On April 9 at 2 p.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were made aware of a student who was in possession of a knife hidden in their clothing. Upon investigation, a knife was recovered. The student, age 13, will be charged a juvenile offense report with possession of a weapon on school property, [...]
WALDORF, MD – The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the disappearance of Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, age 23, of Waldorf, who was reported missing by her boyfriend on April 2. Guerra was last physically seen on the evening of March 31 at her residence on Adams Court in Waldorf, where she lives with several individuals, including her boyfriend, [...]
Charles County, MD... On March 28, 2025, a Charles County Grand Jury indicted Kolbey Cooper, age 22, a Charles County corrections officer, with two counts of sexual contact with an incarcerated individual, two counts of 4th-degree sex offense, and delivering contraband (an e-cigarette) to a person detained in a place of confinement. In early February, correctional officers at the Charles [...]
On March 21 at 1:34 p.m., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Western Parkway near Acton Lane in Waldorf on a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The driver refused to pull over and fled. The driver struck a curb in the area of Crain Highway and Smallwood Drive West, where the car became disabled. The [...]
Charles County, MD…On March 27, at approximately 2 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s detectives were notified by the Prince George’s County Police Department that Richard Wilson, Jr., age 86, who had been reported missing from his Waldorf home on January 25, was found deceased in the water near Mariner Drive in Fort Washington, MD. Mr. Wilson, who had Alzheimer’s Disease, walked [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives and Forensic Science personnel are seeking to identify a serial sex offender. Here are the facts of the cases: Between November 1996 and August 2003, an unidentified male targeted women in Prince George’s County and Washington, DC by offering them a ride under false pretenses. Once inside his vehicle, the suspect engaged victims in conversation, distracting [...]
On March 20, the County Sheriff’s Office suspended Officer David Moats, a 1 ½-year veteran of the agency, after he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault involving a relative earlier on March 20 in St. Mary’s County, MD. Moats was suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. Additionally, the CCSO’s Office of Professional Responsibility has initiated an [...]
Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the identity and arrest of a man who has stolen numerous tools and other items from home improvement stores since early February. In each case, the suspect has entered a business, loaded up a cart full of power tools, and walked out without paying. He has been [...]
On March 13 at 8:19 a.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Henry E. Lackey High School were inside a school hallway during class transition when a fight erupted between two students, with other students joining in. The school resource officer and administrators separated the six involved students and deescalated the situation. Two students sustained injuries; one student [...]
On March 11 at 10:44 p.m., patrol officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the area of Promenade Place near Aldergate Place in Waldorf. Officers initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled. Officers utilized stop sticks, which rendered the vehicle inoperable. The driver fled from the vehicle but was apprehended without further incident. Officers recovered a large [...]