Pictured form left to right are Melanie Holland, VFW/LE/Fire/EMS Programs; Carl Vogt, Immediate Past State MD VFW Commander; Cpl. John Freeman; District 1 Commander David Cooks; and Edward Holland, chair, VFW LE/Fire/EMS Programs. Photo courtesy VFW. Three Charles County Sheriff’s officers were honored Jan. 5 at the Second Annual Tri-County Veterans of Foreign Wars Officer of the Year Ceremony. [...]
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 CityProtect.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. ATV CRASH: On Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., officers responded to the 8800 block of Penns Hill Road in La Plata [...]
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 CityProtect.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. BURGLARY: On Jan. 20 between 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., someone broke into a house in the 100 block of Sherman [...]
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 CityProtect.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO RECOVERY OF ILLEGAL PILLS: On Jan. 10 at 1:46 a.m., Officer N. Garner initiated a traffic stop [...]
Charles County Sheriff's detectives are seeking the identity of a man suspected of breaking into the Shell gas station/Dunkin Donuts in the 3500 block of Crain Highway last December and stole several cartons of cigarettes. The suspect’s photo was captured on a surveillance camera and Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the identity of two suspects suspected of stealing a golf cart and two trailers from a business in the 11700 block of Holly Auto Center Lane in Waldorf last October. A photo of the suspect’s truck was captured on a surveillance camera and Charles County Crime Solvers is offering cash reward of up to [...]
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 CityProtect.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. THEFT OF FUEL OIL: Sometime between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7, unknown suspect(s) siphoned between 5 to 10 gallons of fuel [...]
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 CityProtect.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. THEFT: On Jan. 6 at 10 p.m., officers responded to the Bryantown Store in the 6400 block of Leonardtown Road for [...]
In the muster room at the Charles County Detention Center on Dec. 16, the toys, stuffed animals, board games and other Christmas presents were stacked nearly as high as the Christmas tree, ready to be delivered to the children of low-income families whose struggles are especially difficult at Christmastime. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Corrections Division and the Charles County [...]
Three remarkable events happened in Charles County in 2013 and at times it seemed the circumstances were made for television: Zombies invaded a park; cops and cows stood on the rooftops of the local Chick-fil-As; and hundreds of red-clad runners traversed the streets of La Plata. Even more remarkable, these events produced a record-breaking achievement: Combined, they helped the Charles [...]