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Locally published Articles
UMPD, DES, and PGFD Respond to an Incident at Oakland Hall
At approximately 8:49 a.m. this morning, the University of Maryland Police Department received a call regarding a possible explosion at Oakland Hall. The University of Maryland Police Department, University of Maryland Department of Environmental Safety and Prince George’s County Fire Department responded to the scene.
UMPD and Allied Agencies Participate in Active Shooter Training Exercise
The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD), University of Maryland Campus Recreation Services, Department of Environmental Safety (DES), Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD), and Prince George's County Fire Department (PGFD) participated in a active shooter training exercise on January 10th, 2014, at the Eppley Recreation Center (ERC) at the University of Maryland.
UMPD and BSUDPS Welcomes New Officers to the Force
On January 10th, 2014, the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) and Bowie State University Department of Public Safety (BSUDPS) welcomed new editions to their police force. Pvt’s. Heath Koops, Andrew Ross, and Joshua Feldman were sworn-in by Chief David B. Mitchell and PFC Charles Quigley of BSUDPS, was sworn-in by Chief Ernest Waiters in front of family, friends, and members of the University community at the Inn and Conference Center. Vice President of Administration and Finance, Carlo Colella, was the key note speaker for today’s event.
UMPD Detectives Make Arrests in Robbery by Force Incident
On January 8th, 2014, members of the Criminal Investigations Unit and Strategic Enforcement Response Team of the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) arrested and charged 3 male individuals that robbed a male UMD student.
UMPD Assists PGPD with Apprehension Following Pursuit
On January 4, 2014 at approximately 4:15 PM, the Prince Georges County Police were pursuing a vehicle which drove onto the UMD College Park campus. The vehicle crashed into wooden bollards near the Eppley Recreation Center at which time the driver of the pursued vehicle was apprehended by a PGPD officer. The other occupant of the vehicle fled on foot. Security Monitors working at the UMPD Security Operations Center tracked the fleeing person on camera and informed UMPD officers of the person's location.
UMPD detectives make arrests in robbery case
On December 24th, 2013, the University of Maryland Police Department and our Criminal Investigation Unit are pleased to announce an additional arrest relating to the November 9th, 2013, robbery that occurred behind the View Apartments.