UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (UMDPS)

The Department of Public Safety is the University’s Police Department

Full-Service Law Enforcement Agency 99 Sworn Police Officers (allotted strength) 24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week Internationally Accredited (CALEA)

UMDPS MISSION Serve the University Community; Protect Life and Property; and Enforce the Law.

UMDPS JURISDICTION

Primary JurisdictionConcurrent JurisdictionExtra-Jurisdictional Authority

UMDPS SERVICES

Police Services Emergency Response Routine Patrol Criminal Investigations Personal Safety Presentations Hate Incident Response Reporting Traffic Law Enforcement

UMDPS Rescue Vehicle on display at Maryland Day 2011

UMDPS SERVICES Emergency Communications Center—911

Civilian employees who answer calls from the public, dispatch officers to calls for service, and operate the UMD Alert system.

911 for Emergencies from campus phones 911 from mobile phone will connect to PGPD

#3333 from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, and ATT mobile

PROGRAM THIS NUMBER INTO YOUR PHONE

UMDPS SERVICES Auxiliary Division (SPAs)—(301) 405-5761

Student Police Aides are employees who perform a variety of security-related functions for the University. Police Aides assist patrol by providing escorts from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Crime Prevention Unit—(301) 405-7032 Sworn police officers and civilian employees analyze crime problems,

trends, and strive to create solutions to address these issues. Also help promote crime prevention through environmental design.

Building Security Services—(301) 405-3286 Civilian employees responsible for mechanical and electronic security

hardware for all non-residential buildings on campus.

SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC)

Monitor UMCP’s Video Security System Review Post-Incident Video Monitor Alarm Systems

IMPORTANT INFO FOR STUDENTS

UMD Alerts alert.umd.edu

Shuttle UM Services- NextBus transportation.umd.edu/nextbus.html (301) 314 – 2255 Option 1 Enter five digit NextBus

Stop Number Text “NBUS UMD (NextBus stop number)” to 41411 NextBus DC/lite App for Smartphones

DOTS NITE Ride (301) 314 – NITE (6483) UMDPS Walking Escorts (301-405-3555) Blue Light Emergency Phones (300+)

NEW SERVICES M-Urgency

Available for Android 2.2 or higher phones and iPhone 4/4S

Use to contact police in emergency situations m-urgency.umd.edu

Facebook page: University of Maryland Department of Public Safety

Twitter: UMD Public Safety @umpd

OTHER UM SAFETY AND SECURITY SERVICES

Security Gates – Student Police Auxiliary Preferred Path to and from Metro Community On Patrol Threat Assessment Program SARPP – Sexual Assault Response and

Prevention Program Advocate Crisis Cell Phone: (301) 741-3442 (advocate is available 24 hours

during fall and spring semesters and 9am to 5pm only during winter and summer sessions)

CRIME ON CAMPUS Unattended property theft is BY FAR the most

frequently reported crime on campus In the vast majority of all theft cases, the crimes

are PREVENTABLE Lock valuables Do not leave property unattended

Crime statistics are available at www.umdps.umd.edu

1) UMD Alert—Text Messaging

2) Early Warning Siren System3) Alertus Technology

4) Crime Alerts5) Nixle Messaging

Notifications to University CommunityThere are five components to the UMDPS notification system:

Urgent / Immediate

Timely / Non-Urgent / Non-Immediate

UMD ALERT

UMD Alert is a Software Application Used to Send

Emergency Alerts, Notifications, and Updates to Text Enabled

Devices and/or E-mail Accounts

UMD ALERTACTIVATED IN CRITICAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Crime—When Imminent Threat to Safety Exists Extremely Severe Weather Hazardous Materials Situations

Students May Register for Text Alerts

http://alert.umd.edu

EARLY WARNING SIREN SYSTEM Siren Tones

Loud enough to alert the entire University (exterior) and areas contiguous to the University where many in our community live and study

Emergencies: A steady tone will sound for at least three minutes

All Clear: One short blast will sound for less than 30 seconds

What Should I Do If I Hear the Siren? Seek shelter and obtain further information

System Testing The Early Warning Siren System is tested the first

Wednesday of every month at 11:55 a.m.

ALERTUS

Located in 19 buildings around campus UMDPS personnel can send messages out when

there is an imminent threat to the public Depending on the level and type of threat, a

message may be displayed, lights may flash, and an alert tone may sound

CAMPUS CRIME ALERTS

E-mail and web posting Sent to notify community of incident which poses a

threat to the safety of University community members

Sent to all umd.edu email accounts plus anyone with an email registered with UMD Alerts• Umd.edu email users may not opt-out

A requirement of the Clery Act

The Nixle messaging service is used by UMDPS to send alerts, advisories, community messages and traffic info

This is an Opt-In service www.nixle.com

Subscribe to “University of Maryland Department of Public Safety”

Add “College Park” to your locations

PULL OUT YOUR PHONES Encourage your student

to download M-Urgency m-urgency.umd.edu

Like Us onFacebook: University of Maryland Department of Public Safety

Follow us on Twitter: @umpd

Emergency: 911

Emergency from Mobile:#3333

Non-Emergency & Walking Police Escorts:

(301) 405-3555

NITE-RIDE: (301) 314-NITE (6483)

CONTACT INFORMATIONEmergency: 911

Emergency from Mobile: #3333

Non-Emergency: (301) 405-3555

UMDPS Web Site: www.umdps.umd.edu

Emergency Procedures: www.umd.edu/emergencypreparedness

IN AN EMERGENCY, SEEK INFORMATION FROM:

www.umd.edu 1640 AM Radio Station

(301) 405-SNOW (7669) 88.1 FM WMUC Radio Station

Campus Cable Channel 76 TWITTER: @UMPD

Questions? Thank You!