University Police respond to reports of a sex offense, assault

    

University of Maryland Police responded to reports of a sex offense, trespassing and assault, among other incidents, in the past week, according to police reports.

Sex offense

Officers responded to Cecil Hall at about 9:18 p.m. on Friday for a possible overdose of prescription medication, University Police spokesman Maj. Marc Limansky said.

A female university student had taken more than the recommended dose of a prescription medication, Limansky said. She did not need to be transported to a hospital, but when officers talked to the woman, she said she was sexually assaulted March 13.

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She said the incident happened after she went to a party off the campus, Limansky said. She met a man at the party, and the two went back to his residence, where the sexual assault took place. 

University Police have begun an investigation into this incident.

Trespassing

At about 10:14 p.m. on Saturday, an officer came into contact with a man who had repeatedly been denied access to the campus in the past behind the police station in Lot F, Limansky said.

Joon Park was first denied from the campus in April 2012, when he was accused of pulling out a knife near the South Gate. In August 2013, Park was seen carrying balloons on the campus, and police turned him away.

In March 2014, Limansky said, Park entered Ritchie Coliseum, and witnesses said he was acting strangely. Officers responded, arresting Park and issuing him another denial to the campus.

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In July, Park was wandering around the campus shirtless and asking people for money near Regents Drive Garage, Limansky said. He was asked to leave and was denied from the campus.

Police arrested Park again on Saturday and issued another denial to the campus, Limansky said.

Assault

On Oct. 25, University Police received a report of an assault at Cole Field House, where an organizational cheerleading competition not related to this university was taking place, Limansky said.

A girl from one of the cheerleading teams was late, and a teammate called her to ask where she was. When she arrived, her mother confronted the teammate who made the phone call and yelled at her for the way she spoke to her daughter.

An argument began between the tardy cheerleader’s mother and the cheerleader who made the phone call. As the caller and her mother were walking down the front steps of Cole, they both fell.

The caller’s mother said she was shoved and kicked by the mother of the cheerleader who was late, and she said her daughter was bitten on the wrist by either the cheerleader who was late or her mother, Limansky said.

The caller’s mother took her daughter to the hospital after she was bitten. Limansky said no charges have been filed with University Police. 

Theft from automobile

Officers met with a university staff member at the Regents Drive Garage on Oct. 22 at about 1:11 p.m. for a report of theft from her car, Limansky said.

The woman said she parked her car at about 8:30 a.m. When she returned to her car at about 1 p.m., the passenger window was broken and her purple gym bag was gone.

Earlier that day, two other vehicles had been broken into, Limansky said. Both victims are university faculty or staff members. One had a rain jacket stolen from their car, while the other was missing a makeup bag and some clothing.

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University Police is checking cameras in the area to find out more information about the incidents.

Other incidents

Officers responded to Commons 1 at about 11:43 p.m. on Oct. 21 for a report of an assault, which they later filed as an “other” incident, Limansky said. 

A female university student said she had been smoking a cigarette between 11:20 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. outside of the building when someone yelled at her from above and told her to stop. The student said the individual was being rude and using profane language, Limansky said.

The student continued to smoke, and the person threatened to dump water on her. There was a brief verbal exchange, and the student moved over slightly from where she had been standing before.

A few seconds later, Limansky said, water was dumped on the ground near where she was standing.

Officers were able to locate two students who admitted to being involved in the incident. Both students were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.