Alerts
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!
Operation Santa with a Badge
On December 8th, officers from the University of Maryland Police Department, along with officers from many neighboring police agencies will be participating in "Operation Santa with a Badge", a program developed by Sgt. Michael Rudinski of the Hyattsville City Police Department in 2003. This year, police officers from many local agencies will pick up children in less-fortunate families from around their respective jurisdictions in police cars and take them holiday shopping. Money is raised by the different police agencies, taking collections from local businesses, civic organizations and individual officers. Officers drive the kids to the Prince George's Plaza mall in their police cruisers with the lights and sirens activated. This is very exciting for the children. "This is such a wonderful way our police officers can help make the holiday season just that much more special for a young boy or girl. It is so heartwarming to be a part of this event," stated David B. Mitchell, Chief of Police.
Toys for Tots - UMPD, PGPD, and UMD Athletics
The University of Maryland Police Department is partnering with the Prince George’s County Police Department, the University of Maryland Athletics Dept., and the U. S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation for the 5th year to collect and distribute toys to children in Prince George’s County, Maryland. UMDPS will have a toy drop-off location in the lobby of the police station located at the corner of Rossborough Lane and Route 1. We will be collecting unwrapped toys until December 19, 2012. Additionally, toys will be collected at MD Terrapins Basketball games between now and December 19th at Comcast Arena. The distribution of toys will take place December 22, 2012 at the Prince George's County Police Headquarters located at 7600 Barlowe Road, Landover, Maryland 20785.