Police briefs

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

This activity report is provided by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.

Police investigate theft of copper wire

Sheriff's officers chased and arrested a Port Republic man Nov. 4 after Home Depot employees reported that two men had stolen rolls of copper wire from the business. At about 2:07 p.m., officers went to the Waldorf store at 12050 Jefferson Farm Place, where employees said the men had fled in a car. Police found the car near Western Parkway. However, the men inside the car fled to the dead end of Hornbeam Court and jumped out of the car, according to police. Officers arrested the passenger, Justin T. Hurley, 21, of Port Republic and charged him with theft.

Police are continuing their investigation to identify the driver. All of the stolen property was found.

Officer D. Walker is investigating.

Suitland man arrested after car chase

A stolen car was recovered Nov. 2 after a police chase through Waldorf. At 9:22 p.m., officers tried to stop the car near the intersection of Post Office Road and Route 5 in Waldorf after seeing a traffic violation, but the driver wouldn't stop. Officers chased the car and disabled it by performing a precision immobilization technique maneuver. The driver tried to run away, but was apprehended, police reported. A computer check showed the car had been reported stolen in August.

The driver, Ricardo Delonte Broughton, 35, of Suitland, was charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, theft and numerous traffic violations.