University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD)

UMD police seek suspect in McKeldin Library indecent exposure incidents

UMD police seek suspect in McKeldin Library indecent exposure incidents

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 1 (ZFJ) — The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is seeking a suspect in the recent string of indecent exposure incidents at McKeldin Library. On April 30, 2026, police released surveillance image stills of an individual who is suspected to have committed three incidents in bathrooms on the sixth and seventh floors of the library. In the first case, an indecent exposure on Feb. 12, 2026, a male student reported to police that, at about 5:59 p.
Man charged for northern PG County shooting, carjacking spree

Man charged for northern PG County shooting, carjacking spree

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 17 (ZFJ) — Larry James Simpson, 68, of Glen Burnie, was charged with 66 offenses in connection with a violent crime spree in Prince George’s County on Friday, May 15. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) alleges that Simpson committed multiple shootings and carjackings in five locations across northern P.G. County. At about 2:30 p.m., police received a call for a man pointing a long gun out of his car window in the 5100 block of Pierce Avenue in College Park.
Federal judge orders UMD to allow October 7 demonstrations

Federal judge orders UMD to allow October 7 demonstrations

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 5 (ZFJ) — A federal judge ordered the University of Maryland, College Park, to allow UMD Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to proceed with their demonstration on Monday, Oct. 7. On Sept. 1, after significant outcry over UMD granting a permit to SJP to use McKeldin Mall for an “interfaith vigil,” the university announced that demonstrations would be prohibited on campus on Oct. 7, and that a “university-sponsored Day of Dialogue” would be held instead.