CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office240-682-1658 On July 31 at 11:15 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Riverwatch Drive in Indian Head for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 12-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. Family members and responding officers began CPR and continued until paramedics arrived; however, the child was pronounced deceased. A preliminary [...]
DATE: July 27, 2020 CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 CCSO Invites Charles County Citizens to Participate in Citizens Police Academy The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy (CPA), set to kick off in September. This 12-week program will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through [...]
Contact: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested two people in connection with a shooting that occurred in La Plata. A preliminary investigation showed that on June 7 at 9:30 p.m., the victims and suspects were involved in a verbal altercation with each other at a hotel in La Plata. Following the altercation, [...]
DATE: July 20, 2020CONTACT:Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH: On July 19 at 8:13 a.m., officers responded to the area of Annapolis Woods Road near Fire Tower Road in Welcome for the report of a motorcycle crash. A passing motorist observed parts of the motorcycle on the roadway and then observed the driver, who [...]
CONTACT:Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD… As a result of national and local conversations, Sheriff Troy D. Berry is sharing data collected regarding use of force related to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. “I think it’s important to share the information we obtained after doing research covering a five-year period from January 1, 2015 – July [...]
DATE: July 20, 2020CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will be conducting an assessment July 27-29, 2020, to examine all aspects of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services as [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrants Unit are searching for Eric Benjamin Mitchell, 22, of Waldorf, who escaped from an in-patient substance abuse program after being remanded to that facility on July 2 by the Circuit Court for Charles County. Mitchell, who was being held without bond [...]
A few changes to the LEOSA training resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic: 1. Temperature will be taken before entry. A temperature higher than 100.3 will disqualify the individual from participating. 2. Masks will be worn on the range and staging area at all times. 3. Only 4 shooters on the range at a time. 4. Shooters may qualify with 1 [...]
DATE: July 8, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Officers Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with Armed Robbery and Carjacking: Charles County Sheriff’s officers have arrested suspects in connection with an armed robbery and a carjacking, which took place on July 1 and July 6 in Waldorf. The details of the cases [...]
DATE: July 8, 2020 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Detectives Investigating Reckless Endangerment on Holly Tree Lane: On July 7 at approximately 2:28 p.m., officers responded to the area of Holly Tree Lane at Hollins Lane in Waldorf for the report of shots being fired. Initial investigation revealed the pictured vehicle, a white [...]