On January 31 at 11:30 a.m., a student at Piccowaxen Middle School made a threat of violence while in the cafeteria during lunchtime. The SRO initiated an investigation, contacted the student’s parents, and made a home visit. The student will not be charged criminally; however, they do face disciplinary consequences from the Charles County Public Schools. Anyone with information is [...]
On January 3 at 11 a.m., a student at Barnhart Elementary School was found to be in possession of a butterfly knife. The student indicated they found the knife and brought it to school to show friends. In accordance with MD state law, the student will not be charged due to their age. The student faces disciplinary consequences from the Charles County [...]
Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and arrested a suspect in connection with two armed robberies. The arrest is the result of investigative and forensics work which began on January 9 when a lone male suspect entered a gas station, produced a firearm, stole the clerk’s cell phone, and grabbed the cash drawer from a cash register. [...]
On January 26 at 11:18 a.m., six students at Thomas Stone High School were involved in an altercation inside the school. School resource officers and school administrators were able to separate and de-escalate the situation. There were no reported injuries. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact PFC Payne at 301-609-3282 ext. 0452. The students face criminal [...]
On January 24 at 4:38 p.m., officers responded to a business on Mall Circle after a loss prevention officer observed a male who was attempting to steal clothes. The loss prevention officer recognized the male as being the same subject who pointed a knife at him on December 28 while he stole merchandise from the same store and fled. Fearing [...]
On January 24 at 3:15 p.m., officers responded to the 11700 block of Palm Desert Place in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Witnesses advised a group of juveniles were in the area when one juvenile pulled out a gun and fired a round in the direction of the homes as the other juveniles fled. No one was injured [...]
On January 23 at 11:51 a.m., two students at St. Charles High School were involved in a dispute. School administrators and a school resource officer were attempting to keep the students separated when one of the involved students attempted to push through them to get to the other student. While doing so, the student pushed against the SRO and administrator, [...]
On January 23 at 10:35 a.m., a student at Wade Elementary School was found to be in possession of a box cutter while inside a classroom. A school administrator recovered the box cutter and the student will face disciplinary consequences from the CCPS. In accordance with MD law, the student will not be charged due to their age. Parents are [...]
On January 18 at 11:15 a.m., a student at Westlake High School reported they ingested an edible they thought contained cannabis. The student became sick and EMS responded. The student was transported to a hospital at the request of a parent who arrived on the scene. A school resource officer is investigating the situation after learning another student may have [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested two suspects immediately after they grabbed numerous fragrances from a department store and attempted to flee without paying. On January 10 at 10:30 a.m., during a surveillance operation, Detective Hooper – who had previously coordinated with the store’s loss prevention staff – observed two people enter a store and [...]