CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On May 2 at approximately 1:40 p.m., School Resource Officer Cpl. S. Cook received a report of a man in a wheelchair with what appeared to be a gun in the vicinity of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. The school was immediately placed in a “shelter-in-place,” meaning no one could enter or exit [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On May 1 at 7:45 a.m., officers arrested Lovelle Caleb Cannaday, 17, of Waldorf, in connection with a robbery that occurred inside North Point High School. On April 30, during lunchtime, the victim was in a school hallway with several students when the suspect approached from behind, produced a knife and demanded [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 18, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested a former instructional assistant at Mattawoman Middle School in connection with making inappropriate comments to a female student and having inappropriate contact with another female student. Anthony Tyrone Williams, Jr., 23, of Waldorf, was arrested at his residence and charged [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 9 at 9:30 p.m., a lone male suspect entered the Subway sandwich shop in Bryan's Road, implied he had a gun and demanded money. The suspect stole money and fled on foot. The investigation revealed the suspect had previously committed two armed robberies at convenience stores in King George County, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On Saturday, April 27, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will join the Drug Enforcement Administration in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – a program held annually to encourage people with unwanted prescription medications to dispose of them safely and in a way that is [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 12 at approximately 10 a.m., a school resource officer assigned to Thomas Stone High School was advised of an altercation between two students inside a classroom. When the officer entered the room, he observed a male student being restrained by a teacher and several students, while another male student was [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 11, the CCSO was made aware of a social media post relating to a possible school shooting that was going to happen on April 12. Officers identified the person who initiated the post as a student at La Plata High School. Contact was made with the student and his parents, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 10 at approximately 10:40 a.m., it was brought to a La Plata High administrator’s attention that a student had revealed he had a bullet in his possession. The administrator brought the student to the office and found him to be in possession of a handgun and bullets. A school resource [...]
DATE: March 24, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On March 23 at 12:49 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Montgomery Lane in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found a male victim, 27, inside a car which was parked in the parking lot of a store. The victim was [...]
DATE: March 22, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the identities of the suspects involved in two armed robberies in which pharmacies were targeted. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for the tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the suspects. The [...]