Alerts
01/04/18 UMD Advisory: UMD Delayed Opening
The University of Maryland, College Park will open late at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, January 4, 2018, due to inclement weather. ###
12/20/17 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: Off-Campus Incident OCCURRED: December 20, 2017/ Approximately 12:05 p.m. LOCATION: 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD PGPD CASE #: 17-0097770 BRIEF DETAILS: On December 20, 2017, at approximately 12:09 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to a restaurant in the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue for a report of an armed robbery. It was reported that two male suspects entered the restaurant, armed with a gun, and announced a robbery. The suspects took property and then left on foot heading east along University Boulevard towards Greenbelt. Officers from both departments searched the area, but did not locate the suspects. No injuries were reported.
12/11/17 UMD Safety Notice
INCIDENT: Voyeur Incident OCCURRED: December 8, 2017/ Approximately 7 p.m. LOCATION: Hagerstown Hall UMPD CASE #: 2017-77604 BRIEF DETAILS: On December 8, 2017, at approximately 11:21 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to Hagerstown Hall for a voyeur incident. A female UMD student was inside the bathroom when she noticed a phone peering over her stall. The student yelled at the individual to leave. The individual left the area. A witness canvas of the area was conducted. The University of Maryland Police Department, Criminal Investigations Unit is conducting an investigation.
Toys For Tots Drive
If you aren't going to the games, you can also drop off your donation at our station (7569 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD) up until Tuesday (12/12) morning.
A Message on Campus Safety
Dear Campus Community: As we near the halfway point in the academic year, I want to call your attention to safety resources available to our community and restate our unwavering commitment to campus safety. In addition to the 85 University Police Officers protecting and serving the campus and the City of College Park, our Student Police Auxiliary (SPA) patrols campus and the City of College Park, in addition to staffing the gatehouses at night. We have more than 400 cameras in our community that are monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the addition of approximately 20 cameras in 2017.