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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Student Slashed in UMBC Dorm Room Early Saturday

The student has been transported to an area hospital, and an acquaintance is in custody.

An argument between two students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County ended in one slashing the other with a knife, campus police said. The incident took place around 6 a.m. Saturday in Erickson Hall on UMBC's campus in Catonsville, Major Paul Dillon told Patch. The student was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Dillon said. Cody Jared Kradz, 22, of Catonsville, was arrested a short time later about a mile from campus, Dillon said. Online court records indicate he has been charged with first- and second-degree assault. Dillon said Kradz was a student at UMBC this spring but had recently withdrawn from classes. Kradz was charged in February with carrying a concealed dangerous weapon on …

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

UMBC Police Station Evacuated by Gas Leak

The police radio and 911 center are still operational, but other services are curtailed after gas leak in campus central plant next door.

Update: At 11:06 a.m., UMBC police issued an alert that said the gas leak had been contained and police services returned to normal. A natural gas leak at the central plant of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has affected the campus police department's headquarters next door, according to Deputy Chief Paul Dillon. The police department offices were evacuated after the leak in a natural gas line was discovered shortly before 10 a.m on Wednesday morning, Dillon said. An alert informing the UMBC community of the situation was issued at 10:17 a.m. Dillon said that the police department's radio system and 911 center are staffed and operational, but other services are curtailed until the gas leak is controlled. Utility crews are on the …

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