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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 [...]

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 [...]

DATE: July 6, 2020             CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301) 609-6538 or (301) 848-4799 Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspect in Connection with Multiple Shootings: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested one Flemming, Brian Jermaine suspect in connection with two shootings, which took place in December and June in Waldorf. The [...]

Update 7/5/2020: Sean Heckman has been recovered without incident and is in good health.  DATE: July 5, 2020             CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office (301)848-4799 CCSO AND LPPD OFFICERS SEARCHING FOR CRITICAL MISSING TEEN IN LA PLATA: Officers are in the area of Port Tobacco Road near Crain Highway in La Plata searching for Sean Heckman, 17, of Indian [...]

CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On June 30 at 4:41 a.m., a woman heard a man yelling for help near a lake behind her house in the 11600 block of Fountain Head Court in Waldorf. She called 9-1-1 and pointed first responders to the area where she heard the man. Officers, along with members [...]

CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On June 12, Sheriff Troy D. Berry issued a press release outlining several initiatives he planned to implement immediately to enhance the confidence and trust between the residents of Charles County and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. The Agency is providing an update for Sheriff Berry’s initiatives: Request the [...]