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| 3/08/10 |
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There will be several brief telephone service outages during Spring Break so that OIT can perform upgrades and maintenance to the university voice systems.
On Sunday, March 14, 2010, a rolling telephone outage will begin at 3 a.m. and end at approximately 4 a.m. |
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There will also be outages on Thursday, March 18, 2010 between 6 and 6:20 p.m. and between 7 and 7:20 p.m. Individual campus telephone users will experience a loss of dial tone for approximately ten to twenty minutes during these outage windows. Campus pay phones, contingency (Centrex) phones, and cell phones will be unaffected. Callers attempting to reach campus extensions during this period will hear a busy signal or an intercept message from Verizon. |
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| 1/25/10 |
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
College Park, Maryland 20742-6011
(301) 405-3555
Emergency—Dial 911 or
#3333 from Verizon Wireless, ATT, or Sprint/Nextel
mobile phones for emergencies on or near the University
http://www.umdps.umd.edu
Monday, 25 January 2010
News Release
Saving Seconds When Seconds Really Count
The University of Maryland Department of Public Safety (UMDPS) in partnership with Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, and ATT, is very pleased to announce a new abbreviated dialing capability that enables community members who have mobile phones with service provided by Sprint/Nextel, ATT, or Verizon Wireless, to contact UMDPS directly in an emergency using an abbreviated dialing code. Community members who have mobile phones with service provided by ATT, Verizon Wireless, or Sprint/Nextel may now contact UMDPS directly emergencies on or near the campus by dialing #3333 from their mobile phones*. While dialing 911 from most mobile phones while on the campus will typically route callers to the Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications Center (PGCPSC,) community members who take advantage of the new abbreviated dialing capability will be connected directly to the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety Emergency Communications Center.
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Community members in need of emergency assistance may continue to dial 911 from their mobile phones. Callers who have on-campus emergencies and dial 911 from their mobile phones will first be routed to the Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications Center. After the PGCPSC call taker gathers information from the caller and determines that the emergency is on campus, the call will be transferred to the UMDPS Emergency Communications Center. With the new abbreviated dialing capability, however, callers who dial #3333 from their mobile phones with service provided by Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, or ATT, will be routed directly to the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety Emergency Communications Center*. This new capability will save seconds when seconds really count. |
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| 11/05/09 |
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On 10/04/09 at 1:00 am 5 suspects entered into a party at Boteler Lane located on the corner of University Blvd. and Metzerott Rd. The unidentified individuals stayed for approximately 30 to 45 minutes. When they left, the victim noticed that his Apple Mac Book Pro and LG cell phone were missing. Two other victims were also missing an Apple I Pod and LG Versa cell phone. |
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The suspects are described as 4 black males and 1 black female with blond hair.
Below is a photo of a person of interest in this case.

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| 9/29/09 |
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The 2009 Annual Fire Safety Report for the University of Maryland, College Park, is now available. The 2009 Fire Safety Report is made available in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA). The Annual Fire Safety Report contains fire safety information about on-campus student housing including: fire statistics for 2008, fire safety systems, fire drills, fire safety rules, evacuation procedures, fire safety education and training policies, fire reporting procedures, and plans for future fire safety improvements. |
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The 2009 Annual Fire Safety Report is available on-line and may be downloaded from: http://www.des.umd.edu/fire/report |
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http://www.des.umd.edu/fire/report |
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