DATE: May 2, 2019 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or (240) 419-0646 CCSO to Host Citizens Advisory Council Meeting On Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will host a Citizens Advisory Council Meeting at the American Legion located at 6330 Crain Highway in La Plata. Representatives from each of the Sheriff’s Office districts [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On May 1 at 7:45 a.m., officers arrested Lovelle Caleb Cannaday, 17, of Waldorf, in connection with a robbery that occurred inside North Point High School. On April 30, during lunchtime, the victim was in a school hallway with several students when the suspect approached from behind, produced a knife and demanded [...]
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 May 2019
DATE: April 29, 2019 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (240) 419-0646 FATAL ACCIDENT ON TURKEY HILL ROAD: On April 28 at approximately 11:32 p.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Turkey Hill Road at Skylark Drive in White Plains for the report of a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers located the victim trapped in his [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 18, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested a former instructional assistant at Mattawoman Middle School in connection with making inappropriate comments to a female student and having inappropriate contact with another female student. Anthony Tyrone Williams, Jr., 23, of Waldorf, was arrested at his residence and charged [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 9 at 9:30 p.m., a lone male suspect entered the Subway sandwich shop in Bryan's Road, implied he had a gun and demanded money. The suspect stole money and fled on foot. The investigation revealed the suspect had previously committed two armed robberies at convenience stores in King George County, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On Saturday, April 27, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will join the Drug Enforcement Administration in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – a program held annually to encourage people with unwanted prescription medications to dispose of them safely and in a way that is [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 12 at approximately 10 a.m., a school resource officer assigned to Thomas Stone High School was advised of an altercation between two students inside a classroom. When the officer entered the room, he observed a male student being restrained by a teacher and several students, while another male student was [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 11, the CCSO was made aware of a social media post relating to a possible school shooting that was going to happen on April 12. Officers identified the person who initiated the post as a student at La Plata High School. Contact was made with the student and his parents, [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 On April 10 at approximately 10:40 a.m., it was brought to a La Plata High administrator’s attention that a student had revealed he had a bullet in his possession. The administrator brought the student to the office and found him to be in possession of a handgun and bullets. A school resource [...]