▁District ▁ 1 ▁Station ▁in ▁Hy att sv ille ▁serves ▁University ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County ▁Police ▁Department , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁serv iced ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁Park ▁Police ▁Department ▁( UP PD ). ▁The ▁UP PD ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁officer ▁acting ▁as ▁chief ▁and ▁pat rol man . ▁The ▁UP PD ▁currently ▁has ▁an ▁author ized ▁force ▁of ▁eight ▁cert ified , ▁sw orn ▁officers ▁that ▁provided ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁service ▁to ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁within ▁the ▁municipality ▁and ▁ad jo ining ▁streets ▁and ▁road ways . ▁The ▁UP PD ▁provides ▁veh icular , ▁foot , ▁and ▁b icy cle ▁pat rol ▁and ▁is ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁Prince ▁George ' s ▁County ▁Police ▁and ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁for ▁other ▁inc idents ▁de emed ▁appropriate ▁by ▁authority . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁state ▁highway ▁directly ▁serving ▁University ▁Park ▁is ▁Maryland ▁Route ▁ 4 1 0 , ▁the ▁East - West ▁Highway . ▁MD ▁ 4 1 0 ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁conne ctor ▁route ▁linking ▁the ▁inner ▁sub ur bs ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁sides ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁together . ▁Just ▁outside ▁the ▁town ▁limits , ▁MD ▁ 4 1 0 ▁has ▁j unction s ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 ▁and ▁Maryland ▁Route ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁connect ▁directly