The University of Maryland Police Department had the privileged to be interviewed by UMD Journalism students, Zoe Sagalow and Alexis Brown about a topic that is essential to us; working with students. Student employees play a vital role here at the University of Maryland Police Department; they serve with us inside our Security Operations Center, on the streets with us as Student Police Aides (SPAs) and administratively with us at Headquarters.

Please visit http://www.umpd.umd.edu/crime_alert_offcampus_detail.cfm?id=739  for information regarding an off-campus robbery that occurred on 04/13/14. Prince George’s County Police Department is the primary reporting agency and is conducting the investigation.

Dear University of Maryland Community, On April 28, 2014, a UMD student organization sent a letter to its membership about a member who is also a student at UMD.  The letter warned the group to stay away from certain areas of campus, specifically the Student Union, due to recent comments made by the individual member.

**BREAKING NEWS** UMPD arrest male for thefts from Eppley Recreation Center Tre Haley, 19 yoa Silver Spring, MD College Park, MD - The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) has made an arrest in connection with theft incidents that occurred inside the basketball gyms at the Eppley Recreation Center (ERC).

On 05/10/14, at approximately 12:25 a.m., the University of Maryland Police Department received a report of a suspicious male, possibly armed, on the footbridge between the back side of the View and lot 11B area. Officers responded and saturated the area and were unable to locate any criminal activity or anyone fitting the description given by the reporting person.   The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information, please call UMPD at 301-405-3555. ###

Earlier this week, Chief David B. Mitchell was honored at the Concerns Of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) National Chapter 30th Anniversary Hall of Fame Dinner in Washington D.C. for his commitment to officers who die in the line of duty and their surviving families. 

Please visit http://universityofmarylandpolice.com/crime_alert_offcampus_detail.cfm?id=740  for information regarding an off-campus breaking & entering that occurred on 05/17/14. Prince George’s County Police Department is the primary reporting agency and is conducting the investigation.

At the end of April, Chief David B. Mitchell was invited to be part of an interactive press conference on the topic of pedestrian safety.  Many thanks to the journalism students of class 262 & 320 and their professors for organizing, conducting, and participating in the press conference, and creating an exercise that is applicable to the learning experience. With assistance from social media, students were able to tweet a short video from the press conference, quickly providing our message to a much broader audience.