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title: Net Gains
date: 2018-09-18T09:00:00-04:00
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# Net Gains

*September 18, 2018* — by [Carly Taylor ’19](/author/carly-taylor-19)


> CP Dream Team’s Basketball Game Connects Kids, Police

*UMD Police Basketball 09132018 0253 0 — Photos by Tyler Ecker ’21*

Officers from the University of Maryland Police Department and two other neighboring jurisdictions suited up and tipped off with local youth on Friday evening for a quarterly friendly—but competitive basketball game.

The Community-Police Dream Team is a partnership of UMD’s Office of Community Engagement, UMPD, Prince George’s county Police Department, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Park Police and Department of Parks and Recreation to foster stronger relationships with children in the community.

This game drew kids from Lakeland, College Park’s historic African-American community, un the run-up to next weekend’s Lakeland Heritage Weekend.

- UMPD Lt. August Kenner was one of several officers who participated in the event.
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- Moses Sneijder Lopez Ayala is a member of the Prince George’s County Police Explorers Post 1111. The fifth-grader at Riverdale Elementary School would like to be a police officer when he grows up, since he loves to help people.
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- Officer Kassouf and Jahmari White jump at tip-off to win possession of the ball.
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- Children wear T-shirts with the phrase “Police Unity Community,” celebrating the connection between the police and local community.
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- Police from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George’s County Police Department pose with local youths at the event.
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**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)



**Units:** [Office of Community Engagement](https://today.umd.edu/topic/office-community-engagement), [University of Maryland Police Department](https://today.umd.edu/topic/university-maryland-police-department)