On September 2 at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to a store in Smallwood Village Center for a reported assault involving a firearm. The investigation revealed the suspect, Tiffany Deshaunta Booze, age 38, of Ft. Washington, became confrontational with a store employee after expressing frustration about waiting in line. A second employee opened another register, allowing Booze to complete her [...]
On September 15, school administrators at Diggs Elementary School were notified of a report that a student might have had a gun while on the morning school bus. Administrators quickly located the student, age 8, and discovered a water gun inside his bookbag. A preliminary investigation revealed the student had shown the water gun to other students at the morning [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 13‑year‑old juvenile with making a threat of violence toward a group of students at Davis Middle School that occurred after school hours. A preliminary investigation showed that on September 8 at about 10 p.m., several students from Davis Middle School were on FaceTime when a 13-year-old relative of one of the students [...]
On August 28, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a room inside a hotel located in the 11700 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf, as part of an ongoing drug distribution investigation. Shortly before the search was conducted, detectives located the suspect, Tyriek Lamont Courtney, 35, of Waldorf at a nearby gas station [...]
On August 27, a student, age 15, at Henry E. Lackey High School was found to be in possession of several packaged vape devices containing THC. In an unrelated case on August 26, a 15-year-old student at Westlake High School was found to be in possession of a vape containing THC. Both students were issued a juvenile citation for possession [...]
On August 25 at approximately 10:20 a.m., officers were assisting another law enforcement agency in locating a wanted person traveling in a silver passenger car. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office observed the vehicle near Leonardtown Road and Lakewood Drive in Waldorf and initiated a traffic stop. The car briefly pulled over, before fleeing. Officers pursued the vehicle on [...]
On August 24 at approximately 8:10 a.m., school administrators and school resource officers (SROs) at North Point High School responded to an altercation inside the building. A preliminary investigation showed a student, age 16, punched another student from behind causing the student to fall. Other students, ages 16 and 17, engaged in the altercation before school resource officers and school [...]
On August 21, at approximately 1:48 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 15500 block of Woodward Place in Waldorf for the report of a suspicious subject possibly breaking into vehicles, while a second subject appeared to be acting as a lookout near a Dodge Challenger. As officers arrived in the area, they heard a car alarm sounding and observed one [...]
On August 6 at 3:27 p.m., officers responded to the area of St. Thomas Drive near Alderman’s Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation showed the victim, age 14, was walking in the area when a car approached and two people exited and fired shots, striking the victim in the leg. The victim was flown [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that four commanders—Captain Louis C. Schmidt III, Lieutenant Paul G. Morgan, III, Lieutenant Dorrell Savoy, and Sergeant Amber Hancock—recently graduated from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety’s School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC). The nationally recognized 10‑week program provides advanced leadership and management education for mid‑ and upper‑level law [...]