DATE: November 23, 2021                    CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 21 at 5:53 a.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Crain Highway in La Plata for the report of an assault in progress. When officers arrived, they found the victim with severe injuries. He was transported to a hospital where [...]

DATE: November 23, 2021                    CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 23 at 11:26 a.m., a school resource officer at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center in Pomfret, MD, was notified of a possible overdose of a controlled substance involving an 18-year-old student. While school staff was helping the student, a replica [...]

DATE: November 23, 2021                    CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 25, 2020, at approximately 2:56 a.m., officers responded to the 12300 block of Glenview Place in Waldorf after receiving a call for the report of a death. When officers arrived, they located the victim, Latoya Hicks, 33, of Waldorf, near the [...]

DATE: November 23, 2021                    CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 21 at 3:37 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and St. Ignatius Drive for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a vehicle was making a left turn from St. [...]

DATE: November 22, 2021                    CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 21 at 3:37 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and St. Ignatius Drive for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a vehicle was making a left turn from St. [...]

DATE: November 18, 2021                   CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 15 at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Teakwood Court in Waldorf for a citizen’s report of a suspicious vehicle. Officers located the vehicle, but before contact could be made, the driver fled with the headlights turned off. Officers attempted [...]

DATE: November 17, 2021                   CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On October 8, 2021, a male suspect arranged to meet the victim after conversing with them through a social media app. They met on a street at a location in Charles County, at which time the suspect pulled out a gun and stole the [...]

DATE: November 17, 2021                   CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Cameras Added to Buses Deter Illegal Passing of Stopped School Buses Charles County, MD… TheCharles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are launching a new school bus safety program this week, in partnership with a safety technology company, BusPatrol. The [...]

DATE: November 10, 2021                   CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 10 at 3:22 a.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of New Forest Court for the report of a carjacking that just occurred. The victim, a Lyft driver, was waiting in the area to pick up a customer when the suspect ran [...]

DATE: November 8, 2021                    CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 7 at 9:24 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 2000 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male with a gunshot wound. The man was flown to a hospital [...]