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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On Saturday, March 23, 2024, at approximately 2:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Maddox Road and Rivendell Way in Chaptico, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment and one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a pole...
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On Saturday, March 23, 2024, at approximately 2:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road at FDR Boulevard Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one overturned and one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle on its...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Detectives and Forensic Science Investigators have identified the body of a woman who was found murdered almost 25 years ago. Jane Doe was her name for investigators for 25 years, but her true identity has now been learned – LaQuanda Denise “Niecey” Williams who was just 31 years old when her...
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UPDATE 3/24/2024: With the assistance of information provided to Prince George’s County Crime Solvers, Homicide Unit detectives identified and charged the suspect wanted for the murder of a convenience store owner. The suspect is 48-year-old Anthony Edward Stevens of Capitol Heights. He is charged with the murder of 50-year-old Mohammad Hanif of Annandale, VA....
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UPDATE 3/22/2024: On March 22 at 3:39 a.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. The initial information indicated a vehicle rammed through the back door of a pawn shop and at least three suspects entered the store. Officers arrived and observed...
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Three 13-year old students at Plum Point Middle School in Calvert County have been charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes. According to charging documents, the students displayed swastikas, made Nazi salutes, and directed offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate’s religious beliefs. The behavior began in...
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2024, school administrators at Maurice McDonough High School alerted a school resource officer of an assault and robbery that occurred inside a bathroom during school hours. Upon being notified, the SRO initiated an investigation. A preliminary investigation showed the student was in a school bathroom when two other students entered,...
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On Friday, March 22, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the 36000 block of Joan Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported vehicle on fire. The 911 caller reporting waking up from an explosion and looked out of their residence window to see a camper on fire....
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