National Drug Take-Back Event
Oct. 1, 2012 As a result of this Drug Take-Back event, UMDPS collected 18 pounds of pharmaceuticals from community members. September 19, 2012 For further information contact: Capt. Marc Limansky 301-405-7402 UMPD Hosting DEA National Drug Take-Back Event
Criminal Charges Filed In September Theft
CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED IN SEPTEMBER THEFT College Park, MD – On October 3, 2012 University of Maryland Police investigators applied for and received criminal charges against Michael Charles Manley Jr., 25, of Gambrills, Maryland for his involvement in a theft at the University of Maryland book store in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on September 12 and September 17, 2012.
Arrest Update to 10/10/12 Off Campus Robbery
Update - 10/14/12 The Prince George's County Police District 1 Robbery Suppression Team has made an arrest in these cases. Investigators have arrested and charged a juvenile male for the offense. A black bb gun was recovered along with the victim's cell phone. For further information, please view http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2012/10/pgpd-arrests-suspect-in-college-park.html.
Quick Arrest in the 10/17/12 Cell Phone Snatching in Lot 1D
Arrest Update - October 17, 2012: As a result of their investigation, University Police detectives identified an address in Hyattsville as the possible location of the phone taken from a UMD student in this afternoon's phone snatching incident in Lot 1D. Their continued investigation at the Hyattsville address led to the arrest of a 15 year old juvenile male for the crime. Several items were recovered linking the juvenile to the crime
Hurricane Sandy
Dear University of Maryland Community, Hurricane Sandy is expected to begin affecting UMD College Park on Monday. The campus administration is working together to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff and to mitigate the impact of the storm. Please view Provost Rankin's message to the University Community at http://www.umd.edu/hot-topics.cfm?topic=19041. Please consider the following tips and precautions:
No Robbery on 11/1/12; Possible Assault
On November 1, 2012 at approximately 2:20 a.m., University of Maryland Police issued an alert for a possible strong-arm robbery occurring in the College Park Shopping Center (7300 block Baltimore Avenue). The investigation conducted by the Prince George's County Police revealed that a robbery did not occur, but was more likely a simple assault. PGPD is still investigating whether or not a crime was actually committed.