On Friday, June 10, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit celebrated the graduation of two K9 officers and their partners: PFC Byron Clark and K9 Partner Dino, a Dutch Shepherd PFC Colby Shaw and his partner, Vader, and PFC Byron Clark and his partner, Dino. Both teams received Patrol Certification and Narcotics Detection Certification. In order to [...]
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. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY LESS THAN $1000: Sometime between the hours of 12 a.m. and 9 a.m. on June 13, unknown suspect(s) smashed the rear window and rear [...]
The Greater Waldorf Jaycees is well known throughout Charles County as an outstanding community service organization, and recently the CCSO K9 Unit benefitted from their kindness and generosity. On Friday, May 20, the Jaycees held a “Designer Purse Bingo” event to raise money to purchase K9 protective vests. The community responded with overwhelming support. In the largest turnout for a [...]
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. FLEEING AND ELUDING: On June 9 at approximately 9:18 p.m., an officer was on routine patrol when he spotted two motorcycles travelling at a high rate of [...]
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. THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE/DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: Sometime between the hours of 11 p.m. on June 4 and 9 a.m. on June 5, unknown suspect(s) entered an [...]
UPDATE IN DEATH INVESTIGATION AT CCDC: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified the woman who was found deceased in her cell at the Charles County Detention Center last Thursday as Ashley Nicole Swann, 30, of La Plata. On June 2 at 11:35 p.m., Corrections Officers at the Charles County Detention Center entered Swann’s cell to escort her to a routine [...]
DRIVER IDENTIFIED FROM FATAL CAR CRASH: Charles County Sheriff’s investigators have identified the driver of an SUV who was killed in a car crash on Trinity Church Road last Friday as Clifton Vernon Graves, 49, of Charlotte Hall. On June 3 at 7:14 p.m., officers responded to the 9200 block of Trinity Church Road in Charlotte Hall for the report [...]
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. DEATH INVESTIGATION: On June 2 at 11:35 p.m., Corrections Officers at the Charles County Detention Center entered the cell of a 30-year-old woman to escort her to [...]
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SENTENCED TO 90 DAYS IN JAIL AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO HAVING UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONTACT WITH INMATE: On June 1, Jason Arnold – a suspended Correctional Officer at the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) – was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to having unlawful sexual contact with a female inmate. The charge stemmed from an [...]
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. CHARLES COUNTY CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING CASH REWARD IN THEFT CASE: On May 31 at 7:12 p.m., three males entered Macy’s at St. Charles Town Center. Two males [...]