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**UPDATE** 09/18/2020 Thank you all for your help. The persons of interest in this case have been identified. Case remains under investigation.

**Community Notice**  The purpose of this e-mail is to make you aware of an incident that occurred off-campus near the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The following is a synopsis of an incident reported to the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Division. INCIDENT: Off-Campus Attempted Robbery  OCCURRED: September 17, 2020/ Approximately 2 a.m.  LOCATION: Hiker-Biker Trail by parking lot 11B (next to Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex), College Park, MD 

INCIDENT:    Multiple Incidents of Fraud (scams)  OCCURRED: Between July 8, 2020 and August 27, 2020  LOCATION: College Park, Maryland UMPD CASES #: 2020-56145, 2020-59661, 2020-59771, and 2020-59800 BRIEF DETAILS: We write to you today to make you aware of multiple incidents of fraud (scams) that have been reported in our area.

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A UMD Community Text Alert was sent for an off-campus robbery (weapon displayed) that occurred in the 7300 block of Baltimore Avenue, on August 13, 2020. For information about the text alerts, visit https://alert.umd.edu/alerts . The Prince George's County Police Department is conducting the investigation for this incident.