Every night of the semester, the residential communities of the campus
and their surrounding areas are being monitored by:
• University Police officers in marked and unmarked police cars (24
hours daily), motorcycles, bicycles and on foot patrols
• Surveillance cameras at more than 210 selected locations
(outdoors, inside parking garages and libraries) across the
campus (24 hours daily)
Escorts by uniformed Police officers or Student Police
Aides are available 24 hours any day by calling 301-405-3555.
For curb-to-curb service by N.I.T.E. Ride vans 5:30pm
to 7:30am any day, just call 4-NITE (6483). Please use
N.I.T.E. Ride when evening transit routes are not in service
or if your pick-up location or destination is not on a
evening transit route.
These
services can be requested from any blue-light emergency phone;
the Police dispatcher who answers your call will summon a
Police
escort for
you or transfer
you to N.I.T.E. Ride.
Shuttle-UM fixed evening transit routes operate seven nights a week
from 5:30pm to 7:30am, with buses stopping outside most residence
halls, apartments, and along Fraternity Row every 15 to 35
minutes. This is your convenient and safe way to visit friends in
other parts of campus and go to libraries, student union, College
Park shopping district, College Park Metro station, etc.
Visit www.transportation.umd.edu to see schedules for Shuttle-UM transit service evening routes (Blue,
Gold, Orange, Purple and College Park Metro)..
Walk with friends or in a group or ride Shuttle-UM. Walk
in well-lighted paths. Know the location of the nearest
emergency phones.
Going to your car:
• Walk with a friend, then drop him/her at your
apartment as you drive off
Coming back to your apartment alone:
• Call ahead to a friend who’ll meet you at his/her front door, then
walk with you from the parking lot, or request an escort from Police (301-405-3555).
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WHEN YOU GO OUT
AFTER DARK...
MAKE SAFE CHOICES
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Robbery/Theft Incidents at The Courtyards |
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Already this semester, two robberies have been reported, one on our campus and one in the City of College Park where
many students also live. Last Sunday at about 1:00am, two non-students walking in the area of the University Health
Center and St. Mary’s Hall encountered a man and a woman. The male suspect struck one of the non-students and
took property from him before he and the woman ran away. There were no serious injuries.
Last Friday at about 1:00am, along College Avenue about three blocks from Route One and the South Gate entrance
to campus, three students were approached by four men, who then started an altercation. Property was stolen from one
of the students. There were no serious injuries. Two suspects were apprehended by a University of Maryland Police officer
who was patrolling in that area of the City of College Park. Both suspects were turned over to Prince George’s
County Police.
Police investigations are continuing. Anyone with information about these incidents or the possible identities of the
perpetrators of these incidents is encouraged to contact University of Maryland Police at
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Crimes can be prevented. The following information is meant to remind you of the practical steps you can take to help ensure the safety of yourself and your neighbors. Please visit www.umpd.umd.edu
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If you ever see a situation involving fighting between partners or
groups, threatening actions or statements, screams, suspicious
persons or behavior, weapons, etc., do not hesitate to call Police
immediately. Then, call your Service Desk or CA.
From a University phone, call Police at 911 or x5-3555.
From
a cellular phone, University of Maryland
Police can be reached at 301-405-3555.
Take time now to pre-program this number
into your cellular phone. If you call 911
from a cellular phone, you will reach Prince
George’s County Police and you should ask
to be transferred to University of Maryland
Police.
Plan ahead, so that you run your errands
and end your outings at an early hour, when
more people are out and about. Plan and use
the safest route, not necessarily the shortest
one. Make sure roommates or friends
know your plans, including how and when
you’ll get back home.
contact Police
immediately by calling 301-405-3555 from
a cell phone or pay phone or 911 from a
campus phone. Tell the dispatcher where
you are located and what happened to you.
Stay on the phone until you are told it is
okay to hang up. Stay in your same location,
if it is safe to do so, until Police arrive.
Provide additional information to Police as
you learn it or recall it.
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Or onto residential floors, stairwells, elevators,
etc. unless you know them as residents
of your building. Anyone you can’t identify
as a resident of your building should be
asked to use an outside telephone to call the
resident he/she is coming to visit. Close and
latch any door you may find propped.
Immediately confront and/or report anyone
you see letting strangers into your building
or propping a door. Keep your room doors
and windows closed and locked.
It is not necessary, and may not be advisable, to
confront someone who has a weapon or is
angry enough to inflict harm on another
person. If you should come upon a situation
like this, as naturally as possible, move
away to your room, a friend's room, a group
of people, a well-lighted area, etc. Then, call
Police at 911 or x5-3555 or 301-405-3555.
Immediately report suspicious
persons or activity to Police. Don’t
make judgments about what may or may
not be a serious situation and don’t assume
that someone else has called the Police. Calls
to Police are taken by a dispatcher whose
first job is to have uniformed Police respond
to the scene to assess the situation. The
dispatcher will ask your name and address,
and investigating officers may request to talk
with you later. Information can be given
anonymously by calling 301-405-3555.
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Car
Lockouts, Jump Starts
301-314-4CAR
Crime
Reporting
301-405-3555
Escort
Services
301-405-3555
Health
Center
301-314-8180
Sexual
Assault Hotline
301-314-2222 |
Key
& Lock
Problems
301-314-WORK
Medical
Emergency
911
N.I.T.E.
Ride
301-314-NITE (6483)
Transportation
Services
301-314-PARK |
Police
Emergency
911
Police
Non-Emergency
301-405-3555
Security
Lighting
301-405-2222
Security
Repairs
301-314-WORK
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