CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 UPDATE: Ms. Taylor was located on June 19 at a friend's house safe and unharmed. On June 18, during the early morning hours, Celestine Taylor, 70, was last seen leaving the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata. Family members reported her missing after she did not come home. [...]
DATE: June 18, 2019 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 CCSO Invites Charles County Residents to National Night Out Police and Neighbors Come Together for Annual Community Event Attention Charles County residents: On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, neighborhoods throughout Charles County are invited to team up with thousands of communities across the country for the 36th Annual [...]
The CCSO Community Services Section has published the latest edition of its Watch Works newsletter. Watch Works is a publication of the Charles County Crime Watch Program and has important safety information. The CCSO encourages readers to share the information with family and friends. Watch Works June 2019
DATE: May 28, 2019 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 3 New Correctional Officers Seven Candidates Graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Corrections Entrance Level Training Program Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of 7 correctional [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 MISSING PERSON: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help locating Kimberly Nicole Horbacz, 26, of Indian Head. She was reported missing last month by a family member who was concerned they hadn’t heard from her. It is believed she may be in the company of a male acquaintance. She [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged Michael Rashid Moore, 22, of Waldorf and Darren Earl Miller, 24, of Washington, D.C. in connection with the murder of Walter Eugene Thomas, 18, who was shot and killed on March 4 in the 2100 block of Fairchild Court [...]
DATE: May 16, 2019 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 CCSO Hosts First Ever Motor Operator School; Two Officers Successfully Complete 80-Hour Program On Friday, May 10, members of the CCSO Special Operations Division along with members of the Command Staff celebrated the graduation of two Traffic Operations Officers from the CCSO’s first ever Basic Motor Operator School. Corporal [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On May 8 at 11:36 p.m., officers responded to a motel in the 11000 block of Crain Highway in Glasva for the report of a citizen armed robbery. The victim reported two suspects, one who was armed with a gun, approached him as he was sitting outside his room and demanded his [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On May 10 at 1:06 p.m., Charles County 911 received a call from a child indicating he and six other children were inside a car unattended and hot. The child was not sure where they were. Through GPS and other mechanisms, the call-taker was able to pinpoint the location of the vehicle [...]