Alerts
10/02/2020 UMD Community Notice
**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 Prince George's County Police Department. INCIDENT: Update to Off-Campus Assault with a Weapon/ Fatal Shooting OCCURRED: October 1, 2020 / Approximately 5:10 p.m.
The 2020 UMD Annual Security Report Available for Review
Working Together for a Safe Campus The 2020 Annual Safety and Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report are available for your review. The Annual Security Report (ASR) provides safety and security resources and information to current and prospective students and their parents, as well as to faculty and staff members. Statistics comparing crime over the previous three years are outlined in the report. As you review the ASR, please keep in mind that our community has options for reporting incidents that fall under the Clery Act. Incidents can be reported to police, Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), and/or confidential resources. Therefore, not all cases that were reported in the ASR were criminally investigated by law enforcement.
**UPDATE** UMPD Seeks the Community's Help in Theft Case
**UPDATE** 09/18/2020 Thank you all for your help. The persons of interest in this case have been identified. Case remains under investigation. ### Person of Interest #1
UMD Community Notice 09/17/2020
**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 Attempted Robbery OCCURRED: September 17, 2020/ Approximately 2 a.m. LOCATION: Hiker-Biker Trail by parking lot 11B (next to Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex), College Park, MD PG Park Police Case #: 20002235 BRIEF DETAILS: On September 17, 2020, at approximately 12:31 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department was notified of an off-campus incident that occurred on September 17, 2020, at approximately 2 a.m. A male UMD student was walking southbound on the hiker-biker trail (behind parking lot 11B). A male approached the student from behind and demanded his property. The suspect left going north on the trail.
UMD Safety Notice 08/28/2020
INCIDENT: Multiple Incidents of Fraud (scams) OCCURRED: Between July 8, 2020 and August 27, 2020 LOCATION: College Park, Maryland UMPD CASES #: 2020-56145, 2020-59661, 2020-59771, and 2020-59800 BRIEF DETAILS: We write to you today to make you aware of multiple incidents of fraud (scams) that have been reported in our area. Over the past two weeks, we have received four reports of fraud (scams). The victims in these cases are University Affiliated and were either contacted by email or by phone. In each case, the caller was pretending to be from a Government Agency, an Employer, an Electronic Company, and Law Enforcement/Immigration. The scammers made false accusations paired with fear tactics to convince the victims to buy gift cards and/or bitcoins as payment in order to avoid any further action taken against them.