University Police responded to reports of rape, a Title IX-related incident, threat assessment and suspicious activity, among other incidents in the past week, according to police reports.

Rape

An individual came to University Police headquarters at about 4 p.m. on Oct. 15 to report a rape, police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said. 

The rape reportedly took place on Feb. 13, and the victim knows the offender, she said. The Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct is aware of the incident, and it is under investigation.

Title IX

On Sunday at about 9 p.m., an officer responded to the lobby of University Police headquarters to report an incident police labeled as “other,” which was later classified as a noncriminal Title IX incident, Hoaas said.

A female University of Maryland student reported that on Oct. 9 at about 3:15 p.m., a man followed her and approached her as she was walking to the Commons Shop. He began to compliment her appearance, which made her feel uncomfortable, Hoaas said.

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The student listened to the man, gave him her phone number and told him to stop following her.

The student then began to receive unsolicited text messages from the man the same day, and she texted him back telling him to stop. The man obeyed her request, Hoaas said. 

The Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct is aware of the incident.  

Threat assessment

Officers responded to Bel Air Hall on Saturday at about 3 a.m. for a report of a male student who was refusing to leave a room. 

A group of students were inside a dorm room when the male student entered the room and refused to exit after being asked to leave multiple times. He made threats of physical violence to the group, according to the report. A physical altercation broke out involving pushing between the man and another student in the room. 

The student had left the room by the time police responded, Hoaas said.

The officers located the student and talked with him, she said, and the Department of Resident Life was notified of the incident. The student was referred to the Office of Student Conduct. 

Suspicious activity

On Friday at about 3:30 p.m., an officer responded to the Leonardtown apartments for a report of suspicious activity, according to police reports.

A female university student reported that between midnight and 1:30 a.m., she had heard loud voices and noise outside of her window. At about 10 a.m., she noticed her window was damaged and saw a small metal object outside of it.

The case remains active, and police will check cameras for more information.

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Theft

Officers also responded to Ellicott Hall on Oct. 15 at about 1 p.m. for a report of laptop theft.

A female university student reported that she left her backpack outside her dorm room while she went downstairs to get an item from the front desk, Hoaas said.

When she returned, she saw a man rummaging through her backpack. The man said he thought it was a friend’s backpack and left. The student then checked her bag and saw her laptop was gone.

The student asked the man for her property back, but he fled the building, Hoaas said. Witnesses last saw him running toward the North Campus Dining Hall.

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The student described the suspect as a light-skinned black man who is about 6 feet tall and has short hair and a goatee. He had a backpack with him and was wearing camouflage clothing, Hoaas said. The case is under investigation.

Vandalism

On Saturday at about 7 a.m., University Police reported a vandalism call.

An officer responded to the first floor of the Physics Building shortly after and came across broken glass from a wall clock, along with blood spatter around it, according to the report.

The officer processed the scene, and a camera request has been made, Hoaas said.