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Bag full of trouble
At 11:04 p.m. on Sept. 12, an officer on patrol saw two people sitting outside of Hart Hall. He observed that one of them was flicking a lighter. As soon as this person saw the officer, he hid the lighter. The officer approached and asked him if he was trying to hide something and the male said “yes” as he removed a three-inch long marijuana pipe. The subject, identified as Jessie Kaye Schiess, 19, also stated that he had alcohol in his backpack. Over a dozen Coors Light Beers were found in his backpack. Schiess was summoned to court for possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of liquor by a minor.
Vehicle damages in university lots
At 11:09 a.m. on Sept. 12, a Hart Hall resident reported that his CD player had been stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in the Steam Plant Lot. The Pioneer CD Player, which had been removed out of the dash, is valued at $150.
At 9:40 p.m. on Sept. 12 another CD player was stolen from a Honda Civic which was parked in the Steam Plant lot. The vehicle had been forcibly entered, and the CD player is valued at $160.
At 5:03 p.m. on Sept. 12, a student reported that two of his vehicle’s tires had been slashed while it was parked in the Nutting Lot. Damages are estimated at $200.
All of these cases are still under investigation.
Marijuana in Cumberland Hall
At 12:08 a.m. on Sept. 5, police received a call from a resident in Cumberland Hall regarding the smell of marijuana on the second floor. An officer responded immediately. The resident admitted that he had been smoking marijuana outside. The resident, Michael Sarwari, 18, gave consent to the officer to search his room where a bag of marijuana was found. Sarwari was summoned to court for possession of marijuana.
Hold onto your
wallets
At noon on Sept. 3, a first-floor resident of Gannett Hall reported that his wallet, containing $500 cash and several credit cards, had been stolen from his room. The resident claims that the day before, at 11:00 p.m, the wallet was gone while he left his unlocked room for a few minutes. However, he did not notice the wallet was missing until the next morning. The issue is still under investigation.
Bicycles stolen from bike racks
At 11:21 a.m. on Sept. 3, a resident of Cumberland Hall reported that his bicycle was stolen from the bike rack in front of the residence hall. The black bike, a 24-speed Specialized Hardrock, was valued at $400.
Another report was received from a resident of Androscoggin Hall at 4:50 p.m., on Sept. 4. His bicycle had been stolen from the rack as well. The black-and-white 18-speed Cannondale bike was valued at $300.
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