Over the course of the past week, school administrators and school resource officers recovered multiple vapes containing THC from students at several Charles County middle and high schools. Incidents occurred in both bathrooms and other school areas and involved students between the ages of 11 and 16. In total, devices were recovered at Smallwood Middle School, Mattawoman Middle School, Glymont [...]
Charles County, MD… The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is releasing video footage related to a traffic stop that occurred on August 25 in which the suspect vehicle fled and was later involved in a fatal crash on Crain Highway near McKendree Road in Brandywine. Under Maryland law, investigative authority in this case rests with the Maryland Office of the [...]
On September 2 at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to a store in Smallwood Village Center for a reported assault involving a firearm. The investigation revealed the suspect, Tiffany Deshaunta Booze, age 38, of Ft. Washington, became confrontational with a store employee after expressing frustration about waiting in line. A second employee opened another register, allowing Booze to complete her [...]
On September 15, school administrators at Diggs Elementary School were notified of a report that a student might have had a gun while on the morning school bus. Administrators quickly located the student, age 8, and discovered a water gun inside his bookbag. A preliminary investigation revealed the student had shown the water gun to other students at the morning [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 13‑year‑old juvenile with making a threat of violence toward a group of students at Davis Middle School that occurred after school hours. A preliminary investigation showed that on September 8 at about 10 p.m., several students from Davis Middle School were on FaceTime when a 13-year-old relative of one of the students [...]
On August 28, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a room inside a hotel located in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf, as part of an ongoing drug distribution investigation. Shortly before the search was conducted, detectives located the suspect, Tyriek Lamont Courtney, 35, of Waldorf at a nearby gas station [...]
On August 27, a student, age 15, at Henry E. Lackey High School was found to be in possession of several packaged vape devices containing THC. In an unrelated case on August 26, a 15-year-old student at Westlake High School was found to be in possession of a vape containing THC. Both students were issued a juvenile citation for possession [...]
On August 25 at approximately 10:20 a.m., officers were assisting another law enforcement agency in locating a wanted person traveling in a silver passenger car. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office observed the vehicle near Leonardtown Road and Lakewood Drive in Waldorf and initiated a traffic stop. The car briefly pulled over, before fleeing. Officers pursued the vehicle on [...]
On August 24 at approximately 8:10 a.m., school administrators and school resource officers (SROs) at North Point High School responded to an altercation inside the building. A preliminary investigation showed a student, age 16, punched another student from behind causing the student to fall. Other students, ages 16 and 17, engaged in the altercation before school resource officers and school [...]
On August 21, at approximately 1:48 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 15500 block of Woodward Place in Waldorf for the report of a suspicious subject possibly breaking into vehicles, while a second subject appeared to be acting as a lookout near a Dodge Challenger. As officers arrived in the area, they heard a car alarm sounding and observed one [...]