Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office are hosting the annual Crime Watch Kickoff event on Wednesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in La Plata. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about crime prevention and discuss strategies to keep our communities safe. Special guest speaker Raymond [...]
Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit, using funding from the Maryland Highway Safety Office, will conduct impaired and aggressive driver patrols and an impaired driver checkpoint during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend. The Impaired Driver checkpoint will commence on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m. and will conclude at 12 a.m. Special patrols [...]
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce Lieutenant Jason M. Stoddard and Lieutenant Louis C. Schmidt, III, were recently honored by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission’s Leadership Development Program for their commitment to providing exemplary instruction to newly promoted law enforcement and criminal justice supervisors and administrators. Both commanders were honored at a luncheon [...]
On March 10, at 2:14 p.m., officers responded to the 8200 block of Blossom Point Road in Welcome for the report of a single vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Mazda pick-up truck was traveling north when he left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver, Roger Slaughter, 61, of La Plata, was pronounced [...]
Sheriff Troy Berry, Sgt. H. Ivers, M/Cpl. J. Piazza with police graduates Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce four new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after their recent graduation from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA). The officers were among a total of 14 candidates – two with Calvert [...]
THEFT FROM AUTOS / CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING CASH REWARD: On March 6 at 2 a.m., unknown suspect(s) broke into two vehicles in the 10000 block of Hart Place in White Plains and stole tools and supplies. Video surveillance from the business revealed the suspect is a white male, thin build, wearing a dark jacket, dark pants, and a black face [...]
On March 3 at 11:54 p.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of St. Peters Church Road in Waldorf for the report of a single vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Honda Accord was traveling south on St. Peters Church Road in the area of St. Peter's Church when he lost control of the car [...]
On March 3 at approximately 12:34 p.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Drive at St. Nicholas Drive in Waldorf for the report of a single vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that a passenger car was travelling east on Smallwood Drive West when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a traffic light pole. Colin [...]
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. ROBBERY/CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING CASH REWARD: On March 2 at 2:12 a.m., three males wearing masks and dark clothing entered an unlocked door of the Green Turtle on [...]
Six Charles County Candidates Graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Corrections Entrance Level Training Program Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of twelve correctional officers – six from Charles County – from the Corrections Entrance Level Training Program (CELTP) at a ceremony held February 17 [...]