DATE: November 8, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Thefts of Handicap Placards / Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect(s) responsible for stealing handicap placards. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for a [...]
DATE: October 26, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 240-419-0646 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS UNIT INVESTIGATING SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT: On October 26 at 9:12 a.m., officers responded to Poplar Hill Road at Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf for the report of an accident involving a school bus and a dump truck. Upon arrival, officers located the bus which had [...]
DATE: October 23, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Arrest Made in Connection with Shooting / Homicide on Wildmeadows Street Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have charged Andre Raynard Hilliard Johnson, 24, of La Plata, in connection with a shooting that occurred on October 3 in Waldorf. Investigation revealed a group of people, one [...]
DATE: October 18, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 240-419-0646 Maryland Police & Correctional Training Commissions Awards “Instructor of the Year” to Two CCSO Officers On Thursday, October 11, 2018, the Maryland Police & Correctional Training Commissions (MPCTC) held its 18th Annual Awards & Instructor’s Conference. The mission of the MPCTC is “ensure the quality of law [...]
DATE: October 15, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 PATROL OFFICERS APPREHEND CARJACKING SUSPECT: On October 14 at approximately 5:29 p.m., officers responded to a hotel in the 11300 block of Days Court in Waldorf for the report of a carjacking involving a black sport utility vehicle. While en route to the hotel, officers were notified of another [...]
DATE: October 10, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 240-419-0646 Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Complete D.A.R.E. Instructor Training Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the graduation of two school resource officers from the 34th Maryland D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Officer Training class recently held at the Public Safety Education and Training Center [...]
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to recognize the efforts of several law enforcement personnel who assisted in the training of many Maryland police departments and sheriff’s offices regarding the implementation of HB 1302 – a new law that deals with extreme risk protective orders – which went into effect October 1. As with any new law, policies [...]
DATE: October 4, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE ON WILDMEADOWS STREET: On October 3 at approximately 7:55 p.m., officers responded to the 11200 block of Wildmeadows Street in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located a 17-year-old male, Elisha Amon Cole, of Waldorf, deceased from [...]
DATE: October 3, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Receive Aggressive Driving Prevention Awards On September 26, four members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit were among approximately 140 officers honored at the Maryland Department of Transportation’s ADAPT (Aggressive Drivers Are Public Threats) Aggressive Driving Prevention Awards Luncheon. Sgt. Jon Burroughs, [...]
DATE: September 28, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (240) 419-0646 OFFICERS LOCATE AND ARREST SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: On September 27 at about 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for an attempted carjacking on Crain Dawe, Kelvin Hart Highway at Pierce Road in Waldorf. Initial investigation revealed the victim was stopped [...]