On February 3 at approximately 1:33 p.m., Thomas Stone High School officials received a report that a trespasser was in the school with a weapon. The school was immediately placed in a Hold status. After a search and investigation, School Resource Officer PFC Payne determined a group of five unknown individuals had entered and exited the building prior to police [...]
On February 2 at approximately 10:57 p.m., officers responded to a fast food restaurant located in the 2000 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a robbery. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect wearing all black clothing entered the restaurant, displayed a handgun, stole money, and fled in an unknown direction. Anyone with information about this case [...]
On February 3 at approximately 5 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center’s (MCAC) Watch Division in reference to an online threat they received indicating that a student was going to “shoot up” his school. Through the investigation, a person of interest was identified and located by officers. A home visit was [...]
On February 2 at 3:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf for multiple reports of suspicious activity. The complainants, all juvenile females, reported an adult male approached them as they were walking home and attempted to lure them into his vehicle. The man is described as a black male in his late teens [...]
On January 9, students from St. Charles High School observed posts from two separate Instagram accounts threatening to "blow up" the school while displaying a photograph of a handgun. At the time of the notification to officers, the students did not know who owned the accounts because the accounts had been disabled. Through investigation by detectives assigned to the Charles [...]
On January 24 at 10:49 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 2000 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of an assault. A preliminary investigation showed the suspect, 16, attempted to buy cigarettes from the clerk, but the clerk refused the sale because he knew the suspect was a minor. The suspect then opened his jacket, [...]
On January 29 at 11:11 p.m., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Mattawoman Beantown Road after observing a speeding violation. During the stop, officers learned the driver did not have a driver’s license. Further, a gun with an extended magazine was observed in the area of the driver’s seat. Brandun Kristian Queen, 25, [...]
On January 31 at 2:55 p.m., a school resource officer at Mattawoman Middle School, located in the 10100 block of Berry Road in Waldorf, was made aware of a threat in which a student said he was going to bring a gun to school and “shoot it up.” The resource officer initiated an investigation, conducted a home visit, and discussed the [...]
On January 28 at 7:50 a.m., officers received a call for the report of an attempted robbery and assault that just occurred. The victim indicated she was jogging on Berry Road near Ironwood Drive in Waldorf when a male approached her and demanded her cell phone. The man then struck the victim with a heavy book bag he was carrying. [...]
On January 28 at 1:30 a.m., officers observed a vehicle parked near the entrance to a store on Mall Circle and the driver appeared to be asleep or unconscious. As officers investigated, they were able to wake the driver up. Upon further investigation, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana from inside the vehicle. They also observed a gun, which [...]