University of Maryland Police responded to reports of assault, sexual assault and an animal complaint among other incidents this past week, according to police reports.
Assault
University Police were on foot near the 4400 block of Knox Road on Saturday at 2:48 a.m. when they noticed a woman standing in the street speaking with the driver of a vehicle.
An officer approached the woman and requested she either get in the car or get out of the street, but the woman ignored the officer and continued talking to the driver, Hoaas said.
The officer attempted to escort the woman out of the street and walk with her to the sidewalk, Hoaas said.
The woman then began to pull away and “smacked the officer’s hand,” Hoaas said.
University Police arrested 22-year-old Jasmine LaMonica Grays of Landover as a result of the incident, Hoaas said.
Grays was charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree assault, Hoaas said. This case is now closed.
Sexual assault
On Saturday at 5:23 a.m., University Police received a report that a sexual assault took place at Commons 1, Hoaas said. An arrest was made, and this case remains active.
Animal complaint
On Friday at about 9:30 p.m., University Police took a report for an animal complaint. Members of the Student Police Auxiliary were going door-to-door near the 4600 block of Guilford Road, handing out pamphlets offering safety information for local residents, Hoaas said.
While stopped at one of the houses, a small dog bit one of the Police Auxiliary’s student employees on the leg, Hoaas said.
The employee sustained a minor injury. The case is closed.
