Alerts
10/03/16 UMD Safety Notice: Phone Scams
The purpose of this UMD Advisory is to make you aware of recent phone scams that have been reported to the University of Maryland Police Department. A scammer will call a potential victim and tell them that they either owe money to the IRS or that a loved one of theirs is being held for ransom until payment is made to the scammer. In both scams, the scammer will use fear to try and convince the potential victim to comply with the scammer’s demands. If you have been a victim or a potential victim of either one of these scams, immediately call the police. To find out more on how you can avoid being a victim of an IRS phone scam, click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOQypmRXTHE and https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/irs_scam_updates.shtml . To avoid becoming a victim of this extortion scheme, look for the following possible indicators:
UMPD Issues Statement Regarding 09/28/16 Off-Campus Incident
On September 28, 2016, at approximately 9 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department received a report of a missing person. While investigating this incident, just after 10:30 p.m., officers with the University of Maryland Police Department and the Prince George’s County Police department responded to the 8100 block of 48th Avenue for a welfare check. Officers found two individuals in the vehicle, one of the individuals was the missing person. Both were pronounced dead on the scene. The Prince George’s County Police Department is the primary agency for this investigation. To find out more details about this incident, visit http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2016/09/pgpd-investigates-domestic-related.html . Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925.
2015 Annual Safety and Security Report (ASR)
Working Together for a Safe Campus The 2015 Annual Safety and Security Report is available for your review. Our report provides safety and security 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. In addition to outlining the different security resources the campus has to offer, the report also includes statistics on area crime reported to off-campus law enforcement agencies as well as to several University departments that report data back to our Police Department.
On-Campus UMD Safety Notice 09/26/16
Please visit http://www.umpd.umd.edu/stats/safety_notices_umpd_detail.cfm?id=811 for information regarding an on-campus indecent exposure that occurred on 09/26/16. The University of Maryland Police Department is conducting an investigation. Individuals with any information regarding this incident are encouraged to contact police at 301-405-3555. ###