REGISTER FOR THE 2014 ZOMBIE INVASION 5K The walking—and running!—dead are returning to La Plata for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s (CCSO) second annual Zombie Invasion 5K fundraiser for Special Olympics Maryland. The CCSO, Charles County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 24 (FOP), and Charles County Correctional Officers Association (CCCOA) will host the 5K on Sun., Nov. 2, at Laurel [...]
Drug abuse in Charles County is rising to a level nearing crisis proportions and is destroying our families and our communities. You are not alone. Together we stand. Together we find a solution. The Charles County Board of Commissioners, the Charles County Department of Health, the Charles County Sheriff's Office, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, and Charles County Public [...]
[alert type="warning" show_close="false"]UPDATE: Registration is now closed[/alert] The Charles County Sheriff’s Office invites students between the ages of 10 and 14 to join the School Resource Unit and the College of Southern Maryland baseball team for the annual Badges for Baseball summer camp. The camp, which is free and sponsored by the Cal Ripken Sr., Foundation, the Waldorf Jaycees and [...]
On Saturday, April 26, between 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will join the DEA in the National Medications Take-Back initiative – a program held twice a year, nationwide, to encourage people with unwanted prescription medications to dispose of them in a safe manner. Although the CCSO offers residents the opportunity to dispose of unwanted medications [...]
Help fuel the Flame of Hope: Join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maryland on June 5 at 9 a.m. in La Plata. Two routes – a 3.5-mile route for runners and a three-mile route for walkers – will depart Texas Roadhouse located at 103 Drury Drive in La Plata and return [...]
Charles County Sheriff Rex W. Coffey and members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office are hosting the annual Crime Watch kick-off event on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Waldorf Jaycees. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about crime prevention and discuss strategies to keeping communities safe. COPS officer Cpl. Mark Kaylor will give a [...]
Say goodbye to polar vortices and snowstorms this spring with a morning bike ride for a good cause. Join Sheriff Rex Coffey and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for the CCSO’s 5th Annual Bike Ride for United Way of Charles County and the Spring Dell Center, Inc. The bike ride will be held March 22 on the Indian Head Rail [...]
A zombie invasion is coming to Charles County later this month and the first symptom of the infection – generosity – is already starting to appear at local businesses. Texas Roadhouse, The Meadows Original Frozen Custard and Buffalo Wild Wings are hosting special events to raise money for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Zombie Invasion 5K to support Special Olympics [...]
On Saturday, October 26, between 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will join the DEA in the National Medications Take-Back Program. “This is an important program because unwanted medicines, which often fall into the hands of abusers, can be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner,” said Sheriff Rex W. Coffey. Although the CCSO offers residents [...]
Zombies are invading Charles County next month to raise money for Special Olympics Maryland, and the philanthropic apocalypse is being supported by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has announced. Buffalo Wild Wings will hold three fundraisers for next month’s Zombie Invasion 5K being hosted by the CCSO, Charles County Fraternal Order of Police [...]