On September 16, 2018, at approximately 5:56 p.m., UMPD responded to La Plata Hall for a hate bias incident that occurred between 2 a.m. and 5:56 p.m, on September 16, 2018. The Resident Assistant reported to police that they found non-inclusive, anti-LGBTQ language on a white board. A picture was taken of the message and the message was erased. A detective has been assigned to investigate this incident and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion was notified. Follow up interviews were conducted. ###

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Retired University of Maryland Police Department motorcycle officer, Corporal William “Bill” Conaway. Cpl Conaway, “Steel”, or “Motorman” as he was known served the University of Maryland community from 1983 to 2005. Please keep Cpl. Conaway’s family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time of loss.

The safety of our campus community is our foremost priority. In the interest of public safety, the University of Maryland Police Department contracts with AccuWeather to receive real-time information on storm paths approaching the footprint of our campus community. When we receive alerts, we call AccuWeather to discuss what impact a storm could have on our campus and decide if a campus wide-alert is needed.

The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) are investigating two hate bias incidents. On September 2, 2018, at approximately 3:40 p.m., UMPD responded to Queen Anne’s Hall for a hate bias incident that occurred between August 30, and September 1, 2018. A student reported to police that anti-LGBTQ comments were found on a couple of whiteboards and verbal anti-LGBTQ statements were overheard the following night.

UPDATE: 09/14/18 After re-interviewing the reporting person in this case and the available video footage from our Security Operations Center, the interaction between the reporting person and the individual from the vehicle do not meet the necessary requirements of a robbery. This case has been changed to a suspicious activity report.