October 19, 2026

**Community Notice** The purpose of this e-mail is to make you aware of an incident that occurred off-campus near the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The following is a synopsis of an incident reported to the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Division. INCIDENT: Off-Campus Robbery (Weapon Implied) OCCURRED: October 19, 2026 (Monday)/ Approximately 3:25 p.m. LOCATION: Paint Branch Trail (behind the 8900 block of Baltimore Avenue), College Park, Maryland

October 09, 2026

**Community Notice** The purpose of this e-mail is to make you aware of an incident that occurred off-campus near the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The following is a synopsis of an incident reported to the Prince George's County Police Department. INCIDENT: Off-Campus Burglary OCCURRED: October 8, 2026 (Thursday)/ Approximately 8 p.m. LOCATION: 4700 block of Norwich Road, College Park, Maryland PGPD CASE #: 26-0053799 BRIEF DETAILS:

October 07, 2026

Dear Terrapin Community, As you are aware, the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) has been leading the search for missing University of Maryland student, Dilan Ashar, 22, who was last seen on Oct. 2 at approximately 2:30 a.m. at Terrapin Trail Parking Garage. Tonight we write to share good news: Dilan has been found! Thanks to the immense efforts of UMPD and our entire community, Dilan has been reunited with his family. We thank all our Terps and community members who spread the word and supported this search.

October 06, 2026

Dear Campus Community, Since we communicated with you on Sunday about our critical missing student, 22-year-old, Dilan Shaan Ashar, we felt it important to reach out again and provide updates. First, we are sharing a video from Dilan’s family (posted below). We encourage everyone to watch and to share to help get the word out. As stated by Dilan’s family, he is without his cell phone, wallet, and any identification. We will continue to do our part. But we need your help in continuing to look for Dilan. Here is a brief investigative update:

October 04, 2026

The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is asking for the community’s help in finding critical missing University of Maryland (UMD) student, 22-year-old, Dilan Shaan Ashar. On October 2, 2026, at approximately 2 a.m., Dilan was leaving his residence. He was last seen wearing a black University of Maryland hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and white shoes.

October 03, 2026

UPDATE: Please click here for additional information from a UMD Alert message that was sent on October 4, 2026. The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is asking for the community’s help in finding critical missing University of Maryland (UMD) student, 22-year-old, Dilan Shaan Ashar.