UMD Police Make Quick Arrest in Off-Campus Assault
On October 28, 2012 at approximately 2:40 a.m. a male student reported to police that he was walking in a private alley behind the establishments at the 8400 block of Knox Road when he was assaulted by three males who took his cell phone and wallet. The male walked to College Avenue and Yale Avenue where he flagged down a University of Maryland police officer to report the offense. The Prince Georges County Police were notified. A short while later, University of Maryland police officers located suspects fitting the description in the College Park Parking Garage. The victim identified the suspects as the individuals who committed the offense. University Police arrested one adult male, Darell Summers, 19, of Odenton, and two juvenile males, ages 15 and 16, for the crime. No weapons were used in the commission of the crime. The victim was uninjured.
Hurricane Sandy
Dear University of Maryland Community, Hurricane Sandy is expected to begin affecting UMD College Park on Monday. The campus administration is working together to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff and to mitigate the impact of the storm. Please view Provost Rankin's message to the University Community at http://www.umd.edu/hot-topics.cfm?topic=19041. Please consider the following tips and precautions:
Quick Arrest in Attempted Off-Campus Theft
On October 19, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. a 34 year old male non-student was approached by two males on Lehigh Road near Sterling Place. One of the males placed his hand on the victim's shoulder and demanded property. The victim fled and flagged down a Student Police Aide who was on Knox Road near Sterling Place. University of Maryland Police officers responded and located the suspects near Montgomery Hall. One of the suspects fled and was apprehended after a short foot pursuit to Hartwick Road. The other was released without charges. Arrested and charged with 2nd degree assault, and obstructing/hindering was James Holloman Jr., 19, of Waldorf. The victim was not injured and no weapons were used at any time during the incident. For additional information contact our Media Relations Office at 301-405-9960. ###
Quick Arrest in the 10/17/12 Cell Phone Snatching in Lot 1D
Arrest Update - October 17, 2012: As a result of their investigation, University Police detectives identified an address in Hyattsville as the possible location of the phone taken from a UMD student in this afternoon's phone snatching incident in Lot 1D. Their continued investigation at the Hyattsville address led to the arrest of a 15 year old juvenile male for the crime. Several items were recovered linking the juvenile to the crime The juvenile was later released into the custody of his mother. Additional information, when available, will be posted here. INCIDENT: Robbery by Force (Snatching) OCCURRED: October 17, 2012 1:45 p.m. REPORTED: October 17, 2012 1:52 p.m. LOCATION: Parking Lot 1D UMDPS CASE #: 2012-55933 BRIEF DETAILS:
Arrest Update to 10/10/12 Off Campus Robbery
Update - 10/14/12 The Prince George's County Police District 1 Robbery Suppression Team has made an arrest in these cases. Investigators have arrested and charged a juvenile male for the offense. A black bb gun was recovered along with the victim's cell phone. For further information, please view http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2012/10/pgpd-arrests-suspect-in-college-park.html. Update - 10/11/12 An attempted armed robbery, also occuring to the rear of the University View, was reported to PGPD. This occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m., just prior to the below incident. PGPD is investigating. On October 10, 2012, the University of Maryland Police Department was notified of an incident that that occurred near the UM campus. The Prince George’s County Police responded to investigate. Below is a brief synopsis of the incident.
Criminal Charges Filed In September Theft
CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED IN SEPTEMBER THEFT College Park, MD – On October 3, 2012 University of Maryland Police investigators applied for and received criminal charges against Michael Charles Manley Jr., 25, of Gambrills, Maryland for his involvement in a theft at the University of Maryland book store in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on September 12 and September 17, 2012. Manley is charged with theft: $1,000 to under $10,000 and theft: less than $1000. Manley stole and attempted to steal multiple textbooks from the University Book Store.
Annual Security Report published
University of Maryland Department of Public Safety Media Relations Office Building 003, Rossborough Lane, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Phone 301-405-5726 / Fax 301-314-9549 October 1, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE University of Maryland Department of Public Safety Publishes 2012 Annual Security Report
Cops on Rooftops to Benefit Special Olympics
October 1, 2012 From September 29th to September 30th, The University of Maryland Police Department was out in force to help raise money in support of the Special Olympics as Dunkin Donuts opened its doors at 5 am. Just 31 hours later, we reached our goal of $6,000.00 and exceeded it by raising a total of $6,471.11! This could not have been possible without the generous donations of the College Park community stopping by at Dunkin Donuts at 9710 Baltimore Avenue this past weekend. For the second year in a row, we had a team of people that helped raise awareness; from officers on the roof and near the intersection of Route One to other UMDPS team members and Special Olympics partners raising awareness and interacting with customers as they entered the store. We accepted donations, sold raffle tickets, shirts, hats, and more.
National Drug Take-Back Event
Oct. 1, 2012 As a result of this Drug Take-Back event, UMDPS collected 18 pounds of pharmaceuticals from community members. September 19, 2012 For further information contact: Capt. Marc Limansky 301-405-7402 UMPD Hosting DEA National Drug Take-Back Event College Park, MD - The University of Maryland Police will be hosting a site for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, September 29, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The site will be located at the front of the University of Maryland police station located on Rossborough Lane across from Ritchie Coliseum.
Scooter Law News Conference
For Immediate Release September 19, 2012 News Conference New Motor Scooter Traffic Laws in Effect Oct. 1st WHAT: A news conference providing information about the new laws applicable to the operation of motor scooters and mopeds in the State of Maryland to include: Helmet Requirement Eye Protection Requirement Title Sticker Required Insurance Required WHY: To inform the Maryland public of the new laws affecting operators of motor scooters and mopeds