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Cell phone scare
At 4:58 p.m. on Sept. 21, a resident from Hart Hall reported receiving ten hang-up prank calls and two threatening voice messages on her cell phone throughout the day. The messages indicated that the prankster knew of her whereabouts and claimed that she would die. Police traced the calls immediately and found that Scott Leavitt, 18, of Orono, was responsible for the phone that made the calls. Leavitt was interviewed and charged with Criminal Threatening.
Under-age alcohol gathering
Police and Resident Life discovered seven under-age students consuming alcohol in a second-floor room of Penobscot Hall on Sept. 21 at 11:20 p.m. The officer knocked and observed the intoxication of the resident who opened the door, Kyle Roberts, 19, of Orono. The officer’s investigation resulted in the discovery of two bottles of Captain Morgan’s rum, five Coors Light beers and two girls hiding in the closet. Roberts and his roommate, Patrick Brady, 20, of Orono, were charged with furnishing a place for minors to consume and possession of liquor by a minor. Lorraine Oest, 19, of Orono, Autum Bel, 19, of Orono, Thomas Collier, 19, of Orono, Renee Whitehouse, 19, of Orono, and Jeremy Curran, 18, of Orono, were charged with possession of liquor by a minor.
Windshield destroyer
An officer observed an intoxicated student twisting a windshield wiper off a vehicle in Somerset Parking Lot on Sept. 23 at 12:43 a.m. When the officer stopped him, he had no explanation as to why he was damaging the car. He was identified as Zachary McIntire, 18, of Orono, and was issued a summons to court for criminal mischief.
Stolen Bike
A resident of Hancock Hall reported that his bike had been stolen from the dorm bike-rack between Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. and the time of report, Sept. 23 at 8:19 p.m. The silver Next mountain bike has an estimated value of $100. The case is still under investigation.
Rock through window
On Sept. 24 at 8:45 a.m., Public Saftey received a report that a window of Winslow Hall had been broken over the weekend. A rock was found on the floor inside the room of the broken window. The damage was estimated at $100.
Altered handicap placards
Parking Services asked for assistance of Public Safetey in Maples Parking Lot when a Nissan was found parked there displaying a handicap placard with an altered expiration date on Sept. 12 at 9:56 a.m. Bureau of Motor Vehicles verified that the placard was expired. Sandy Hardy, 59, of Bangor, was issued a traffic citation for misuse of a handicap placard.
Public Saftey responded to a nearly identical report on Sept. 19 at 10:31 a.m. in Holmes Parking Lot. Bureau of Motor Vehicles verified that the placard of a Volvo was expired. The expiration date had been altered. Kathleen Brown, 56, of Orono, was issued a traffic citation for misuse of a handicap placard.
