On September 24, staff at Arthur Middleton Elementary School were notified that a student, age 7, reportedly displayed a knife while riding the school bus. School administrators located the student and recovered the knife from the student’s backpack. The school resource officer initiated an investigation. While no threats were made toward others, the incident serves as a reminder that weapons [...]
Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested Emanuel Jermaine Simmons, age 42, of Hughesville, in connection with a ‘Peeping Tom’ case. The investigation began on September 2, at approximately 7 a.m., when a person called police and reported seeing a man outside a ground-floor apartment in the 1100 block of Heritage Place in Waldorf. The suspect was observed looking [...]
On September 4, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section, assisted by the Neighborhood Enforcement Team and the Emergency Services Team, served a search warrant in the 9800 block and 9900 block of Bunker Hill Road in Waldorf. During the search, detectives recovered approximately 12 ounces of PCP, 3.5 [...]
On September 12 at approximately 6:28 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf for an unconscious female. When officers arrived, a male, who was inside the residence with the woman, told officers the woman had fallen. The woman, age 26, was transported to a hospital where she was admitted in critical condition. It was [...]
On September 16 at approximately 11 p.m., patrol officers responded to the areas of Jackson Court, Hunt Place, Husk Place, and Bannister Circle in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots, after which several males were seen running from the area, possibly with weapons. Upon arrival, officers learned multiple bullets had struck several residences and vehicles. No one [...]
On September 10, at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of Nelson Drive in La Plata for a report of a domestic assault in which the suspect, Christopher Dale Buchanan, 37, of La Plata, had assaulted a woman and a young child. During the incident, Buchanan choked the woman, assaulted the child, and then retrieved a knife and [...]
On September 17, a school resource officer was notified that a student at Henry E. Lackey High School was potentially in possession of a weapon. The officer located the student and recovered a knife from his waistband. A preliminary investigation revealed that the handle of the knife was observed in the student’s waistband by several people. The student was charged [...]
On September 12 at approximately 6:28 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf for an unconscious female. When officers arrived, a male, who was inside the residence with the woman, told officers the woman had fallen. The woman, age 26, was transported to a hospital where she was admitted in critical condition. It was [...]
Update: On September 16, members of the CCSO, the United States Marshals Service, and the United States Park Police located Watkins. He is currently being held at the Charles County Detention Center. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit is seeking the public’s help locating Rome Delmar Watkins, 27, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with an assault [...]
On September 5, at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a UTV. The initial investigation revealed the driver of the UTV was traveling eastbound in the 7600 block of Carol Road in Port Tobacco when, for unknown reasons, the UTV left the roadway, struck multiple fixed objects and an [...]