**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 Robbery (Weapon Implied)
OCCURRED: October 19, 2026 (Monday)/ Approximately 3:25 p.m.
LOCATION: Paint Branch Trail (behind the 8900 block of Baltimore Avenue), College Park, Maryland
PARK POLICE CASE #: 26002198
BRIEF DETAILS:
On October 19, 2026, at approximately 4:21 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department was notified by the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Division of an off-campus robbery (weapon implied). The incident occurred at approximately 3:25 p.m., on October 19, 2026, on the Paint Branch Trail (behind the 8900 block of Baltimore Avenue).
The suspect approached the victim (juvenile) and demanded the victim’s property. The suspect implied he had a weapon. The suspect took the victim’s property and was last seen heading east towards Greenbelt Road. The suspect is approximately 5’5” tall and was wearing a black ski mask, black sweater, blue/gray jeans and green Puma shoes. The Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Division is continuing to investigate this incident.
The Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Division is continuing to investigate this incident. Any inquiries can be directed to parkpolice.pio@pgparks.com
When available for release, additional information, including updated description of the suspect may be obtained by accessing UMPD News.
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