Charles County Sheriff’s Office Announces
New Electronic Display at Mall Office

           

             A new computer display at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s St. Charles Towne Center office is currently showing a slide-show of offenders wanted for child support violations.

            The new electronic wanted poster system, which has been installed on a desktop computer mounted on a portable upright cart, is funded by a grant from the State of Maryland Department of Human Resources. It is part of the Child Support Enforcement Unit’s efforts to locate wanted persons and to encourage wanted persons to turn themselves in.

The site was chosen because of the high number of mall patrons but may change to maximize visibility. The Sheriff’s Office intends to operate a second system in the future.

“These offenders need to fulfill their child support obligations and we are making every effort to ensure that happens,” said Charles County Sheriff Rex W. Coffey. “It is important not just because it is the law, but because the children who are involved suffer when those obligations are not fulfilled.”

The Sheriff’s Office is asking citizens who know the whereabouts of any child support violator to contact the Child Support Enforcement Unit at 301-932-3059 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday or 301-932-2222 during all other hours. Persons wanted for child support violations may also contact the Child Support Enforcement Unit to turn themselves in.

            The mall office is located on the second floor of the mall, next to Dick’s Sporting Goods.