On May 25 at 12:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to a house fire at 11002 Greenwood Court in Waldorf. Neighbors called to say the back of a house was on fire and flames were coming through the roof. Another neighbor called and alerted 911 call takers that two people had escaped – a 26-year-old woman and a 3-year-old girl – [...]
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry announced today that detectives have charged Richard Travess Conway, 26, of Waldorf in connection with the domestic-related shooting that left a man dead and a woman wounded in the parking lot of McDonald's in the 11000 block of Mall Circle on May 20. Conway’s mother, Caroline Conway, was quickly linked to [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a press conference today at 11:30 a.m. at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters building in La Plata to announce a second arrest in connection with the double shooting that occurred in the parking lot of McDonald's in the 11000 block of Mall Circle in Waldorf on May 20. An off duty police officer [...]
DEATH INVESTIGATION: On May 22 at 6:55 a.m., officers were dispatched to Wills Memorial Park, 500 St. Mary’s Avenue, La Plata, in reference to a woman who had been pushing a toddler in a swing for an unusually long period of time - the woman and child had possibly been at the park since the day before. When officers arrived, [...]
HOMICIDE-SHOOTING: On May 20 at approximately 5:48 p.m., officers responded to the McDonald’s located at 11025 Mall Circle in Waldorf for a shooting. Upon arrival officers found two adult victims, a 25 year-old male and a 24 year-old female, located in the parking lot. Both victims were transported to area hospitals. The male victim, Robert Michael Mange, 25, Smithfield, VA, [...]
The following is a sample of recent Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigations. For information about crimes not included in this report, visit CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING STABBING: On May 19 at 1:50 a.m., officers responded to Charles Regional Medical Center for the report of a stabbing victim. A preliminary investigation showed [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Charles County Citizens for Substance Free Youth on the 30th Annual Project Graduation, which will take place on May 29 and May 30 from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. at the College of Southern Maryland. This free event aims to celebrate graduating high school seniors in Charles County in a drug, [...]
Do You Have Three Seconds to Help Save a Life? Marylanders Urged to Buckle Up or Pay the Price. Charles County, MD – Each year more than 120 people, who are not wearing their seat belt at the time of their crash, die on Maryland’s roadways. Even low speed crashes can produce serious injuries or fatalities to unbelted vehicle occupants [...]
The following is a sample of recent Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigations. For information about crimes not included in this report, visit CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. BURGLARY: Between May 7 and May 13, unknown suspect(s) stole an HVAC unit from a house in the 10200 block of Charles Street in La Plata. Officer [...]
HOMICIDE UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Shondell Middleton, 18, of Clinton, NC, in connection with the stabbing death of Jordan Anthony Lucas, 18, of Waldorf that occurred on May 7 on Vivian Adams Drive. Middleton stabbed Lucas as Lucas was fleeing from an altercation with him. After reviewing evidence and witness accounts, and after conferring with the Charles County [...]