On December 11 at 9:28 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf for the report of an assault. A preliminary investigation showed a woman was walking on the sidewalk when her former boyfriend, Clarence Antonio Bennett, age 41, of Waldorf, approached and began yelling at her. The woman tried to walk away but Bennett [...]

On December 17, after receiving a tip, a 9-year-old student at JP Ryon Elementary School was found to be in possession of a knife on school grounds. In accordance with MD law, the student was not charged and will face disciplinary consequences from the CCPS in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. PFC Hancock investigated. CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media [...]

On December 16, a student at La Plata High School attacked another student by throwing them up against a wall and striking them several times with their fist. The students were separated by a school administrator. The student will be charged on a juvenile offense report with assault and face disciplinary consequences from the CCPS in accordance with the Student [...]

On December 16 at 12:09 p.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School received numerous reports of a student selling marijuana in a school bathroom. Upon further investigation by the school resource officer and the administrator, the student was found to be in possession of 28 grams of cannabis. The student, who was in the administrator’s office, tried to [...]

On December 16, a student at Smallwood Middle School was found to be in possession of a vape device that tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a juvenile civil citation and faces disciplinary consequences from the CCPS in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. PFC Miedzinski is investigating. CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 or [...]

On December 4, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested a 16-year-old male who was observed getting into a car that had been reported stolen. As they approached, the juvenile attempted to flee but was apprehended. Through investigation, detectives linked the juvenile to a citizen robbery that occurred in October during which the suspect stole shoes and a cell [...]

On December 11, two students at Westlake High School were arguing when a school administrator tried to intervene. At that time, a third student walked by and struck one of the students involved in the argument. Two additional students engaged in the altercation, which turned physical. School administrators were able to separate the students. One of the students was treated [...]

On December 10, a school administrator at Davis Middle School found a student, age 14,  in possession of cannabis. The student was charged on a juvenile civil citation with possession of cannabis. The student also faces school consequences for violating the Charles County Public School Code of Conduct. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact PFC Douglas [...]

On December 9, a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School detected the strong odor of cannabis emitting from a student’s locker. Through further investigation, ammunition for a semi-automatic handgun was recovered from one bookbag in the locker, and narcotics and a knife were recovered from a different bookbag in the same locker. The students to whom the bookbags belonged [...]

On December 9, a student at La Plata High School was found to be in possession of a vaping device containing cannabis. The student was charged on a juvenile civil citation with possession of cannabis. The student will face disciplinary actions in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Conduct. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked [...]