Alerts
Responding to an Active Shooter - Run, Hide, Fight
The tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School serve as a reminder that violent acts such as this can occur anywhere, anytime. University of Maryland Police Officers train routinely for such events. Students, faculty and staff must also be prepared to respond and react to an active shooter incident. Please take a few moments to review this information on this page and watch the short video below, courtesy of the City of Houston Mayor's Office of Public Safety. If you find yourself in the middle of an active shooter event, your survival may depend on whether or not you have a plan. The plan doesn't have to be complicated. There are three things you can do that make a difference: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT
University System of Maryland Police Departments to Share Trespass Data
When it comes to preventing crime on college campuses, University police departments in Maryland have a very important tool in their arsenal -- the ability to bar individuals involved in criminal activity from property owned by the institution. Often this occurs as a result of identifying individuals who have committed crimes on the campus, whether they be property crimes or crimes against persons. These denials of access, which are typically issued immediately following an arrest, makes the person subject to immediate arrest if he or she returns to the campus without permission. This gives an extra level of protection against repeat offenders returning to the campus where the crime was committed. From sharing information about arrests between university police departments, it became evident that some criminals who target one university campus, also target others. With this in mind, the UMD College Park, UMD Baltimore County, and Towson University police departments entered into an agreement to share denial of access data.
UMDPS and UMD Community Members Earn Governor's Crime Prevention Awards
College Park, MD – The University of Maryland Department of Public Safety earned awards in two categories for the 2012 Governor's Crime Prevention Awards. The department and officers were recognized today at a ceremony hosted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention. Ms. Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Mr. Gerry Sneeringer, both UMD Staff, and Mr. Charles L. Simpson Jr, Manager of Southern Management (Graduate Hills and Gardens) won the “Category C – Governor’s Crime Prevention Award for Community Groups, Organizations, and Individual Citizens.
Police / Community Basketball Game - College Park
University of Maryland Police, Maryland Park Police, and Prince George's County Police are partnering with the UMD Office of Community Engagement, Embry Center for Family Life, University of Maryland Athletics, the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the City of College Park to host the Community Teens / Law Enforcement basketball game to foster our police - community relationship. Friday, December 7th, 2012 7:30 pm College Park Community Center 5051 Pierce Avenue "Together We Are an Unstoppable Force ... For Good!" Please come out and cheer the players on!