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February 6, 2024   |  Eight plungers raised nearly $4,000 for Special Olympics Maryland.

February 5, 2024   |  UMB Police and Public Safety has given away more than 200 locks to students, faculty, staff, and community members and will host additional events in the coming weeks.

December 3, 2023   |  A behind-the-scenes look at Chief Leone's desk, including a few special items that show where he's come from and where the department is going.

November 28, 2023   |  UMB Police and Public Safety receives two GEM electric vehicles, supporting UMB's core value of Well-Being and Sustainability.

September 25, 2023   |  The Learning Institute provides free micro-courses and digital badges for UMB students, staff, and faculty.

August 22, 2023   |  This behind-the-scenes series explores how new officers are selected to go to the police academy, what it’s like to go through the academy, and their reflections on the journey.

August 21, 2023   |  More than 300 community members attended the event hosted by UMB Police and Public Safety and the Community Engagement Center.

August 9, 2023   |  Safe Ride is getting an upgrade! Faculty, staff, and students who request a ride through the Mobile UMB app beginning Monday, Aug. 14, will notice small changes to the way the Safe Ride service interface looks.

May 24, 2023   |  Public Safety, Emergency Management, and Baltimore City 911 collaborate on the first exercise of its kind.

May 19, 2023   |  Commander of UMB Police Department’s Community Outreach and Support Team is among the inaugural group of 12 celebrated for making a difference in the city.

May 18, 2023   |  Community Outreach and Support Team commander Lt. Johnson among honorees.

May 9, 2023   |  This behind-the-scenes series explores how new officers are selected to go to the police academy, what it’s like to go through the academy, and their reflections on the journey.

April 24, 2023   |  Twelve officers are deployed through a multi-agency initiative with the Baltimore Police Department and Maryland Transit Administration Police.

April 20, 2023   |  Lt. Matthew Johnson works for the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department. He's a 38-year-old, 17-year veteran on the force. But he's not just any cop. Johnson works with the community to deescalate situations and help those in need.

April 7, 2023   |  Johnson is one of 12 inaugural Emerging Leaders honorees.

April 5, 2023   |  Celebrating the accomplishments of UMBPD’s police communications operators during 2023 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

April 5, 2023   |  Celebrating the accomplishments of UMBPD’s police communications operators including training efforts during 2023 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

April 3, 2023   |  Training is available now for staff identified as Campus Security Authorities; faculty and student training is coming soon.

March 24, 2023   |  Police communications operators and police officers work together to save a person experiencing a medical emergency.

March 21, 2023   |  This behind-the-scenes series explores how new officers are selected to go to the police academy, what it’s like to go through the academy, and their reflections on the journey.

March 16, 2023   |  Space heaters pose a risk for fire and do not follow our core value of sustainability.

February 13, 2023   |  Congratulations to University of Maryland, Baltimore Assistant Vice President of Public Safety/Chief of Police Thomas Leone for being named one of this year’s Higher Education/Healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.

January 20, 2023  |  On the Jan. 19, 2023, edition of Virtual Face to Face with President Bruce Jarrell, the UMB president discussed the University police department’s community engagement efforts.

January 11, 2023   |  Assistant Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police Leone presents leadership lessons to Mid-Atlantic Center for Emergency Management and Public Safety.

December 14, 2022   |  UMB lobbies have two new systems for the safety of our community: a red and green card reader and a visitor management kiosk.

December 2, 2022   |  Awards recognize innovative co-responder team and robust training division.

November 1, 2022   |  School administrators and public safety agencies need technologies that improve preparedness and response on campus. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), public safety officials use security technology to keep their facilities — and people — safe and secure.

October 26, 2022   |  “The man is home safe. ... This was great work by all,” says Chief Thomas Leone.

October 2, 2022   |  The University of Maryland Baltimore is on the forefront of integrating its police department with social services that help out students on campus and the community that surrounds the campus in Baltimore City.

September 27, 2022   |  “I get to work with the best and brightest. I get to help put my own fingerprint on helping to develop future leaders,” chief says at swearing-in ceremony nearly one year into his tenure.

August 3, 2022   |  UMB Police Department and Community Engagement Center co-host annual community-building event.

