On October 8 at 8:40 a.m., Sharon Marie Sams, 30, of La Plata, was driving a Buick Regal in the 9300 block of Parkway Subdivision Road in La Plata when her car suddenly left the roadway and struck a tree. Sams and her two children – a 6-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl- were flown to area hospitals. Sams died [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: On Oct. 6, during the overnight hours, unknown suspects destroyed mailboxes on Maxwell Drive, Barney Drive, Gallant Lane [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is releasing additional surveillance photos of the man wanted in connection with the robbery of a bank. Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for the identification and arrest of the suspect. On Friday, Oct. 4 at 11:51 a.m., a man approached a bank teller in the 3200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. He [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man responsible for a robbery. On Friday, Oct. 4 at 11:51 a.m., a man entered a grocery store in the 3200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf and approached a teller at a bank branch located inside the store. The man passed a note indicating a robbery [...]
On Oct. 3 at 5:50 p.m., officers responded to the 10800 block of Hopewell Place in La Plata for the report of an accidental shooting involving a child. When officers arrived, they spoke with the child’s grandmother who said she was outside watching her grandson play. He got into a car which was parked in the driveway and suddenly she [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. WHEEL AND RIM THEFT: On Oct. 3 at 2 a.m., unknown suspects stole the wheels and rims from a Chevy Trailblazer [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE: Between Sept. 28 – Sept. 29, someone stole the front bumper from a 2003 Ford F350 truck [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. FUGITIVE APPREHENDED: On Sept. 24 at 3:20 p.m., detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division apprehended Matthew Leo [...]
On Sept. 25 at 7:50 a.m., the driver of a Cadillac Escalade was traveling in the 2400 block of Davis Road in Waldorf when she struck a curb, lost control of her vehicle and struck a school bus head on. The bus was headed to North Point High School and had 36 students and a driver on board. No one [...]
The following is a sample of recent events investigated by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. For information about other events which are not included in this report, visit www.CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. THEFT: Between Sept. 14 – Sept. 22, someone broke into an unlocked garage in the 9800 block of Johnsontown Road in [...]