Neighborhood Enforcement Team Locates Loaded Handgun and Ammunition During Traffic Stop: On February 22 at 2:34 p.m., officers with the Neighborhood Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of St. Thomas Drive and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf. Officers detected the odor of marijuana, and further investigation revealed there was marijuana inside the vehicle as [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Task Force Locate and Arrest Fugitive: On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, [...]
Detectives Investigating Second Degree Rape: On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro, as [...]
On February 17 at 7:20 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol car was entering the crossover on Crain Highway at Bel Alton Newtown Road when the driver of a Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck drove across Crain Highway from Bel Alton Newtown Road and struck the officer’s car, totaling it. The driver fled. A lookout was broadcast and responding officers [...]
On February 16 at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked into her laundry room and observed the suspect, [...]
School Resource Officer Investigating Assault at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center: On February 21, two students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center became engaged in a fight in a classroom resulting in one of the students being transported by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries. The school resource officer was made aware and began an investigation. A preliminary investigation [...]
Patrol Officer Locates Gun During Suspicious Vehicle Investigation: On February 19, an officer responded to the Marshall Hall Boat Ramp in Bryans Road for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana and a loaded handgun. The driver, [...]
On February 12 at 10 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Warrant Unit arrested Edward Jackson Bunn, 49, of the 7200 block of Simms Landing Road in La Plata, who had a warrant for his arrest stemming from his involvement for a suspicious activity report in La Plata. On February 8, the La Plata Police Department (LPPD) [...]
On February 15 at 4:54 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Charles Parkway and Smallwood Drive after observing the driver of a Jeep driving erratically, nearly striking a marked patrol car traveling in the opposite direction. As the officer activated his emergency lights and siren, the driver fled, crossing the double yellow lines in several [...]
On February 17 at 11:50 a.m., patrol and school resource officers were summoned to Thomas Stone High School for the report of numerous fights. Prior to police arrival, administrators were able to separate some of the students involved; however several more fights broke out requiring the response of additional officers. Officers were able to separate all of the students and [...]