DATE: April 29, 2019 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (240) 419-0646 FATAL ACCIDENT ON TURKEY HILL ROAD: On April 28 at approximately 11:32 p.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Turkey Hill Road at Skylark Drive in White Plains for the report of a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers located the victim trapped in his [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 18, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested a former instructional assistant at Mattawoman Middle School in connection with making inappropriate comments to a female student and having inappropriate contact with another female student. Anthony Tyrone Williams, Jr., 23, of Waldorf, was arrested at his residence and charged [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 9 at 9:30 p.m., a lone male suspect entered the Subway sandwich shop in Bryan's Road, implied he had a gun and demanded money. The suspect stole money and fled on foot. The investigation revealed the suspect had previously committed two armed robberies at convenience stores in King George County, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On Saturday, April 27, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will join the Drug Enforcement Administration in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – a program held annually to encourage people with unwanted prescription medications to dispose of them safely and in a way that is [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 12 at approximately 10 a.m., a school resource officer assigned to Thomas Stone High School was advised of an altercation between two students inside a classroom. When the officer entered the room, he observed a male student being restrained by a teacher and several students, while another male student was [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 11, the CCSO was made aware of a social media post relating to a possible school shooting that was going to happen on April 12. Officers identified the person who initiated the post as a student at La Plata High School. Contact was made with the student and his parents, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 10 at approximately 10:40 a.m., it was brought to a La Plata High administrator’s attention that a student had revealed he had a bullet in his possession. The administrator brought the student to the office and found him to be in possession of a handgun and bullets. A school resource [...]
DATE: March 24, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On March 23 at 12:49 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Montgomery Lane in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found a male victim, 27, inside a car which was parked in the parking lot of a store. The victim was [...]
DATE: March 22, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the identities of the suspects involved in two armed robberies in which pharmacies were targeted. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for the tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the suspects. The [...]
MEDIA CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On March 19 at approximately 10 a.m., a teacher at La Plata High School noticed a student who appeared to be under the influence of drugs. The teacher called school administration to the classroom and an administrator immediately responded and removed the student. Administrators subsequently discovered the student was in possession [...]