The St. Joseph Catholic Church released the following information this week. “Seeking your help to locate an individual who caused damage in our cemetery. We believe that on Thursday, June 11, 2026 between 8:36pm and 8:50pm, the driver of the pictured car, hit a headstone and flagpole in our cemetery. The bumper and a...
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UPDATE 5/28/2026: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 55, to 48 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Timothy Louis Portzen and the First-Degree Assault of a second victim. On March 9, 2026,...
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UPDATE 5/1/2026: Update on recovered firearms investigations at St. Charles High School: On April 30th, 2026, members of the sheriff’s office served search warrants at the residences of two students involved in two ongoing firearms investigations stemming from St. Charles High School. In the first case, on April 29, the school resource officer recovered...
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On Sunday, April 19, 2026, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 1313 Lounge located at 6971 Indian Head Highway in Bryans Road, for the reported shooting. 911 callers advised a man was shot with the suspect possibly still on scene. Police arrived on the scene to find...
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Earlier this afternoon, April 11, 2026, patrol officers responded to the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf for a reported shooting. A preliminary investigation indicates two males were involved in an argument in the parking lot when both produced firearms and one or two shots were fired. No injuries were reported.The suspects fled the scene...
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On Thursday, March 12, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Pisgah Marbury Road and Toyer Place in Marbury, for the reported bicyclist struck. Multiple 911 callers reported finding a bicyclist laying under a guardrail with unknown breathing status. Crews arrived on the scene to...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating two separate shootings in the county that occurred within an hour of each other. At approximately 6:46 p.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Davis Road for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation showed that a 26-year-old male was standing outside a residence...
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UPDATE 1/12/2026: On January 11 at 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Williamsburg Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed there was a physical altercation between siblings involving a male, age 38, and a female, age 29. During the altercation, the male was shot by...
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On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject shot. 911 Dispatchers advised the 911 callers were uncooperative, stated someone had been shot but provided no further information. Police arrived on the scene to...
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UPDATE 12/12/2025: Today, U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Thaddeus Lamont Wills, 52, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 55 years in federal prison for his role in a string of commercial armed robberies. The robberies occurred in 2020 and 2021, in Prince William County, Virginia, and in Prince George’s and Charles County, Maryland. During...
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Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward in reference to a reckless endangerment case that occurred on November 30th, 2025, at 8:15 p.m. in which unknown suspect(s) fired several rounds from a handgun into an apartment in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf. None of the occupants inside were injured....
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UPDATE 10/29/2025: On October 29 at 12:14 a.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect fired shots in the parking lot, striking two people standing outside a vehicle. One victim was transported for care with critical injuries....
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is actively seeking the location of Jason Shawn Smoot, 41, of La Plata. Following charges filed on 6/10/2025, Smoot was released on his own recognizance. Smoot has active warrants charging him with possession with intent to distribute narcotics, possession of controlled substances, illegal possession of a firearm...
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UPDATE 10/27/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, October 23, 2025, a Charles County jury, after a four-day trial, convicted Travis Edward Paschal Wood, 36, of First-Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence in connection with the murder of his wife,...
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Pursuit of Justice – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Files – Sterling Settle, Jr. On October 13, 1995, at approximately 4:00 p.m.,, officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a logging road off Covington Road in Brandywine, for the report of a deceased male. Officers located the male, identified as Sterling...
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9/28/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 26, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 39, to Life plus 20 years in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Arick Jordan Jackson, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Officers are seeking the whereabouts of Marc Aaron Thompson, 36, of Waldorf, MD. Thompson has an active warrant for first- and second-degree assault, and handgun on person. On September 1st, Thompson violated a Protective Order. During a heated verbal argument, he pointed a black handgun at the victim. An arrest warrant...
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UPDATE 9/21/2025: Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) announces the movement of some high school sports games to Level 2 of the school system’s athletic event safety plan. Effective immediately, all high school boys junior varsity football and boys varsity football games from all seven CCPS high schools will operate on a Level 2 of...
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On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Edmont Place in Waldorf for a report of an armed robbery. The investigation revealed that several suspects approached three victims, displayed a handgun, and robbed them of a pair of designer tennis shoes and a backpack. After taking...
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On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to the areas of Jackson Court, Hunt Place, Husk Place, and Bannister Circle in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots, after which several males were seen running from the area, possibly with weapons. Upon arrival, officers learned multiple bullets...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit is seeking the public’s help locating Rome Delmar Watkins, 27, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with an assault involving a handgun. On Sunday, April 20, 2025, Watkins assaulted a woman inside a residence after being asked to leave. During the assault, Watkins reportedly choked...
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UPDATE 9/10/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, September 4, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Kenneth Tyrell Wade-Greene, 35, to 40 years in prison for three counts of Second-Degree Assault, Attempted Robbery, and Possession of a Firearm with a Felony Conviction. Upon release, Wade-Greene...
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On September 4, 2001 at approximately 1:30am, officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Kings Warf Place in the Wakefield subdivision of Waldorf, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim inside the residence, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as of...
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Charles County Sheriff’s officers are continuing their investigation into a reckless endangerment case and are seeking information to identify the suspects. On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 9:46 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they canvassed the...
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On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 1:34 p.m., patrol officers responded to a business in the 3300 block of Western Parkway in Waldorf for the report of a shoplifting in progress. Loss prevention employees observed two females and a male enter the store, grab two carts and reusable shopping bags, and walk around the...
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