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Man Found Shot To Death Outside Charles County Condo, Sheriff Says
A 29-year-old was found shot to death outside of his home in Charles County overnight, investigators say.The Charles County Sheriff's Office has launched a homicide investigation after Kemo Key, 29, was found in the 4500 block of Ruston Place in Waldorf.Investigators say that at around 10:40 p.m. o…
Waldorf mall has three violent crimes in one night
Last Saturday marked a violent evening on Mall Circle in Waldorf with an armed robbery, gunfire and a stabbing. On April 27 at 9:05 p.m., Charles sheriff’s officers were working at the Reithoffer Spring Festival in the parking lot at the St. Charles Towne Shopping Center when a 15-year-old male approached and said he had been shot, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Diane Richardson, a spokesperson for...
Joshua Marable Arrested For Armed Sneaker Robbery In Waldorf
Joshua Marable is behind bars following an investigation into an armed robbery after he accosted a person walking along the street in Waldorf last week. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, officers were called to the area of Lexington Drive and Lexington Place for the report of an armed robbery that had just taken place.
Providence of Maryland expands service to Charles County
Providence of Maryland, a nonprofit that serves people with intellectual disabilities, expanded into Charles County last year to strengthen its mission and the communities it supports. The move into the county marked an expansion of Providence’s services that were not previously offered — housing. In other counties, one of the primary focuses is employment and finding opportunities for those the organization serves. “Our mission is very simple. It’s strictly about...
Detectives investigating Waldorf homicide
A man was shot and killed Tuesday in Waldorf, according to the Charles sheriff’s office. On April 30 at 10:40 p.m., officers responded to the 4500 block of Ruston Place in Waldorf for the report of an injured man. When officers arrived, the man had been pronounced deceased by EMS. A preliminary investigation showed Kemo...
Charles County high school student achieves perfect ACT score
LA PLATA, Md. (7News) — Less than one percent of all students who take the ACT will earn a perfect score of 36, though one Maryland student recently achieved this feat, according to Charles County Public Schools. La Plata High School 12th-grade student Will Alcorn achieved the rare perfect...
Charles school board members show up at budget hearing
The $17 million shortfall Charles County public school system is facing from the school board’s budget request remained on the minds of many during an April 24 Charles commissioners’ budget hearing. Nearly all of the approximate 20 speakers spoke on education funding, including several Charles school board members. Yonelle Moore Lee, the chairperson of the board of education, said, “Charles County Public Schools proudly educates more than 28,000 students daily...
Five identified in string of dating app robberies
On April 22, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects for several armed robberies that go back to April 9. The suspects have been identified as Darius Lerenzo Mearis, 21, of White Plains, Justin Amari Banks, 18, of Waldorf, Jerrell Maurice Grey, 20, of Waldorf, and two 17-year-old males from Waldorf who were charged as adults but whose names are not being released, according to a sheriff’s office press release. ...
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