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Reckless Driving
On Sept. 20 at 8:39 a.m., Maine State Police received a call regarding a Ford pickup that was seen swerving while driving on College Avenue. A witness then saw the truck drive onto a lawn and strike a large cement property marker at the corner of Long Road and College Avenue. Both University and Orono Police responded and stopped the truck as it continued to drive north on College Avenue. The driver, Richard Estey, 20, of Bangor, failed a sobriety test and was arrested. He was transported to Penobscot County Jail and charged with OUI by Orono Police. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident and refusing to sign a uniform summons by University Police.
Hilltop thefts and damage
On Sept. 28 at 12 p.m., a resident of Somerset Hall reported that someone had forced entry and stolen items from their Honda in Hilltop Parking Lot while parked there from Sept. 27-28. An Alpine CD player, two subwoofers, a Dell MP3 player, and several amplifiers were removed, at the estimated value of $1,496.
Public Safety found a Honda parked in Hilltop Parking Lot Sept. 28 at 8:30 p.m. with the driver’s-side window smashed out. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. The damages were estimated at $200.
On Sept. 30 at 3:00 p.m., a resident of Androscogin Hall reported a forced entry and theft from a Honda parked at the Hilltop lot. Between Sept. 27 and 28, two lacrosse sticks and a stereo system faceplate were removed. The total value of the items is estimated at $380.
An off-campus resident reported damage to their car on Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m. After leaving the vehicle parked for the day in Hilltop Parking Lot, the owner returned to find a dent on the rear quarter-panel.
All cases are still under investigation.
Theft in Steam Plant Lot
On Sept. 28 at 5:45 p.m., a resident of Hancock Hall reported that their Honda had been forcibly entered and an Alpine CD player had been stolen sometime between Sept. 24 and 28 at the Steam Plant parking lot. The CD player’s estimated value is $500. The case is still under investigation.
Stolen Electronics
A resident of Knox Hall reported that an iPod and $45 in cash had been stolen from their fourth-floor room between 11:45 p.m. and midnight on Sept. 29. The iPod has an estimated value of $300. The case is still under investigation.
A Toshiba satellite laptop was reported stolen from a first-floor room in Hart Hall on Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. On Sept. 29 the resident left campus for the evening and upon returning the next day, observed that the computer was missing. The laptop’s estimated value is $700. The case is still under investigation.
