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On May 16, a school administrator at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School was made aware of a student, age 12, who had a knife. Upon further investigation, two knives were actually recovered from the student. The knives were in the student’s pocket and had not been displayed. In accordance with MD law, due to the age of the student, they cannot [...]

On May 16, administrators at Henry E. Lackey High School were alerted of a student who was in possession of vapes that tested positive for THC. Further investigation revealed the student was also in possession of cannabis. The school resource officer will charge the student with possession of cannabis on a juvenile civil citation. The student also faces disciplinary consequences [...]

In early May, officers assigned to the Patrol Division were made aware of a case in which a manager of a business in Waldorf was stealing large amounts of money. The closing manager was suspected of stealing cash from the business over the past several months. As part of the investigation, several search warrants were obtained. On May 15, patrol [...]

On May 10, a male and a female entered a department store on Mall Circle in Waldorf and stole nearly $3,000 worth of fragrances. They returned later and stole more fragrances and were seen by loss prevention employees placing the stolen items in a blue SUV, which was parked at a nearby restaurant. When officers arrived, they found both suspects [...]

On May 9, Phillip McRay Bright, 68, of Crestview, Florida, was charged via criminal information in connection with the April 10 firearms discharge case in which a 9-year-old student discharged a gun inside a classroom at Billingsley Elementary School; no one was injured. The investigation revealed Bright, a relative of the student, was in town visiting the student’s family. Through [...]

On May 7, school administrators at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School located cannabis in a student’s bookbag. The school resource officer  recovered the cannabis and charged the student, age 13, on a juvenile citation with possession of cannabis. The student also faces school disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Student Conduct. CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media [...]

 On May 1 at 8:17 p.m., the driver of a passenger car was traveling southbound on Old Washington Road near Trade Zone Court in Waldorf when the vehicle struck a pedestrian who was trying to cross the roadway. The pedestrian was also struck by another vehicle, which was traveling northbound on Old Washington Road. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased, and [...]

On May 2 at 5 a.m., Demetrius Charles Dorsey, age 23, of La Plata, was arrested and charged in connection with numerous thefts of ATVs from across the region including King George County, Charles County, La Plata, Alexandria City, Prince William County, Prince George’s County and St. Mary’s County. Dorsey would seek out people selling ATVs on social media, and [...]