Salisbury University Police Department

01/28/2026

Campus is now cleared for move in for the spring semester. Please be aware of the following:

— Move In
Residence hall move in runs January 28 to February 1 from 9 am to 6 pm and after 8 pm daily. New students must arrive by 11 am Saturday to participate in additional orientation activities. Move in is not an excuse to miss class.

— Weather
Please plan travel carefully. Another winter storm may impact campus January 31 to February 1, and some student services may have modified hours due to weather.

— Parking
Main campus parking is allowed only while unloading. After unloading, vehicles must be moved to Avery Street Lot, Wayne Street Garage, or off campus parking to allow for potential snow removal. Garage elevators are unavailable, and student parking on main campus resumes February 2 pending weather.

— Classes
Classes will remain virtual through Friday, with in person classes resuming Monday pending weather. Please plan travel based on your class schedule and safety.

Please check your SU email for additional information and updates.

12/25/2025

11/26/2025

We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving 🍁

11/01/2025

‼ 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 ‼ 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

🚨 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐅’𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒: 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐌 𝐓𝐎 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐒 🚨

SALISBURY, MD – The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an urgent warning to all residents, particularly our vulnerable and elderly community members, about a surge in telephone scams targeting citizens with false claims of loved ones in jail, an immediate warrant being issued for your arrest, one must pay a sum of money in “gift cards” or someone in immediate need of cash or risk immediate arrest.

In many cases, these scammers are impersonating law enforcement officials, attorneys, federal marshals or family members in distress, demanding immediate payment in the form of gift cards, wire transfers, or large cash withdrawals to “bond out” a loved one or resolve a fabricated emergency or a computer alert. These criminals use fear, urgency, and deception to pressure victims into acting quickly without verification.

The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office will NEVER call you over the phone to demand money, gift cards, or cash to release a loved one from custody. We will never instruct you to withdraw large sums of money from your bank. We will never request personal or financial information over the phone.

Official notifications from the Sheriff’s Office will ALWAYS be delivered in writing (via certified mail or official document), or in person by a uniformed deputy with proper identification.

📌𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 – 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬:

𝟏. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐣𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝟐. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 (𝟒𝟏𝟎) 𝟓𝟒𝟖-𝟒𝟖𝟗𝟏 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.
𝟑. 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝟒. 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 – 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵,” 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴. “𝘕𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 – 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱, 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘵.”



Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office – Committed to Serving and Protecting Our Community

10/30/2025

09/12/2025

08/27/2025

🚗 Move-In Day Traffic Advisory 🚗
On Thursday, Aug. 28 (6 a.m.–1 p.m.), Camden Ave. between College Ave. and Pine Bluff Rd. will have detours as hundreds of new Sea Gulls move in. 🐦🎒 Expect delays and follow posted routes.

Thank you for your patience as we welcome SU’s newest students! 💛❤️

Learn more here: http://bit.ly/468Y7Jz

07/22/2025

The Salisbury Optimist club hosted their “Respect for Law” awards banquet last week and honored one officer from each police agency within Wicomico County. The Salisbury University Police Department would like to congratulate Sgt. Ashley, for being selected as the SUPD’s Salisbury Optimist Club Officer of the Year.

07/20/2025

Thanks to Salisbury University Police Department for being generous hosts to the event.

06/21/2025

The Salisbury University Police Department offers our heartfelt condolences to the friends and family members of S/Cpl. Ryan Mitchell. S/Cpl. Mitchell worked alongside many officers of the SUPD, where he was viewed as a brother to many of those officers. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to serving and protecting the citizens of Salisbury. You will be missed.

It is with great sadness that the Salisbury Police Department announces the passing of Senior Corporal Ryan Mitchell, who unexpectedly passed away in his home earlier today.

S/Cpl. Mitchell began his career with the City of Salisbury in 1995. During his years of dedication, S/Cpl. Mitchell served in our Operations Division on Patrol, was a long-time member of our Tactical Unit, and a detective in the Criminal Investigation Division as well as the Child Advocacy Center. Most recently, he was assigned as a patrol supervisor assisting in the supervision and development of officers.

S/Cpl. Mitchell was a dedicated public servant and dear friend to those of us here at SPD. He served our community with integrity, compassion, and commitment. S/Cpl. Mitchell will be deeply missed by fellow officers, friends, and the many others whose lives he touched throughout his career. Ryan's sense of humor, smile, wisdom and culinary prowess are irreplaceable and were ever present with those around him.

Our deepest thoughts and condolences are with S/Cpl. Mitchell's family, loved ones, and all who mourn this great loss. Please keep them in your thoughts during this difficult time.

06/11/2025

Congratulations to Police Officer Alex Wallace, who officially joined the Salisbury University Police Department today. Officer Wallace graduated from the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy today, along with 20 other officers from ESCJA Class #94. Congratulations to all of the ESCJA graduates!