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Gannett dispute leads to summons
A man was issued a summons following an altercation in front of Gannett Hall at 12:06 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. Officers responded to the hall following a fight in progress report. En route, they received word that the original fight had stopped; however, a new fight had developed. Upon arrival, officers observed a large crowd of people on the quad side. A man, later identified as Steven McAleer, 20, of Maynare, Mass., fled after he noticed the officers, who followed in pursuit. Once officers stopped McAleer, they noticed blood on his hands and clothing, and a cut above his left eye. He claimed he was assaulted by people inside the hall when he asked for a piece of gum. After several witnesses were interviewed, officers found that McAleer, a nonstudent, had apparently been asking residents of the hall for money. When two men laughed at his request, he allegedly pushed them to the ground. As a result, McAleer was issued a summons for disorderly conduct.
Woman arrested for OUI after erratic driving on campus
A woman was arrested following a traffic stop on Rangely Road at 1:43 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. An officer on patrol of the road noticed a vehicle driving over medians in a parking lot. The officer followed the vehicle and observed it weave from the fog line to the center line. The officer signaled for the vehicle to pull over. Upon making contact with the driver, Amber Gallant, 19, of Windham, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. Gallant struggled to get her license. Following field sobriety testing, officers determined that Gallant should not have been driving. She was arrested for operating under the influence and transported to the Penobscot County Jail, where her blood alcohol level was found to be a .12.
Woman arrested for OUI off campus after failing to stop for police on campus
A woman was arrested following a traffic stop that occurred in an off-campus apartment complex at 2:43 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3. An officer on patrol near Hauck Circle observed a vehicle stop at the stop sign for Sebago and Belgrade Roads. The car stayed stopped for roughly 30 seconds and then weaved from the center line to the fog line several times. The officer signaled for the car to pull over with his blue lights, but the driver did not stop. The siren was then activated. The car still did not stop. The officer followed the car off campus to an apartment complex off of Park Street. The car parked and two people exited. The officer observed the driver, Nicole Sargent, 21, of Orono, swaying and acting unsteady on her feet. As Sargent was approached, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. Sargent stated that she had not consumed any alcohol. The officer explained that he could smell the alcohol on her. Sargent then admitted that she had one drink. Following a field sobriety test, it was determined that she should not have been driving. Sargent was arrested for operating under the influence and transported to the Penobscot County Jail, where her blood alcohol level was found to be .17.
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