Charles County, MD – In a commitment to transparency and accountability, Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is informing the public of actions involving a Charles County Sheriff’s officer. Recently, Cpl. Dale Harrison, a 16-year veteran, was charged with driving while impaired in Stafford County, Virginia. Harrison, who was off duty, was driving his personal vehicle. Upon notifying the Agency, [...]
On February 14, officers assigned to the Neighborhood Enforcement Team and the Criminal Investigations Division served a search warrant at a residence in the 11600 block of Medinah Street in Waldorf and another search warrant at a home on Olympia Place in Waldorf. The search warrants were related to a strong-armed robbery investigation in which the suspects forcibly stole a [...]
On February 14, a school administrator at Westlake High School found a student to be in possession of four vaping devices, one of which tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a juvenile citation with possession of cannabis, and they face disciplinary consequences in accordance with the CCPS Code of Student Conduct. PFC Joffe is investigating. vaping [...]
Update: On February 13, Daniel Ball was located and arrested. The CCSO’s Warrant/Fugitive Unit is seeking the location of Daniel “Danny” Ball, 55, whose last known address was in Waldorf. Ball has several active warrants for failure to appear in court for felony theft, as well as new charges related to several shoplifting incidents. Ball has used force to avoid [...]
On February 10, a school administrator at Westlake High School discovered a student was in possession of cannabis. The cannabis was recovered, and the school resource officer charged the student on a civil citation with possession of cannabis. The student also faces disciplinary consequences in accordance with the CCPS Code of Student Conduct. The CCSO urges parents to talk with [...]
On February 10, a school administrator at Westlake High School discovered a student was in possession of cannabis. The cannabis was recovered, and the school resource officer charged the student on a civil citation with possession of cannabis. The student also faces disciplinary consequences in accordance with the CCPS Code of Student Conduct. The CCSO urges parents to talk with [...]
On February 5, a student at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center was involved in an argument with another student inside a classroom. During the argument, one of the involved students grabbed a teacher by the arm and pushed her against a wall. The student with whom he was arguing left the classroom. As an administrator was escorting the student involved [...]
On February 5, a student at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center was found to be in possession of a vaping device that tested positive for THC. Two other students were found to be in possession of vaping devices on February 4. All of the devices tested positive for THC and all three students were charged on a juvenile civil citation [...]
On January 30, officers assigned to Judicial Services, with assistance from the CCSO’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team and K9, were attempting to locate Michael Anthony Kirk, Jr., age 28, of Waldorf, who had active felony warrants for violating probation relating to theft over $25K. He also had an active warrant in Virginia for burglary. After pursuing leads, officers were able to [...]
On February 3 at 10:20 a.m., a juvenile was observed walking outside of Mattawoman Middle School at a time when students should have been in class. The juvenile was escorted to the administrator’s office where they provided a false name. As administrators and a school resource officer attempted to identify the juvenile, the juvenile continued providing false names. An administrator [...]