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DATE: January 15, 2021    CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office301-609-6538 Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 7 New Correctional Officers Twelve Candidates Graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice AcademyCorrections 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 12 correctional officers – 7 from Charles [...]

DATE: January 14, 2021  CONTACT:Janelle LoveMedia Relations Office301-609-6538 or 301-848-4799                 Many will look back at the year 2020 and wish to forget it, and for good reasons. While we remember the many difficulties and challenges, we come away from the past year grateful and humbled. Amidst a global pandemic and continually changing public directives and orders, the men and [...]

DATE:  January 13, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 On January 11 at 9:55 p.m., officers responded to the area of eastbound Berry Road between the lower and upper portions of Bunker Hill Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed two vehicles – possibly a Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Camaro – [...]

DATE:  January 12, 2021 CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations301-609-6557 or 240-682-1658 Charles County, MD...The Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Office of Professional Responsibility, is investigating the possibility a corrections officer was inappropriately present on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol last week. Today, command staff received an internal complaint of the employee’s possible involvement.  At this time, there is no indication other [...]

DATE: January 8, 2021                CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD – Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was awarded Excellence, the highest rating possible by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), on November 13, 2020, in the Law [...]

DATE: January 7, 2021               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Update: The driver at fault in this crash, Matthew Robert Eppley, 22, of Charlotte Hall, MD, was pronounced deceased yesterday afternoon as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash. The woman who was driving the Pacifica is still being treated at a hospital. [...]

DATE: January 6, 2021                CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, MD… The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce Sheriff Troy D. Berry was re-appointed as a member of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (MPTSC) by Maryland State Governor Larry Hogan. Sheriff Berry took his Oath of Office for this [...]

DATE: January 5, 2021                CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating Rebecca Teresa Franch, 22, who left a location where she was residing in Waldorf on January 4 at about 8 p.m. and has not returned. According to family members, Franch may [...]

DATE: December 31, 2020               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On December 30 at 6:11 p.m., officers responded to the area of Western Parkway at Waldorf Market Place for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Shortly after officers and paramedics arrived and attempted life-saving measures, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation [...]

DATE: December 26, 2020               CONTACT: Diane RichardsonMedia Relations Office(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On December 25 at 6:45 p.m., officers responded to a single-family house on Mattingly Avenue in Indian Head for the report of a shooting. An initial investigation showed the victim, Edwin Roberto Rivera Juarez, 17, of Lothian, MD, was inside the home with two other teenaged [...]