Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the graduation of three school resource officers from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Instructor training recently held at the Public Safety Education and Training Center in Sykesville. PFC Ronald Walls, Cpl. Kimberly Selkirk, and PFC Dave Snyder were among 20 officers from across the region to complete the two-week, [...]
Get ready Charles County… it’s a zombie apocalypse! Sunday, October 23 is the season premiere of the hit television series The Walking Dead, and what better way for fans to celebrate than to participate in the Zombie Invasion 5K fundraiser for Special Olympics Maryland. Even if you don’t watch the show, join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Charles County [...]
The following is a sample of recent Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigations. For information about crimes not included in this report, visit CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address. POSSESSION OF CRACK/COCAINE: On October 4, Officer T. Morgan was conducting routine patrols on St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf when he noticed a possible drug sale. After [...]
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the appointments of Deputy Director Brandon Foster to Director of the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) and Captain Deborah Dofflemyer to Deputy Director of the CCDC. Director Foster and Deputy Director Dofflemyer will oversee and manage all operations of the CCDC, which is a secure facility for incarcerated [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified the victim of the homicide/shooting that occurred on Sept. 25 in the 9100 block of Mona Farm Place in La Plata as Mason Cameron Atkins, 18, of Deale, MD. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim and his friends learned of a party on Mona Farm Place and showed up uninvited. When they pulled up [...]
On Sept. 25 at 1:53 a.m., officers responded to the 10400 block of Popes Creek Road in Newburg for the report of a shooting. The caller indicated he was in a car and he and his friend had been shot at a different location. Officers arrived and rendered first aid and CPR to the critically wounded passenger – an 18-year-old [...]
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce three officers were named Deputies of the Year and recognized by the Maryland Sheriff’s Association (MSA) for outstanding police work in a variety of fields. Corporal Kristian Syvertsen, Detective Patricia Adams and Master Corporal Roger Calloway were honored during an awards ceremony held recently at a banquet in Ocean City, [...]
DOMESTIC ASSAULT/SUICIDE: On Sept. 18 at 8:08 p.m., officers responded to the 15000 block of Covington Road in Brandywine for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 35-year-old male with a self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was pronounced deceased on the scene. A female in the house, who had facial injuries, reported the male assaulted her with the [...]
Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are searching for John Paul Spicer, 86, of Waldorf who was reported missing this morning. Spicer, who has dementia and Alzheimer’s, was last seen on Sept. 18 at about 4 p.m. when he left his house on Pompano Court in his 2005 beige/gray Toyota Camry with MD registration plates 8APT18. Spicer is 5’9” [...]
Charles County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of Lana Woo Hiland, 34, of Waldorf who was found deceased on Sunday, Sept. 18 inside a hotel room in Waldorf. Hiland had been reported missing on Sept. 16 from her home. At the time Hiland was reported missing, family members indicated she needed medical attention. An autopsy will be performed to [...]