Students Focus on Issues and Resolutions / Video Highlighting the Success of the Council Linked Below Charles County, MD…Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first-ever high school Youth Advisory Council, which ended in late May and will resume in the 2022-2023 school year. In the summer of 2020, Sheriff Berry announced his intentions [...]
On June 9, at 1 p.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School was advised that a student was in possession of a knife and a stun gun, which were recovered. The school resource officer is conducting an investigation and, upon completion, will review the case with the State’s Attorney’s Office regarding criminal charges. Anyone with information about this [...]
Members of the Sheriff’s Office Alcohol / Tobacco Unit received a complaint about slot machines being operated without a license at an area business in the 4700 block of Crain Highway in White Plains. Based on the complaint, an alcohol compliance check was conducted at the business. Four slot machines – which were not licensed by the State of Maryland [...]
Charles County Detention Center Receives Perfect Score During MCCS Audit Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) achieved a 100 percent compliance rating, marked with excellence, during an audit conducted by the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards (MCCS) in January. The MCCS created standards to ensure correctional facilities in Maryland operate [...]
On June 7 at 1:50 a.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Old Washington Road. A computer check revealed the driver had an open warrant for failing to appear in court in Talbot County, MD. During the stop, a loaded firearm and suspected methamphetamines were recovered. The driver, Charles Innis Garber, 43, [...]
On June 4 at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to the area of Riverside Run Drive in Indian Head for the report of a theft. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Depaul Carroll, 49, of Nanjemoy, entered the victim’s fenced-in yard and picked up her small dog, and walked away. The victim observed the suspect carrying her dog and demanded that [...]
On June 4 at 11:56 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Charles Parkway and North Gate Place after observing a car with expired registration plates. Further investigation revealed the driver, Lamont Lee Lindsey, 31, of Waldorf, was in possession of a loaded firearm and marijuana. A check revealed Lindsey was prohibited from possessing [...]
On June 7 at 1:25 p.m., a school resource officer and administrators at Thomas Stone High School were notified of a student who was struck in the head by a book that was thrown by another student while inside a classroom. A group of students arrived to confront the person who threw the book, and a dispute ensued. During the [...]
On June 1 at 1:50 p.m., a student at Mary H. Matula Elementary School reported to a teacher they saw another student with a box cutter. The teacher and a school resource officer recovered the box cutter and spoke with the student. Through further investigation, it was learned a different student was in possession of a knife, which was also [...]
On June 1, at approximately 1:40 p.m., a student at St. Charles High School reported to a school administrator that another student was in possession of a handgun. The student was located and a replica handgun, which turned out to be a pellet gun, was recovered from the student’s backpack. The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office was contacted and the student was charged [...]