Join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers for 3 days of soccer training, to include skills on passing, dribbling, and shooting. Participants will scrimmage other teams and have classroom Instruction on teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership. Camp Includes: Lunch (All Three Days) Soccer Camp T-Shirt Leadership Education by CCSO School Resource Officers Details: June 20th, 21st, and 22nd 9am-2pm [...]
Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce Detective George Higgs of the CCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division, Special Victims Unit, received the Department of Justice Missing Children’s Child Protection Award recognizing his relentless work in the investigation of a child sexual predator and the identification of 42 child abuse victims. “This was a tough case to investigate, [...]
Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $2500 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect(s) involved in the murder of Antonio Lamount Harper, Jr. 20, who was shot and killed on May 1 at 10 p.m. outside of his residence in the 2200 block of Stream Vista Place in Waldorf. A [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office would like to take this opportunity to tell you about the Charles County Badges for Baseball camp provided through the Cal Ripken Senior Foundation. This program will be facilitated by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Unit. The program is being offered to youths currently in grades 5 through 8 who reside in Charles [...]
OFFICER RECOVERS STOLEN HANDGUNS: On May 11 at 5:13 p.m., Officer L. Hamilton initiated a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway at Route 5 in Waldorf. Upon making contact with the driver, Officer Hamilton learned there were firearms inside the car. Three firearms were located, two of which were reported stolen from another state. The driver, Garland Scott [...]
On May 13, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a suspicious post on social media. The post was a photo of a gun and ammunition along with a caption that indicated the person posting was going to shoot specific students at Milton Somers Middle School located at 300 Willow Lane in La Plata. Officers launched an [...]
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of 24 correctional officers – 11 from Charles County – from the Corrections Entrance Level Training Program (CELTP), Session 59, at a ceremony held May 4 at Chopticon High School in Morganza, MD. The program requires each Correctional Officer to [...]
On Wednesday, May 16 at 7 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office will host a Citizens Advisory Meeting at the American Legion located at 6330 Crain Highway in La Plata. Representatives from each of the Sheriff’s Office districts will be on hand to meet with county residents and talk about crime trends and crime prevention. Light refreshments will be served. [...]
On May 1 at 10 p.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Stream Vista Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located Antonio Lamount Harper, Jr., 20, of Waldorf, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased by emergency medical services. A preliminary investigation revealed Harper was walking toward an apartment when an [...]
DETECTIVE AND POLICE CADET NAB FRAGRANCE THIEF DURING SURVEILLANCE STING: After four months of investigation and pursuing countless leads, Detective C. Gilroy arrested Edward Daniel Sloane, 51, of Owings Mills, in connection with multiple thefts of expensive women’s fragrances and men’s cologne. Sloane was first spotted in January entering a department store and stealing dozens of bottles of perfumes. Surveillance [...]