Dear Campus Community, In light of the recent events regarding clown sightings throughout our country, I want to remind our campus community members not to get caught up in this hoax. The University of Maryland Police Department has not received any reports of clown sightings on our campus. If you receive a message or view a post containing any type of threat, whether involving the mention of clowns or not, report this immediately to UMPD or local police by dialing 911.  Do not re-post the message. Be Smart, Be Safe! See Something, Say Something!

Today, the University of Maryland Police Department issued an alert to campus as a precautionary measure as it investigated a report of a man carrying a rifle on campus. The investigation concluded that the gun was a rubber rifle used for training and being carried by an ROTC member dressed in plain clothes.  The rubber rifle did not pose a threat. UMPD is sharing the following information so the community can better understand the incident.

Please see http://www.umdps.umd.edu/stats/safety_notices_umpd_detail.cfm?id=812 for information about an incident that was reported to the UMD Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct.  This notice was sent to all students, faculty and staff.

Please see http://www.umdps.umd.edu/stats/safety_notices_umpd_detail.cfm?id=813 for information about an incident that was reported to the Univeristy of Maryland Police .  This notice was sent by email to all students, faculty and staff.

Please visit http://www.umpd.umd.edu/stats/safety_notices_offcampus_detail.cfm?id=814 for information regarding an off-campus burglary that occurred on 10/17/16. The Prince George's County Police Department is the primary reporting agency and is conducting the investigation. ###

College Park, MD – On October 22, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the University of Maryland Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) participated in its 12th Annual Prescription Drug Take Back, the public has embraced the opportunity these take-back events provide to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  We collected approximately 75lbs. of unused pharmaceuticals.

 

Please visit http://www.umpd.umd.edu/stats/safety_notices_offcampus_detail.cfm?id=815 for information regarding an off-campus robbery (no weapon) that occurred on 10/24/16. The Metro Transit Police Department is the primary reporting agency and is conducting the investigation. ###

Please visit http://www.umpd.umd.edu/stats/safety_notices_umpd_detail.cfm?id=816 for information regarding an on-campus indecent exposure that occurred on 10/26/16. The University of Maryland Police Department is conducting an investigation. Individuals with any information regarding this incident are encouraged to contact police at 301-405-3555. ###