On Sunday, February 28, 2021, at approximately 3:08 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel were alerted to the area of the 7-Eleven located at 2170 Crain Highway in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries.
February 28, 2021
UPDATE: On Sunday, February 28, 2021, at 2:40 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash.
A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Ford F-350 was traveling northbound on Crain Highway when for unknown reasons the truck left the roadway, went over a curb and struck a light pole, signs, and a marked police car which was parked and unoccupied in a nearby parking lot of a business.
The driver, who had been ejected from the truck, was pronounced deceased on the scene. The passenger in the truck, a 41-year-old man from Temple Hills, was not injured and was able to flag down a passerby to call 9-1-1.
February 24, 2021
Rico D. Cole, 22, of Welcome and Rostelle D.L. Bethea, 26, of White Plains
A cooperative traffic safety and crime suppression initiative nicknamed “Make Waldorf Great Again,” by the Maryland State Police had law enforcement officers from multiple departments in the Waldorf area of Charles County on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, resulted in two arrests on handgun charges and the issuance of more than 200 traffic citations and warnings.
Troopers, deputies and officers teamed up for focused enforcement throughout the Waldorf area.
During the initiative, police issued 57 traffic citations, 185 warnings and 28 safety equipment repairs orders. One person was arrested for impaired driving and nine civil citations were issued for various offenses. Three people were arrested on drug possession charges, one of whom was also charged with possession with intent to distribute.
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On February 21, 2021, at 10:46 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to a wooded area in the 3300 block of Plaza Way in Waldorf for the report of an unconscious person in a small body of water.