As the semester moves forward, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by academic, social and personal responsibilities. However, it's critical to never neglect your personal safety and well-being.

The UCF Police Department reminds you to be vigilant.

It's simple: If you see something, say something. http://ow.ly/SNkO30ieSUD

Call 911, or contact UCFPD via our non-emergency line, 407-823-5555. UCFPD officers patrol campus 24/7, 365 days a year, and our dispatchers also are always available to help.

The UCF Police Department has identified the four people involved with the armed home invasion at Pointe at Central last week.

They are Reysling DeJesus Herrera, 22; Jose Almonte, 17; Alexis Jasmine Walker, 20; and Amani Jalia Hamilton, 21.

Herrera, Almonte and Hamilton are in custody in Osceola County. There is an active warrant for Walker’s arrest. All four face charges of home-invasion robbery with a firearm, false imprisonment and trespass of a conveyance, with an additional charge of grand theft auto for Hamilton.

After nearly 41 years in law enforcement and almost 11 as the leader of the UCF Police Department, Chief Richard Beary announced that he will retire effective June 30, 2018. Below is the message he shared with UCFPD officers and staff members.

After much thought and deliberation, I have decided to retire from law enforcement on June 30, 2018.

The UCF Police Department on Monday celebrated officers and community partners who went above and beyond the call of duty.

At a semi-annual awards ceremony, Chief Richard Beary and Deputy Chiefs Carl Metzger and Brett Meade presented awards to honorees who contributed to making UCF a safer place.

There’s a paw-some new addition to the UCF Police Department, and her name is Paisley.

Paisley is a two-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound who is UCFPD’s first-ever therapy dog. She will help ease stress and comfort victims of violent crime during interviews and interactions with police.

Members of the UCF community will be able to hand over their unused, expired or unwanted prescription medications with no questions asked Thursday, Oct. 26.

UCF’s Drug Take Back event will take place in the Student Union Atrium from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. People can anonymously drop off pills, inhalers, ointments and even pet medications.

Four new officers were sworn into the UCF Police Department family this week.

Fellow officers and UCFPD staff, family, friends and members of the community joined the celebration Wednesday.

UCF Police Chief Richard Beary swore the officers in and concluded the ceremony with some simple advice.

“Treat people with respect,” Chief Beary said. “Use the authority that you have honorably and when in doubt, if you wouldn’t do it in front of your mom and dad, don’t do it,”

With the start of the Summer B semester, the UCF Police Department reminds you keep safety top of mind.

For many new students, it may be the first time away from home or in a community like UCF. UCF Police officers patrol campus 24/7 in an effort to keep everyone safe, but it’s also important to take precautions to protect yourself.

Use smart judgment. If something sounds too good or too ridiculous to be true, it probably is.

The UCF Police Department advises the community about a new feature on Snapchat that allows users to show their location to friends and followers.

The popular app’s new feature, Snap Maps, allows others to see when users are not home along with other location information.

This feature poses a risk, especially for the UCF community, since studies show that the largest group to use Snapchat falls within the 18 to 24 age range. The app has more than 500 million downloads.

Three UCF Police officers have spent the past few days biking from Virginia to Washington, D.C. to honor officers killed in the line of duty.

UCFPD Officers Terrell Alexander, Agustin Gonzalez and Maurice Thompson began the 250-mile journey May 10 after months of training and fundraising. They’re accompanied by UCFPD Corporal Alan Elliot, who is providing support and encouragement.