DATE: May 11, 2021CONTACT: Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 301-848-4799 Officers Respond to Call for Man with Gun: On May 10 at 11:42 a.m., officers responded to the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for the report of a subject “practice drawing” a firearm just outside of a store. Upon arrival, officers located the suspect, Dorvay [...]
DATE: May 2, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On May 1 at 5:58 p.m., Charles County Emergency Services (911) received calls regarding multiple drowning victims in a pool at a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Lane in Waldorf. A Fire Unit from Station 3 in Waldorf with four personnel were [...]
DATE: April 22, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 21, members of the Firearms Investigation Unit, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, served two search warrants related to an on-going firearms investigation. During one of the searches, detectives recovered a loaded firearm and ammunition inside [...]
DATE: April 19, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 16 at 1 a.m., officers responded to a bar in the 3000 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a man with a handgun. Prior to the officers’ arrival, the man walked out of the bar and jumped into a [...]
DATE: April 19, 2021 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 301-848-4799 CCSO Introduces New Victim Services ProgramWith Enhanced Services for Victims of Crime Sheriff Troy Berry is proud to announce that, with the recent hire of a new Victim/Witness Services Coordinator, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will be offering improved services for victims and witnesses of crimes. “Connecting [...]
DATE: April 15, 2021 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 301-848-4799 Corporal Justin Davis Named Charles County Detention Center2020 Correctional Officer of the Year Charles County Detention Center Director Brandon Foster, along with Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the CCSO and CCDC Command Staff, are proud to announce that Corrections Corporal Justin Davis has been named the [...]
DATE: April 13, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 In August of 2020, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into a corrections officer who worked at the Charles County Detention Center. Based on the nature of the allegations, CFC Richard Dean, a 14-year-veteran was suspended immediately. The investigation revealed the incident occurred in [...]
DATE: April 6, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers have identified and arrested two women in connection with an assault that occurred at the Taco Bell on Smallwood Drive on March 31. In the case, Tanesha Renea Williams, 25, of Waldorf, who was driving a sedan, had placed an order [...]
DATE: April 6, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On April 4 at 8:45 p.m., Charles County Sheriff's officers were dispatched to the 9900 block of Charles Street in La Plata for the report of a man breaking out windows of a car. Upon arrival, officers encountered an adult male standing near a truck on [...]
DATE: April 1, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On March 31 at 10:23 p.m., officers responded to a fast food restaurant on Smallwood Drive for the report of an assault. A preliminary investigation revealed the occupants of a vehicle started an argument with an employee who was working at the drive-thru window. [...]