The following is a sample of recent Charles County Sheriff’s Office investigations. For information about crimes not included in this report, visit CrimeReports.com and search by county, city, zip code or street address.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: Sometime between Oct. 22 – Oct. 23, unknown suspect(s) fired shots into a vacant house in the 9700 block of Proctor Place in Waldorf. No one was inside the house at the time of the event. PFC P. DeBoe is investigating.
THEFT FROM CARS LEADS TO STOLEN AUTO: During the overnight hours of Oct 21 – Oct. 22, unknown suspects broke into several unlocked cars in the area of Stewards Chance Lane in Waldorf and stole items including a wallet, electronics and a back pack. In one of the cars, the suspect(s) found a spare key to another vehicle and stole that car – a gray, 2011 Toyota Camry. PFC M. O’Shields is investigating.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY/RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC CRIME: Sometime between Oct. 19 – Oct. 20, unknown suspect(s) spray painted ethnic slurs, racial slurs and anti-law enforcement verbiage on several signs at a recycling center in the 15000 block of Cobb Island Road in Cobb Island. Officer A. Coulby is investigating.
THEFT FROM AUTO: On Oct. 19 between 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., unknown suspect(s) broke out a window of a car parked at the Livingston Road Hiker/Biker Trail and stole a cell phone which was left inside. Officer J. Bottorf is investigating.
Charles County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or indictment in an unsolved crime in Charles County. Anyone with information about an unsolved crime may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, texting CHARLES + the tip to CRIMES (274637) or submitting tips online at tipsubmit.com. All individuals who provide tips through Crime Solvers will remain anonymous. Learn more at the CCSO’s website.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency comprised of more than 600 police, corrections and civilian personnel responsible for protecting more than 150,000 residents. The CCSO was accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2001 has been designated as a CALEA Gold Standard of Excellence agency since 2011. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.
