UMD SGA Safety Walk attendees find uneven sidewalks, out of service lights across campus About 50 people, including students, administrators and University Police, attended the walk and made recommendations to address possible safety hazards. Ryan White September 15, 2021
UMPD investigates reported LGBTQ+ hate incident in La Plata Hall The incident occurred on the Saturday before classes began. Clara Niel September 2, 2021
UMPD to seek community input for voluntary accreditation assessment The assessment will take place between Aug. 9 and Aug. 11. Nataraj Shivaprasad August 2, 2021
Power restored in all UMD buildings affected by “major power loss” Wednesday morning Facilities Management staff is assessing the situation, and crews are working to restore normal operations. Eric Neugeboren July 14, 2021
UMPD receives reports of parts stolen from 10 vehicles Five of the vehicles were parked in lot 12A, with the other five cars parked in the lot of the Cypress Building. Eric Neugeboren June 12, 2021
UMD Task Force on Community Policing delays recommendations until summer It's the second time the body is delaying recommendations. Madison Peek May 19, 2021
Eight UMD buildings evacuated after gas line was struck near Stamp As of 12:48 p.m., all buildings except the health center are back open. The center is closed for the rest of the day. Khushboo Rathore May 14, 2021
RHA passes resolutions to renew policing committee, support changes to gen-ed requirements The resident and policing committee has met five times this academic year. Christine Zhu April 21, 2021
Police pursued a group of young people through College Park after reported attempted theft Prince George’s County, Metro Transit and University of Maryland police all responded to the incident. Zoe Pierce April 7, 2021
UMD students share recommendations for University Police at virtual listening session The listening session was a part of a yearlong evaluation of the University Police by the President’s Task Force on Community Policing. Madison Peek March 11, 2021