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 [...]
DATE: March 3, 2021 CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office301-609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Twenty-four New Police Officers – Thirteen from Charles County – Graduate Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Police Entrance Level Training Program Session 48 Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce thirteen new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after their graduation from the Southern [...]
DATE: February 28, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On February 28 at 2:40 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Ford F-350 was traveling northbound on Crain Highway when for unknown reasons [...]