Alerts
Montgomery County Police Department Seeks Assistance from the Community
On November 12th, 2013, an email was sent out to members of the University of Maryland Community in regards to a sexual assault that occurred in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Listed below is updated information regarding the incident from Montgomery County Police Department. On October 3rd, 2013, Montgomery County Police received information regarding a sexual assault that had occurred in Gaithersburg between the night of October 2nd and the morning of October 3rd. Investigation revealed that the victim had met the suspect at a bar, Looney’s, in College Park, Maryland. The suspect and victim then went to the suspect’s residence in Gaithersburg where the sexual assault occurred.
UMPD and DEA collect prescription drugs for National Drug Take Back Day
College Park, MD – On October 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) participated in National Drug Take Back Day. Members of the community were provided an opportunity to dispose of any unwanted, unused, and expired prescription drugs from their homes at UMPD Headquarters. The service was free and anonymous, no questions asked. Last April, Americans turned in 371 tons (over 742,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at over 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its six previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2.8 million pounds—more than 1,400 tons—of pills.
UMPD partners up with the Drug Enforcement Administration to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
College Park, MD – On October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its seventh opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to UMPD Headquarters, located at the intersection of Rossborough Lane and Baltimore Avenue, next to Ritchie Coliseum. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Prince George's County Office of the Fire Marshal seeks ID in Arson case
The Prince George’s County Office of the Fire Marshal is working to identify the suspect shown in the above surveillance photograph. On August 13, 2013, at approximately 4:30pm, the suspect set a fire inside the College Park Diner, located at 9206 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland. Anyone with information is urged to call 301-77A-RSON or 301-772-7766.
MPO Fields and Sgt. Leonard Honored
Congratulations to MPO David Fields and Sgt. Ken Leonard for their dedication to both Agency and Academy related training. They were both presented awards by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission at the 13th Annual Instructor’s Conference that was held on Oct. 10 in Sykesville, Maryland. Sgt. Kenneth Leonard was presented with the Instructor of the Year Award - Academy MPO David Fields was presented with the Instructor of the Year Award - Non-Academy