Kavon Dupree Jackson, age 26, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to a bank fraud conspiracy. The guilty plea was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; Acting Postal Inspector in Charge Ajay Lall of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service – Washington Division (“USPIS”); and Chief Malik Aziz...
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Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Division executed a search warrant on Kevin Jason Copsey, 39, of Mechanicsville, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024; significant quantities of fentanyl and cocaine were recovered during the operation. The warrant was executed in Charlotte Hall, MD, following a traffic stop for...
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On Thursday, April 4, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road and Fox Chase Drive in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision with...
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Article by A.J. Metcalf, Director of Communications for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources – The invasive fish has spread throughout Maryland in recent years, but the record held by an Oregon man still stands Ed Jones, an Oregon resident, said he’ll never forget the day he caught the Maryland state record blue catfish. It...
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In mid-February, 2024, Charles County Sheriff’s detectives initiated an investigation into the report of stalking after responding to a call in which a male drove up to two 15-year-old girls near St. Ignatius Drive, asked if they wanted to smoke, and told them to get in his car. The girls refused and ran away,...
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On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at approximately 4:17 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Great Mills Road and Three Notch Road intersection in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 4-vehicle collision. Muliple citizens and witnesses told police the white...
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On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, during proactive traffic patrol in Lexington Park, Deputy First Class Travis Wimberly witnessed a Ford Escape fail to stop before entering a crosswalk at the intersection of Midway Drive and Great Mills Road and initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle driver initially provided a false name but was later...
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UPDATE 4/1/2024: On Sunday, March 31, 2024, at approximately 8:45 a.m., firefighters from Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to 1110 Claggett Road in Sunderland, Calvert County, for the reported basement fire. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire showing from the basement of the one story single family residence. The owner/occupants were identified...
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In Loving Memory of Norma L. Cox, ID# 11206, Office of the Sheriff. It is with heavy hearts, we share the passing of Norma Cox, a cherished member of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office family. Norma dedicated 30 years of her life (April 1994 – March 2024) to serving the CCSO and our community...
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UPDATE 4/1/2024: On March 28, 2024, Anthony Hill, 28 of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to Second-Degree Murder, Use of a Handgun in a Crime of Violence, and Unlawful Possession of a Regulated Firearm. The charges resulted from the August 1, 2023, shooting death of Dakarai N. Milburn in the...
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UPDATE @ 4:47 P.M., Subject has been located and is being evaluated by EMS. Thank you for your assistance/shares. Police, fire and rescue personnel are currently searching for a critically missing Elsie Lee Elliott, a 76-year-old female last seen today’s date around 2:15 p.m., wearing a teal puffy jacket, jeans. She has silver hair...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged two suspects in connection with an armed robbery in District Heights on Thursday which preceded a non-fatal officer-involved shooting. The suspects are 24-year-old Edward Leroy Brown and 26-year-old Kanard Bishop. Detectives also obtained an arrest warrant for the third suspect who fled the scene. He...
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Today, we’re shining a light on one of our incredible CCSO employees, Thelery Mack, a dedicated Quality Assurance Specialist at the Communications 9-1-1 Emergency Services Center. Thelery’s journey to CCSO took three decades and she said it was the best decision ever! When she first joined the workforce, Thelery was a federal government employee...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred in the unincorporated section of Laurel on Sunday. The deceased passenger in one of the involved vehicles is 45-year-old Parbati Sharma of Herndon, Virginia. On March 24, 2024, at approximately 6:00 pm, officers responded to...
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March 28th, 2024: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in Prince George’s County. Around 5 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of U.S. Route 301 (Crain Highway) at Village Drive for a report of a two-vehicle crash. The driver of a...
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On Thursday, March 28, 2024, at approximately 11:01 a.m., Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Ambulance 796 advised they were involved in a head-on collision and needed fire and rescue. Police, fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to Point Lookout Road in Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown, for a motor vehicle collision involving an ambulance. The...
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UPDATE – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Press Release – 3/28/2024: On March 27 at 11:17 p.m., officers responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation showed a passenger car was traveling southbound on St. Charles Parkway when it...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Traffic Operations Unit is conducting an impaired driver checkpoint on March 28, 2024, as part of an ongoing effort to educate and remind people about the dangers of impaired driving. The initiative is funded in part by the Maryland Highway Safety Office Impaired Driving Enforcement grant.
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On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 4:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane in Callaway, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck into a utility pole and a sedan off the roadway...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is thrilled to announce the graduation of three incredible K9 officers and their partners! Join us in congratulating: Charles County Sheriff’s Officer PFC John Fromme #543 and K9 Tango Forest Heights Police Department Corporal Khari Grooms and K9 Diesel Forest Heights Police Department PFC Jeremy Nugent and K9 Pyro...
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Detectives have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with four commercial burglaries that occurred at two Waldorf businesses. The burglaries occurred between March 17 and March 20th, 2024; one of the burglaries occurred in the 2300 block of Crain Highway and three others occurred in the 2400 block of Old Washington Road. In the...
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A deputy from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Chesapeake Beach, for a reported assault. Upon arrival, they were met by a 39-year-old female and a 38-year-old male who stated that they were at the American Legion on Chesapeake Beach Road in Chesapeake Beach on Sunday, March 24, 2024. The...
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On Sunday, March 24, 2024, at approximately 2:54 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 5 (Mattawoman-Beantown Road) and Pinefield Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist (CRS) was requested and TFC. M. Posch of the MSP...
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On Saturday, March 23, 2024, at approximately 9:52 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the 4800 block of Livingston Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist (CRS) was requested and TFC. J. Engleman of the MSP Leonardtown Barrack...
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During the 131st Conference of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies C.A.L.E.A. (CALEA), LPPD’s Compliance Coordinator Jacquelyn DeSoto was awarded Accreditation Manager Certification. Ms. DeSoto is the second accreditation manager to earn the award in Maryland. Nationwide, only 67 individuals have received the prestigious certification from CALEA, with a current enrollment of...
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