Tag: umpd

UMD SGA condemns student-hosted event with IDF soldiers, demands university issues apology

The resolutions come weeks after this university’s Students Supporting Israel chapter hosted three Israeli Defense Forces soldiers at an event on Oct. 21.

Keira Hardesty
November 6, 2025

UMPD detains protesters, student journalists outside event with IDF soldiers

One of the journalists who was detained told the police officers it seemed they were being held because the journalists were also people of color, video shows.

Diamondback Staff
October 22, 2025

UMD spent more than $136,000 on event security for Oct. 7, 2024

About 72 percent of the spending on security for Oct. 7, 2024, events went toward UMPD costs, records obtained by The Diamondback show.

Apurva Mahajan
October 15, 2025

E-scooter thefts, attempted thefts continued to climb in 2024, UMPD report shows

Here are four key takeaways from the University of Maryland Police’s annual security report.

Ashley Oiler
October 7, 2025

UMD lecturer arrested on indecent exposure charges

An animal sciences lecturer exposed himself to a group of campers in front of the Chemistry Building this summer and was arrested on Friday.

Marijke Friedman
September 10, 2025

UMD receives false report of active shooter near McKeldin Library

The report comes after at least a dozen higher education institutions across the U.S. have been hit by false active shooter reports over the past few weeks.

Sanya Wason
September 2, 2025

Judge dismisses case against UMD student accused of placing camera in dorm bathroom

Judge Ann Wagner Stewart’s ruling came after state prosecutors failed to provide required evidence to White’s defense team before a July 1 deadline.

Anastasia Merkulova
July 25, 2025

UMD community members create fundraiser to support sexual violence survivors

CARE is working with University of Maryland Police, SGA and Adventist HealthCare to collect and distribute comfort items to survivors.

Freelance Reporter
April 11, 2025

UMD student charged after portable recording device found in Johnson-Whittle Hall bathroom

Noah White, a Johnson-Whittle Hall resident, was charged with visual surveillance in a private area.

Akshaj Gaur
March 18, 2025

Portable recording device found in Johnson-Whittle Hall bathroom

UMPD collected the recording device and did not find any additional devices during a canvas of the rest of the building’s bathrooms.

Marijke Friedman
March 12, 2025