DATE: April 13, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 In August of 2020, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into a corrections officer who worked at the Charles County Detention Center. Based on the nature of the allegations, CFC Richard Dean, a 14-year-veteran was suspended immediately. The investigation revealed the incident occurred in [...]

DATE: April 6, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers have identified and arrested two women in connection with an assault that occurred at the Taco Bell on Smallwood Drive on March 31. In the case, Tanesha Renea Williams, 25, of Waldorf, who was driving a sedan, had placed an order [...]

DATE: April 6, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 4 at 8:45 p.m., Charles County Sheriff's officers were dispatched to the 9900 block of Charles Street in La Plata for the report of a man breaking out windows of a car. Upon arrival, officers encountered an adult male standing near a truck on [...]

DATE: April 1, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 31 at 10:23 p.m., officers responded to a fast food restaurant on Smallwood Drive for the report of an assault. A preliminary investigation revealed the occupants of a vehicle started an argument with an employee who was working at the drive-thru window. [...]

DATE: March 31, 2021               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 30 at approximately 11 a.m., officers responded to the 12100 block of Old Line Center in Waldorf for the report of an armed robbery. The initial investigation revealed a courier was making a delivery to a pharmacy when two suspects approached him. The suspects [...]

DATE: March 30, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Illegal Firearms Recovered during Search Warrant: On October 12, 2020, two suspects armed with a gun robbed a clerk at a convenience store in the 11600 block of Billingsley Road. Detectives responded to the scene and began investigating leads. During their investigation, detectives obtained a search [...]

DATE: March 25, 2021               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified two suspects in connection with the murder of Daniel McClellan-Givens, 17, who was shot and killed onNovember 3, 2020 in the 2000 block of Amber Leaf Place in Waldorf. An arrest warrant was obtained for Anthony Edward Small, 21, of [...]

DATE: March 25, 2021                  CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 The reporting of crime stats nationwide has evolved and now provides more insight  Charles County, MD…In accordance with mandatory federal data collection standards, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, along with police departments across the country, has begun implementing the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System [...]

DATE: March 22, 2021               CONTACT:Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have identified the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting death of Tre Thomas Wilburn, 28, who was shot and killed during an altercation on March 11 in the parking lot of the Gold Mine Saloon in [...]

DATE: March 12, 2021               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 11 at 10:14 p.m., patrol officers responded to the Gold Mine Saloon located at 3090 Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Tre Thomas Wilburn, 28, of California, MD, in the parking lot of [...]