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Police Beat for Sept. 22, 2008

By Melinda Hart

Posted on Sept. 22, 2008, at 12:00 a.m.

Justice is served

At 4 p.m. on Sept. 15, Public Safety presented a search warrant to a resident on the fourth floor of Knox Hall. In the room, they recovered stolen property from two previous thefts from the Recreation and Fitness Center – a stolen wallet and stolen tennis equipment. All the items from the two thefts were recovered except for cash and a Kershaw knife. Peter Jose, 18, Orono, was also found in possession of marijuana and a glass pipe. Jose was charged and sentenced to court by Sept. 17, for theft by unauthorized taking, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lifting the Banner

A female reported two male subjects outside the Memorial Union near the plaza construction at 9:10 p.m., Sept. 16. The subjects, wearing dark clothes and hoodies, took the 5′ by 6′ dedication banner from the fence surrounding the site. They reportedly left in a black Jeep Cherokee with their headlights off. The banner is valued at $75 and Public Safety asks for anyone with any information about the theft to come forward.

Shady Shopping

The University of Maine Bookstore received an order online for a psychology book Sept. 12. The book was paid with a credit card for $98. When the bookstore staff called to let the credit card holder know his or her order was ready, the student claimed that he or she had not ordered the book. The bookstore staff believes that the book was picked up by another student and is looking into the situation.

Smokers fast on foot

At 10:37 p.m., Sept. 15, on the north side of Knox Hall, a student called Public Safety to report a group of people smoking marijuana in a wooded area. By the time police arrived, the smokers were gone.

Then at 12:19 a.m., Sept. 19, Public Safety received an anonymous phone call claiming that a subject was smoking marijuana outside the Hart Hall loading dock. When police arrived, they found three males outside the building who had just exited and were not involved in the incident. They said they had not seen anything.

Students plead remorse

An RA at Penobscot Hall reported to Public Safety at 11:54 p.m., Sept. 18, that there was a scent of marijuana on the second floor. When the officer arrived, he determined which door the scent was coming from. Both residents of the room said they were smoking marijuana and turned over a pipe. Due to their cooperation and remorse, police referred them to Community Standards and did not issue a summons.

Shoot-off, run-off

A report received by Public Safety Sept. 18, at 9:05 p.m., detailed someone discharging a paintball gun on the south side of Estabrooke Hall. When officers arrived, they were unable to locate the subject or any paintballs.

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