 2300 block of Crain Highway and three others occurred in the 2400 block of Old Washington Road. In the most recent burglary, the suspect stole several [...]

2024-03-27T11:23:24-04:00March 27, 2024|Press Releases|

2023 Annual Report

  A Message from Sheriff Troy D. Berry As the Sheriff of Charles County, it is my honor to present our 2023 Annual Report. This report encapsulates our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our communities. Throughout 2023, our dedicated team of law enforcement professionals worked tirelessly to uphold the values, integrity, accountability, and service expected from our [...]

2024-03-27T14:31:39-04:00March 26, 2024|Annual Report, Press Releases|

Decades-Long Mystery Solved: Jane Doe, Homicide Victim, Identified 25 Years Later Following News Report

Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives and Forensic Science Investigators have identified the body of a woman who was found murdered almost 25 years ago. Jane Doe was her name for investigators for 25 years, but her true identity has now been learned – LaQuanda Denise “Niecey” Williams who was just 31 years old when her body was discovered. “Learning the identity [...]

2024-03-22T17:01:42-04:00March 22, 2024|Press Releases|

Detectives investigating the burglary of a pawn shop in Waldorf / Suspects fled in multiple vehicles and one vehicle crashed

On March 22 at 3:39 a.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. The initial information indicated a vehicle rammed through the back door of a pawn shop and at least three suspects entered the store. Officers arrived and observed two vehicles fleeing the scene. Officers lost sight [...]

2024-03-22T14:51:05-04:00March 22, 2024|Press Releases|

SRO investigating robbery of McDonough High School student associated with “fight clubs” within school premises

On March 19, school administrators at Maurice McDonough High School alerted a school resource officer of an assault and robbery that occurred inside a bathroom during school hours. Upon being notified, the SRO initiated an investigation. A preliminary investigation showed the student was in a school bathroom when two other students entered, assaulted the student, and went through the student’s [...]

2024-03-21T16:46:36-04:00March 21, 2024|Press Releases|

Vape containing THC recovered from student smoking during class / Suspected cannabis recovered in separate incident

On March 19 at 8:45 a.m., a student was observed smoking a vape inside a classroom, during class. The vape was recovered by the school resource officer and tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a civil citation with possession of cannabis. In a separate incident, school administrators were alerted to a student possibly in possession of alcohol. [...]

2024-03-19T16:45:01-04:00March 19, 2024|Press Releases|

Suspected cannabis recovered from student at John Hanson Middle School

On March 19 at 12:30 p.m., a student at John Hanson Middle School was suspected of smoking a vape pen in a school bathroom. Further investigation revealed the student was in possession of a vape. The school resource officer recovered the vape pen which tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a civil citation with possession of cannabis. [...]

2024-03-19T16:36:03-04:00March 19, 2024|Press Releases|

Replica handgun on school grounds / second-degree assault 

On March 18 at 10:30 a.m., several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a school staff member, and they began pulling on locker doors causing some lockers to open. As they were directed to stop, the staff member observed what appeared to be a handgun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers. [...]

2024-03-19T16:28:45-04:00March 19, 2024|Press Releases|

Officers investigating school staff member allowing fight at Davis Middle School

On March 15, school administrators were made aware of a video recording of a fight between two students that occurred in a classroom at Davis Middle School. The video appears to show a school staff member allowing the students to fight while classmates watched, and other students clearing furniture to create space for the fight to occur. The students involved [...]

2024-03-18T15:29:57-04:00March 18, 2024|Press Releases|
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