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Beer pong in Hancock

An officer on patrol in Hancock Hall saw minors playing beer pong in a dorm room on Nov. 17, at 12:40 a.m. The residents were identified as Nathaniel Sands, 20, and Shane Semenuk, 19. The officer found 17 beers at the room with several minors allegedly consuming alcohol.

Semenuk and Sands were issued a summons to court for furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol.

The alcohol was allegedly purchased by David Baril, 22, of Orono. He was issued a summons to court for furnishing liquor to minors.

Lauren Mack, 19, Jeremiah Antosch, 19, and Meghan Butler, 20, all of Orono were also issued a summons for possession of liquor by a minor.

Can’t get away with the smell of marijuana

A resident assistant of York Hall reported the smell of marijuana on Nov. 17, at 11:25 p.m. An officer located the room where the smell was coming from, and he asked the resident, Robin Anderson to turn over the bag of marijuana. She was issued a summons for possession of marijuana.

Another marijuana-related incident

On Nov. 29, at 10:08 p.m., an officer on patrol at Somerset Hall smelled marijuana coming from the second floor. After finding the source of the smell, he asked the resident if he had been smoking. The resident denied it. Later, at the consent of the resident, the officer investigated the room and found a homemade pipe in a desk and a marijuana pipe in a backpack. The resident, Zachary McIntire, 18, Orono, was issued a summons for the possession of drug paraphernalia.

Watch out where you park

A resident of Knox Hall reported that her vehicle was stolen on Nov. 26. She said that she had left her vehicle idling in the fire lane the previous night. In fact, the car had been towed by the parking service because it was parked illegally.