July 28, 2022   |  David Laveist provides positivity and safety to the UMB community.

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June 7, 2022  |  The three-year agreement means UMB officers will soon be bringing home a paycheck in line with officers in other jurisdictions.

May 26, 2022   |  As Baltimore City tries to find ways to curb crime, some are taking the effort into their own hands.

May 13, 2022   |  The UMB Police Department and Parking and Transportation Services work together to replace 167 lights on campus.

April 5, 2022   |  University community voted on the dog's new name: Poe.

March 25, 2022   |  UMB’s police chief raised nearly $11,000 for Special Olympics Maryland.

February 11, 2022  |  University of Maryland, Baltimore police and Baltimore youth from the Healing Youth Alliance learn from and help each other mend wounds, deliver care.

February 11, 2022   |  UMB Police Chief Thomas Leone and UMSSW Clinical Associate Professor Kyla Liggett-Creel, PhD, MSW, join President Jarrell to discuss UMB's visionary approach to healing-centered policing.

February 9, 2022   |  UMBPD takes swift action to address critical concerns.

January 22, 2022   |  Acting Sgt. Hazel Lewis serves as a member of the Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST).

January 11, 2022  |  University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department and nonprofit HeartSmiles foster collaboration.

December 13, 2021   |  UMB Police Department Safe Ride driver Sheila Johnson provides a behind-the-scenes look at Safe Ride.

November 29, 2021   |  Thomas Leone, MSL, greets a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) employee from behind the plexiglass at the SMC Campus Center.

November 29, 2021   |  In 1948, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) established a security force as part of the Physical Plant division with a supervisor and three officers.

November 11, 2021   |  On this week's episode, we sit down with UMBPD Chief Thomas Leone and UMBPD Public Information Officer Carin Morrell to talk about all the great things the UMBPD does for the University and the West Baltimore community.

November 3, 2021   |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has been awarded a 2021 MarCom Gold Award for the UMB Emergency Communications Annex.

September 21, 2021  |  Interim Police Chief Thomas Leone is selected to lead the UMB Police Department.

September 21, 2021   |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department found its next police chief within its own ranks.

August 25, 2021   |  National Night Out builds relationships between police and the communities they serve.

July 26, 2021

July 19, 2021   |  Community Outreach and Support Team wins the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association’s Exceptional Police Performance by a Unit/Team/Collaboration Award.

July 8, 2021   |  The Resilience Project provides UMB Police Department (UMBPD) officers with training and strategies to combat stress and trauma.

June 29, 2021  |  International Association of Chiefs of Police/Walmart Leadership in Community Policing Award honors police agencies for community-oriented practices.

May 18, 2021   |  How UMB responds when campus property is damaged or defaced.

May 12, 2021  |  Partnership between the UMB Police Department and Social Work Community Outreach Service (SWCOS) will focus on increased community outreach and support

March 17, 2021   |  The issue of food insecurity is real among students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), with nearly one-third surveyed in fall 2020 saying they felt some level of uncertainty regarding their food supply.

January 27, 2021   |  Interim Chief Tom Leone, Lt. Matthew Johnson, and Public Information Officer Carin Morrell braved buckets of ice-cold water for this year's virtual Plunge Maryland supporting Special Olympics Maryland.

November 19, 2020   |  The UMB Police Department’s robust training and community outreach help the department earn recognition as the gold standard in public safety.

September 24, 2020  |  New president aims to “reimagine and reposition” UMB in response to COVID-19.

September 1, 2020   |  UMB Police Department provides safety tips for National Campus Safety Awareness Month.

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August 27, 2020  |  The UMB PAL Program moves its summer programming to a virtual setting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 25, 2020   |  VA turns to police department’s Community Outreach and Support Team as a model for working with vulnerable populations.

July 20, 2020   |  UMBPD continues to be the model in progressive, community-oriented policing.

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February 3, 2020  |  UMB Police Department officers and staff dive into the icy Chesapeake Bay to raise money for Special Olympics Maryland.

November 16, 2019   |  On Dec. 5, the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department’s (UMBPD) Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST) will receive the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Proactive Crime Prevention Programs in Maryland during a ceremony in Annapolis.

press release

November 15, 2019  |  Community Outreach and Support Team recognized for its commitment to the University and West Baltimore communities

October 7, 2019   |  At UMB Police-sponsored symposium, leader of New York Police Department homeless outreach discusses his unit’s methods and results.

