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Working Together with the Same Goal in Mind: Safety and Security
The University of Maryland Police Department had the privileged to be interviewed by UMD Journalism students, Zoe Sagalow and Alexis Brown about a topic that is essential to us; working with students. Student employees play a vital role here at the University of Maryland Police Department; they serve with us inside our Security Operations Center, on the streets with us as Student Police Aides (SPAs) and administratively with us at Headquarters.
**ARREST MADE** in Biology-Psychology Voyeur Incident
**BREAKING NEWS** UMPD arrest male for the Biology-Psychology Voyeur Incident Ernest Attakora Marfo The University of Maryland Police Department has made an arrest in the April 2nd, voyeur/peeping tom incident that occurred inside a women’s bathroom at Biology-Psychology building just before 5 p.m. Ernest Attakora Marfo, 21 yoa, of Reisterstown, Maryland.
Off-Campus UMD Safety Notice - 04/06/14
Please visit http://universityofmarylandpolice.com/crime_alert_offcampus_detail.cfm?id=738 for information regarding an off-campus armed robbery that occurred on 04/06/14. Prince George’s County Police Department is the primary reporting agency and is conducting the investigation.
UMPD needs your Help - See Something, Say Something!
Since April 2nd, 2014, we have had three reported incidents of where a female was inside a women’s bathroom and notice a handheld portable electronic device that had capabilities of either recoding video and/or taking a photo. One incident occurred at LaPlata Hall and one at Centreville Hall.
UMD Safety Notice 04/04/14
On 04/04/2014, the University of Maryland Police Department sent out a UMD Safety Notice to the University of Maryland community regarding a peeping tom incident that occurred inside the women’s bathroom at Centreville Hall. Please visit http://universityofmarylandpolice.com/crime_alert_umpd_detail.cfm?id=737 for more information.
04/04/14 Possible Theft from Auto Incident
On April 4th, 2014, in the afternoon, the University of Maryland Police Department was notified by our Security Operations Center of a possible theft from a motor vehicle in parking lot 1D. A motor vehicle had its window smashed out but unknown at that time if any property was taken. Officers were provided with a description of two possible suspects in the area. A responding officer arrived and noticed two individuals matching the description; both ran towards the UMUC parking garage.