{
  "id": "2026-08-30-university-of-maryland-south-campus-commons-residential-burglaries",
  "slug": "university-of-maryland-south-campus-commons-residential-burglaries-2026-08-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Maryland, College Park",
    "shortName": "UMD",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UMD Alerts / UMPD Community Notices",
    "enrollment": 40000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-30",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Third-floor residential burglaries at South Campus Commons 3",
    "headlinePublic": "Third-floor residential burglaries at South Campus Commons 3",
    "summary": "University of Maryland Police [issued a Safety Notice](https://alert.umd.edu/alerts/umd-safety-notice-residential-burglaries) for residential burglaries on the third floor of South Campus Commons #3 on August 30, 2026.",
    "outcome": "UMPD Criminal Investigations Unit investigating; screenshots of two persons of interest obtained. Photos not transcribed."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "UMD Safety Notice for incidents the morning of 2026-08-30",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "INCIDENT:                 Residential Burglaries\n\nOCCURRED:              August 30, 2026 (Sunday)/ Between 1:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.\n\nLOCATION:                3rd Floor of South Campus Commons #3, College Park, Maryland 20742\n\nUMPD CASE NUMBERS:          2026-234069 and 2026-234177\n\nBRIEF DETAILS:\n\nCase Number 2026-234069\n\nOn August 30, 2026, at approximately 4:17 a.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to the third floor of South Campus Commons #3 for a burglary.\n\nAt approximately 4:15 a.m., a resident (student) was in another part of the apartment when she heard a noise coming from the common area. The resident opened the door to look and saw a man in the common area of the apartment. The suspect immediately left the apartment.\n\nThe resident reported that the suspect was wearing a grey shirt and dark pants, is approximately 5’8” to 6’ tall, and in his early 20s.\n\nCase Number 2026-234177\n\nOn August 30, 2026, at approximately 9:52 a.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to South Campus Commons #3 for a burglary. At approximately 9 a.m., residents (students) found kitchen related items on the floor in one of the common areas.\n\nOfficers conducted a witness canvass of the nearby apartments and identified a third residence. At approximately 7:30 a.m., residents (students) found items out in the kitchen that were not out previously and in the living room.\n\nOfficers conducted a witness canvass for the rest of the third floor and did not locate any additional apartments that had any concerns.\n\nUPDATE:\n\nAfter further investigation, detectives from our Criminal Investigations Unit have obtained screenshots of two persons of interest.\n\nAnyone with any information regarding these incidents and/or the possible identity of the persons of interest, are encouraged to contact UMPD at 301-405-3555. Individuals wishing to remain anonymous may email https://umpd.umd.edu/contact-us/submit-tip\n\nThe University of Maryland Police Department, Criminal Investigations Unit is actively investigating these incidents. When available for release, additional information may be obtained by accessing UMPD News.\n\nSafety Tips:\n\nMake sure that you lock your doors and windows before you leave your residence and when you are in for the night.\n\nHelp prevent people from tailgating in after you at your residence by not holding the door open for people you don’t know.\n\nIf your residence has a home security system, make sure to set it.\n\n\t\t\t\t\tUMD Police Emergency 911 or 301.405.3333\n\t\t\t\t\tMobile Phone #3333 | Non-Emergency 301.405.3555",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://alert.umd.edu/alerts/umd-safety-notice-residential-burglaries",
      "sourceDescription": "UMD Alerts email archive: UMD Safety Notice Residential Burglaries",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual HTML match of alert.umd.edu 2026-08-30. Transmitted-email flatten (NBSP column padding on INCIDENT/OCCURRED/LOCATION labels preserved). Page footer chrome (Visit our Twitter/Facebook and Division of Administration links) omitted. Photos of persons of interest not transcribed.",
        "umpdnews.umd.edu/umd-safety-notice-08302026 is a parallel posting; UPDATE and Safety Tips wording is not byte-identical to the email archive. Email archive is the sourceUrl.",
        "Thread checked 2026-08-30: single Safety Notice; no all-clear expected for a Clery notice.",
        "Distinct from 2026-07-20-university-of-maryland-baltimore-avenue-robbery-weapon."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2573
    }
  ],
  "context": "UMD Safety Notices are emailed to campus for on-campus crime posing ongoing risk ([alert.umd.edu](https://alert.umd.edu/alerts/umd-safety-notice-residential-burglaries)).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official UMD Safety Notice recovered from the email archive for two third-floor Commons burglaries."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMD Safety Notice: Residential Burglaries",
      "url": "https://alert.umd.edu/alerts/umd-safety-notice-residential-burglaries",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-30"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMPD News Safety Notice 08-30-2026",
      "url": "https://umpdnews.umd.edu/umd-safety-notice-08302026",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-30"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "umd",
    "burglary",
    "clery",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-31",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}