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…
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 firearm only! We cannot add additional relays to…
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 t…
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,…
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
suspect in connection with two shootings, which took place in December and Jun…
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 Head.
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 of Charles County Emergency Services and the Charles…
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…
CONTACT:
Diane Richardson
Media Relations Office
(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658
UPDATE JUNE 27: Mr. Midnight was found at approximately 4 a.m. this morning in Marlow Heights, MD. He drove up to a Prince George’s County police officer and asked for directions. The officer realized Mr. Midnight appeared to be lost and was able to verify his identity and confirm he had been reported missing.