October 7, 2019   |  From a comfort K-9 to homeless outreach programs, UMBPD's officers work to strengthen connections with the West Baltimore community

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August 21, 2019  |  Donated vehicles increase access to programs, field trips.

August 5, 2019   |  The Baltimore Police Athletic League is having it's annual National Night Out event. The Night Out event is held by the PAL in order to build relationships between police officers and the community they serve.

August 2, 2019   |  Officers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department showed Justin, Scott and Spiegel different police training scenarios by using a video simulator

August 2, 2019   |  98 Rock Morning Show Hosts Justin, Scott, and Spiegel talk with UMBPD about their experience using a police training simulator.

August 1, 2019   |  98 Rock Morning Show hosts stream a Facebook Live as they participate in police training scenarios.

July 12, 2019   |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department joins only two other university police departments in the nation with a K-9 comfort dog program. “Officer” Lexi, an Australian shepherd mix, is the department’s first resident comfort dog.

July 11, 2019   |  The University of Maryland Baltimore's police department recently welcomed its first comfort dog Officer Lexi.

July 10, 2019   |  The University of Maryland Baltimore’s police department recently welcomed its first comfort dog “Officer” Lexi. The Australian Shepherd mix is only the third dog to join a university police department with a K9 comfort dog program.

July 10, 2019   |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore's police department recently welcomed its first comfort dog "Officer" Lexi. The Australian Shepherd mix is only the third dog to join a university police department with a K9 comfort dog program.

July 10, 2019   |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department welcomed a new four-legged recruit to the team. "Officer" Lexi, an Australian Shepherd mix, is UMBPD's first resident comfort dog. The department joins only two other university police departments in the nation with a K-9 comfort dog program.

May 9, 2019   |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department (UMBPD) is getting ready to welcome a new four-legged officer to its team. In June, the department will debut its first resident comfort dog, joining the ranks of only two other university police departments in the nation with a comfort dog.

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February 1, 2019  |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force took part in the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge, raising more than $3,000 for Special Olympics Maryland.

press release

January 23, 2019  |  UMB’s Police Force to Participate in Annual Polar Bear Plunge for the Maryland Special Olympics; New Chief Set to Be the First Acting Chief to Take the Plunge

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October 22, 2018  |  Officers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force pulled on aprons and hair nets to serve dinner at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Baltimore.

October 17, 2018   |  October 17, 2018 | UMB Police Chief Alice Cary has put together a Campus Outreach and Support Team (COAST) in a program designed to promote safety and boost the force's community engagement efforts.

October 2, 2018   |  Personal safety was the focus when UMB staff members traversed the campus and city streets with UMB police officers during the first of five University Tours scheduled for Tuesdays this October.

September 24, 2018  |  UMB’s Emergency Services, Police Force leaders say relationships are key to success.

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September 17, 2018  |  West Baltimore children shared the spotlight with UMB police officers at the Black Cherry Puppet Theater through the Police Athletic/Activities League.

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August 10, 2018  |  Despite stormy skies, UMB’s National Night Out reinforced the relationships between the university's Police Force, Community and Engagement Center, and West Baltimore neighbors with a free cookout.

June 29, 2018   |  Learn more about Alice Cary, MS, who assumed command of the UMB Police Force on June 11, becoming the first female chief in the force’s 70-year history.

June 22, 2018  |  Chief Alice Cary, MS, leads a force of over 100 sworn officers and security officers.

press release

June 5, 2018  |  Alice K. Cary, MS, brings experience at city, state, and university levels.

January 26, 2018  |  The University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force took part in the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge, raising nearly $4,000 for Special Olympics Maryland.

August 25, 2017  |  Baltimore City Health Department and Police experts train UMB Police officers to use naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

May 26, 2017  |  UMB Pres. Perman hails Williams as a "powerful leader" and wishes him well

October 10, 2016  |  University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Force has begun hosting monthly events to engage with students, faculty and staff.

June 17, 2016   |  New procedures for UMB Alerts are available to the campus community.