UPDATE 10/11/2023: Detectives continuing to investigate the double homicide that occurred at Jimmie’s Paddock on September 29 have identified a second suspect involved in the case. Dominic Alonzo Stewart, 54, of District Heights, was with the suspect, James Coffen, when shots were fired in the parking lot. Stewart also fired rounds from a handgun...
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UPDATE 10/4/2023: Police have arrested Scott Anthony Goldsmith age 52 of Homosassa in Citrus County, Florida. On October 3 at 4:45 p.m., patrol officers were in the area of Port Tobacco Road and Chapel Point Road in La Plata when they located Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 52, of no fixed address, who was wanted in connection...
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The La Plata Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four persons of interest in the theft of two guitars and an amplifier from the Island Music Co. music store located in the 400 block of Charles Street in La Plata The theft occurred on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Individuals with information...
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UPDATE 9/15/2023: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, Joseph Eugene Penn, 43, of Bryans Road, entered a guilty plea in Charles County Circuit Court, in front of the Honorable Judge William R. Greer, Jr., to the Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter of Inga Person. On January 20, 2022,...
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UPDATE 9/12/2023: On Tuesday, September 12 at 10:58 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit attempted to arrest Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, of Waldorf, who was at a business in St. Mary’s County. Brown was the subject of four active warrants charging him with violation of a protective order, failure to...
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On Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 11:57 p.m., officers responded to the 5000 block of Vane Court in Waldorf, for the report of a male who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, the victim, John Carl Lachenmayer, 71, was found inside his home with numerous injuries. He was transported to a hospital where he was...
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Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged four suspects in connection with a murder that occurred on June 9, 2023, in the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf. Detectives pursued leads, which led to a joint investigation with members of the FBI Washington Office and the Metropolitan...
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On August 31, 2023, at 8:20 p.m., officers received a report of someone who fired a gun into a vehicle. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was driving on Mattawoman Beantown Road near Council Oak Drive in Waldorf when an older model gold SUV with tinted windows pulled alongside her and someone in the...
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September 4th, 2023 marks the anniversary of the homicide of Karen Sabrina Wills, a resident of Waldorf. Her case remains unsolved. Your assistance can help us bring justice to Karen and her family. On September 4, 2001 at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at Kings Wharf...
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On Friday, August 4, 2023, at 4:22 p.m., a lone male suspect approached the victim who was in the backyard of his residence in the 3300 block of Malcolm Road in Brandywine. The suspect pulled a mask over his face, brandished a firearm and stole a motorcycle the victim was working on. The suspect...
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UPDATE: On August 7, 2023, at 11:02 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf to check on the welfare of a woman who had possibly been shot. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking out of an apartment building on Gallery Place with another person when unknown suspect(s)...
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Phil’s Place is reaching out to ask to friends and family for help. “On Friday, August 4th, 2023, sometime after 3 a.m. the vehicle pictured below pulled into the parking lot and the three occupants proceeded to break in, destroy property and steal products. Thankfully, security cameras were able to capture the majority of...
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On August 6, 2023. at 12:28 p.m., several suspects drove up to a woman who was getting into her vehicle in the parking lot of St. Charles Towne Center. The two male suspects then exited their car, pulled the woman from her vehicle, and stole her black Ford Edge. The suspects fled in the...
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On July 28, 2023, at 12:19 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a male shooting a gun toward unknown persons. Officers were already in the area and observed a male matching the suspect’s description running away from the location; the...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Charles County Crime Solvers are offering a combined cash reward of up to $12,500 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting case that occurred last year. On July 24, 2022, officers responded to an apartment complex in the area of October Place in Waldorf for the...
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On July 18, 2023, at 4:17 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant/Fugitive Unit were attempting to locate Kenneth Tyrell Wade-Greene, 33, of Brandywine, who had several active warrants for his arrest stemming from violent crimes that occurred in St. Mary’s County Wade-Greene was observed in the area of Woodville Road in Brandywine driving a...
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On July 5, 2023, at 2:41 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4100 block of Lancaster Circle in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound; he was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life...
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UPDATE – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On July 4, 2023, at 12:15 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4100 block of Falcon Place in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located two teens with gunshot wounds. The teens were transported to hospitals...
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On May 12, 2023, police responded to Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department located at 3245 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported theft. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with witness Chief S. Duffer, and Sgt. Smith from the Prince George’s County Police Department. Chief Duffer stated that the suspect, Loxavier Maurice Jones, age 20...
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Can you help solve this mystery? Detectives seek new leads in cold case. Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking assistance identifying a woman whose body was found 25-years-ago, on June 16, 1998, in a field near Irving Road and Route 301 in Bel Alton, MD. The woman, whose identity remains a mystery, was the...
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It is with deep sorrow Sheriff Troy Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announce the passing of retired Corporal Nolan B. Woodland on Friday, June 2, 2023. Corporal Woodland was a sworn officer with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 21 years (November 1976–August 1997). He served...
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On Friday, June 2, 2023, at approximately 9:40 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 3000 block of Festival Way in Waldorf, for the reported armed robbery with injuries. The 911 caller reported while at the Wells Fargo ATM he was approached by multiple suspects where he was robbed and assaulted at...
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On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at approximately 6:00 p.m., emergency medical personnel was dispatched to the Smallwood Drive Park & Ride located at 1125 Smallwood Drive West in Waldorf, for the unknown problems. The 911 caller requested an ambulance to the location but would not answer any other questions as to why one was...
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On May 28, 2023, at 7:13 p.m., unknown suspects drove by a woman in the area of Huntington Circle in Waldorf and shot her with a suspected airsoft or paintball gun, striking her in the arms and legs. The same suspects are believed to be responsible for a similar assault minutes later. The vehicle...
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On May 25, 2023, at 9:20 a.m., a School Resource Officer (SRO) was notified that a 16-year-old student sent a private message on social media to another student, which contained a threat to commit mass violence at Mattawoman Middle School. The student who made the threat attends a different Charles County Public School. The...
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