2020 Annual Report The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. 2020 Fast Facts County Population: 163,257*Sworn Officers: 299Corrections Officers: 133Court Security Officers: 15Automated Enforcement Unit (AEU) Deputy: 1Civilian Employees: 196**Calls for Service: 210,487Arrests: 3,593Motor Vehicle Citations / Warnings / Parking Tickets: 3,877 / 6,287 / 117DUI Citations: 145 Automobile Fatal Crashes / [...]

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Unit has announced the dates for the 2021 youth summer sports camps: Ladies Leadership Soccer Camp will take place at Laurel Springs Regional Park in La Plata on June 22 - 24 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The program is being offered to young ladies in grades 3 through 5 who reside in Charles County. [...]

DATE: July 27, 2020  CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799          CCSO Invites Charles County Citizens to Participate in Citizens Police Academy  The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy (CPA), set to kick off in September. This 12-week program will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through [...]

Sheriff Berry has had very constructive conversation with the community and had the opportunity to share his perspective on very important issues challenging our great nation.  We have added links to recordings of those events on our website https://www.ccso.us/messages-to-the-community/. Tonight, June 12, Sheriff Berry will be participating in a Zoom call hosted by New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church called, “Bridging the [...]

DATE:  March 3, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Public Relations Specialist (301) 609-6538 CCSO to Host Annual Crime Watch Kickoff Celebration Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Community Services Section are hosting the annual Crime Watch Kickoff event on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in La Plata. The [...]

DATE: July 17, 2019          CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or (240) 419-0646 CCSO Invites Charles County Residents to Participate in 2019 Citizens Police Academy The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for its 2019 Citizens Police Academy (CPA) class, set to begin in September. This 12-week program will begin on September 18, 2019, and [...]

DATE: June 18, 2019      CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 CCSO Invites Charles County Residents to National Night Out Police and Neighbors Come Together for Annual Community Event Attention Charles County residents: On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, neighborhoods throughout Charles County are invited to team up with thousands of communities across the country for the 36th Annual [...]

UDPATE: As of May 17, Football Camp and Soccer Camp are full for 2019. There is still space to register for Baseball Camp. Be on the look out for us again next year! The Charles County Sheriff's Office School Resource Unit has announced the dates for the 2019 youth summer sports camps: Kops for Kids Football Camp will be held [...]