On 04/24/2013, the University of Maryland Honor Guard joined other departments in Boston, MA for a memorial service held in honor of Officer Sean Collier.  Officer Collier, an officer with the MIT campus, was slain during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers.  At the time of his death, Officer Collier was 27 years old and had worked for the department for 15 months.  UMPD sends it's condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Officer Collier and his department.

On May 16th, the University of Maryland Police Department was awarded the Outstanding Non-Instructional Unit Award from the President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues.  This award is issued to a unit that makes outstanding contributions the the University's equity efforts.  UMPD has always been dedicated to the recruitment and promotion of its quality minority employees.  Additionally, the department makes it a top priority to address diversity issues with all officers in the academy and with continued training throughout their career.

For the third year in a row, the University of Maryland police department won the Maryland Law Enforcement Challenge (LEC) in the University Law Enforcement division.  This award is given to departments across the nation for their dedication towards increasing safety through traffic enforcement.

Aggressive driving has become a serious problem on our roadways, but what exactly is aggressive driving?  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), after consulting with law enforcement and the judiciary, defines aggressive driving as "an individual commits a combination of moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property." NHTSA has released the following information on aggressive driving and ways to combat it.  Please keep this information in mind as you travel and stay safe.

Watch 42, the Jackie Robinson Story, under the stars this Saturday, July 27, 2013 on Chapel Field, starting at sundown, approximately 8:30pm.

Community Members: Please join us in celebrating our “Annual National Night Out”  Reminder we will join forces with the “Lakeland Community” this year along with several local agencies PGPD, M-NCPPC, Metro Transit, and many more. Please come out to help celebrate making our communities safer!

Doing Good Never Tasted This Great!

The UMPD News site has been created to provide you with timely information about incidents and events on the UMD campus, and also contains information about UMPD's community policing and crime prevention efforts.  In the event of a serious situation on campus requiring the issuance of a UMD Emergency Alert (what's this?), a UMPD Media Relations officer will post a description of what is happening and provide regular updates as the situation unfolds. 

At around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 22nd, a UMPD officer observed three males operating three motor scooters on Route 1 without proper safety equipment.  The males noticed the officer and fled south on Route 1.  Officers pursued the subjects to East-West Highway where one subject dismounted and fled on foot.  The second subject crashed the scooter and was taken into custody.

Welcome Back!  As you're preparing to get started with the fall semester, please familiarize yourself with these safety tips to help ensure your success.