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Spring 2019 Safety Message from Chief Mitchell
Dear Campus Community, I want to share with you how your police department continues to keep campus safe and how you can play a role in your safety and in the safety of your fellow Terps. Our officers continue to be proactive and responsive in their duties while serving and protecting our campus community. In 2018, we responded to over 75,000 calls for service, which include but are not limited to responding to calls, initiating traffic stops, conducting building checks across our campus community, responding to vehicle and building lockouts, investigating traffic accidents, and walking escorts. We continue to see a decrease in crime on our campus, with the crime rate falling almost 38 percent in 2018. This is in addition to an almost 7 percent drop in crime the year before. This includes an almost 42 percent drop in theft, our most reported crime on campus. Burglary incidents continue to decrease over the ten-year span, with 11 reports made last year. Though there has been a decrease in reported crimes, we still need your help. Here are a few things you can do:
03/03/19 UMD Safety Notice
INCIDENT: Burglaries (Suspect Apprehended) OCCURRED: March 3, 2019/ Between 6:09 p.m. and 9:23 p.m. LOCATION: Elkton Hall and South Campus Commons #6 UMPD CASE #: 2019-12312 BRIEF DETAILS: On March 3, 2019, at approximately 6:12 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to Elkton Hall for a suspicious person. A female entered two unlocked rooms at Elkton Hall. Both rooms were occupied at the time of the incident. The female engaged in conversation with the residents of each room. The female then left in an unknown direction of travel. Later in the evening UMPD responded to South Campus Commons #6. A female entered an unlocked room, stole property and left. Officers located the female and it was determined she was the same individual from Elkton Hall. The female was taken into police custody for processing. The female has no UMD affiliation.
UMD Advisory: UMD Closed 02/20/19
The University of Maryland, College Park is closed Wednesday, February 20, 2019, due to expected inclement weather.
UMD Safety Notice 02/13/19
INCIDENT: Burglaries (Arrest Made) OCCURRED: February 13, 2019/ Approximately 1:30 a.m. LOCATION: Hagerstown Hall UMPD CASE #: 2019-8446 BRIEF DETAILS: On February 13, 2019, at approximately 1:37 a.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to Hagerstown Hall for a suspicious male. A female UMD student reported to police that a male was trying to enter multiple rooms. Officers responded and located an intoxicated male in the lobby of the building along with the reporting person. After talking with the student and reviewing the video footage taken by the student during their interaction with the suspect, the male was taken into custody. Officers interviewed additional victims and a witness in this matter. Based upon the investigation, the male has been charged with multiple counts that can be viewed here. Due to the quick reporting of suspicious behavior by our student resident, an apprehension was made in this case. Thank you to our student resident who said something when they saw something suspicious.