DATE: January 20, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 17 at 4:52 p.m., officers responded to the area of Billingsley Road near St. Patricks Drive in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of a Jeep was traveling southbound on St Patricks Drive when [...]
DATE: January 20, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 19 at 9:39 a.m., officers responded to the area of South Hampton Drive at Weston Drive in Bryans Road, MD for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Fredrick Markeith Young, 24, of Bryans Road, with a gunshot wound [...]
DATE: January 15, 2021 CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office301-609-6538 Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 7 New Correctional Officers Twelve Candidates Graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice AcademyCorrections Entrance Level Training Program Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of 12 correctional officers – 7 from Charles [...]
DATE: January 14, 2021 CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office301-609-6538 or 301-848-4799 Many will look back at the year 2020 and wish to forget it, and for good reasons. While we remember the many difficulties and challenges, we come away from the past year grateful and humbled. Amidst a global pandemic and continually changing public directives and orders, the men and [...]
DATE: January 13, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On January 11 at 9:55 p.m., officers responded to the area of eastbound Berry Road between the lower and upper portions of Bunker Hill Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed two vehicles – possibly a Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Camaro – [...]
DATE: January 12, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Charles County, MD...The Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Office of Professional Responsibility, is investigating the possibility a corrections officer was inappropriately present on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol last week. Today, command staff received an internal complaint of the employee’s possible involvement. At this time, there is no indication other [...]
DATE: January 8, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD – Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was awarded Excellence, the highest rating possible by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), on November 13, 2020, in the Law [...]
DATE: January 7, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Update: The driver at fault in this crash, Matthew Robert Eppley, 22, of Charlotte Hall, MD, was pronounced deceased yesterday afternoon as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash. The woman who was driving the Pacifica is still being treated at a hospital. [...]
DATE: January 6, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD… The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce Sheriff Troy D. Berry was re-appointed as a member of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (MPTSC) by Maryland State Governor Larry Hogan. Sheriff Berry took his Oath of Office for this [...]
DATE: December 31, 2020 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On December 30 at 6:11 p.m., officers responded to the area of Western Parkway at Waldorf Market Place for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Shortly after officers and paramedics arrived and attempted life-saving measures, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation [...]