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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.

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.

Please visit http://www.umpd.umd.edu/crime_alert_offcampus_detail.cfm?id=730 for information regarding an off-campus burglary that occurred on 12/23/13. Prince George’s County Police Department is the primary reporting agency and is conducting the investigation.   ###

On Saturday, December 14th, 2013, officers from the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) and other agencies participated in Shop with a Cop. Officers picked up children from a local school and went shopping. The children were given rides in the officer’s vehicle with lights and sirens on while they made their way to the mall. Once there, officers shopped with the children for gifts and ate lunch together. UMPD would like to thank The Maryland Association of School Resource Officers for orchestrating the 9th annual Operation Santa with a Badge Program.

Dear University of Maryland Community, As finals come to an end and the winter break approaches, the University of Maryland Police Department would like provide some safety tips and crime prevention tools. We hope this information serves as a reminder of what you can do to reduce your chance of becoming a victim of a crime and to help you remain safe during the winter break. If you will be home or at your UMD residence this winter break here are some tips to help you stay safe this season:

On December 18, 2013, University of Maryland Police Criminal Investigations Unit and the Office of the University Fire Marshal have reviewed camera footage and have ruled the Testudo fire to be accidental. The cause of the fire was due to a lamp shade being place over a lit candle.  There was no damage to Testudo and no injuries reported.   ###