Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office are hosting the annual Crime Watch/Crime Prevention kick-off event on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion, 6330 Crain Highway, La Plata. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about crime prevention and discuss strategies to keeping communities safe. Det. C. [...]
Lt. Colonel Robert Cleaveland Charles County, MD .... Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cleaveland, a 30-year-veteran of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, will retire on Saturday, January 31. Known for his leadership, incredible knowledge of Agency policies, and compassion for victims of crime, Lt. Colonel Cleaveland had what he calls “an amazing career working with the men and women of [...]
[message type="warning" show_close="false"]The CCSO is posting this press release on behalf of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Questions from the media should be directed to the ATF. Citizens with information that could help investigators solve these cases should contact either the ATF or Charles County Crime Solvers. Please see the press release below for details.[/message] BALTIMORE [...]
The Charles County Sheriff's Office Traffic Operations Unit will be conducting two field sobriety checkpoints tonight, Aug. 29 in the Waldorf area. In addition, officers will be conducting saturation patrols throughout the county looking for impaired drivers over the Labor Day weekend.
This year, Aug 25, marks the opening day of school for students in Charles County and Charles County Sheriff's officers, school resource officers and crossing guards will be on hand to help ensure a safe return for all students. Officers will be patrolling in and around schools and watching for speeders and violators of the red flashing lights on school [...]
CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN BURGLARY CASES: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect(s) responsible for several recent burglaries of standalone businesses in the White Plains and La Plata areas. In most cases, the suspect(s) struck overnight and gained entry into the business by breaking in through a rear door or [...]
Attention all neighborhoods: On August 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., neighborhoods throughout Charles County are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for National Night Out. Sheriff Rex Coffey, the women and men of the CCSO, McGruff the Crime Dog and McGruff's nephew Scruff, will join residents to celebrate the community's alliance against crime, drugs [...]
The CCSO Fingerprinting Office at St. Charles Towne Center will be closed Mon., May 26 for Memorial Day. The CCSO will operate special hours on Fri., May 30, from noon to 5:30 p.m. for electronic fingerprinting only. For more information about fingerprinting, please click here.
U.S. Department of Defense Photo Officer Cook, the School Resource Officer assigned to Milton Somers Middle School, is helping her students collect donations for care packages to send to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Please consider donating any of the items included in this list: Milton Somers Care Packages Monetary donations will also be accepted and will [...]
Happy New Year, from Sheriff Rex Coffey and the CCSO. If you plan to celebrate tonight, please remember to be safe and responsible: Don't Drink and Drive. We are increasing our patrols tonight and asking citizens to help us by reporting drivers who appear to be intoxicated. If you see a suspected drunk driver, call us immediately. If you are [...]