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.
SCAM ALERT: Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division are warning residents of a recent scam. The case involved a man who called a woman’s house and told her she won a prize. The caller instructed the woman to go to a local drug store, purchase a Green Dot gift card in the amount of $155 and meet him in the parking lot. He promised he would give her a check worth two million dollars and a Mercedes. The woman did not believe the caller, hung up and later called police. The call back number to the suspect was invalid. The CCSO is reminding residents to report suspicious activity immediately. Scams occur every day in various manners. If you are unsure of the validity of a caller, obtain the person’s name and phone number and hang up. Contact the sheriff’s office, a trusted family member, the company’s business line, or the Better Business Bureau https://www.bbb.org/ to verify authenticity.
OFFICER APPREHENDS SUSPECT WHO SLASHED TIRES: On May 14 at 7:37 p.m., officers re
