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Police Beat for Oct. 2

By Aislinn Sarnacki

Posted on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008, 12:00 am

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Risky reversal

An officer on patrol observed a Ford Ranger pickup traveling in reverse at an unsafe speed in the Hart Hall loading zone at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 28. Heavy rainfall caused poor visibility, and the driver did not stop as he approached Long Road. The vehicle entered the travel lane and obstructed the road. The officer initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Dillon Shaw, 21, Veazie. The officer learned Shaw’s license was under suspension. He was arrested for operating after suspension and was transported to Penobscot County Jail.

Pick-pocketing made easy

Doing laundry was unusually expensive for a Cumberland Hall resident who lost his debit card in the basement laundry room on Sept. 28. The resident reported that he left a pair of pants containing his wallet in the room at 10 a.m. The pants were returned to him at 5 p.m. with a Bangor Savings Bank card missing from the wallet. The case is under investigation.

Jumping Jeeps

A resident reported his blue 2000 Jeep Wrangler stolen from Aroostook Parking Lot at 1:25 p.m. on Sept. 29. The owner parked the vehicle at 5 p.m. on Sept. 28 and returned to an empty parking space at 1 p.m. on Sept. 29. The vehicle is valued at $9,000. Public Safety sent an online alert called Teletype and broadcasted the theft over police radio. A Parking Services employee overheard the alert and recalled issuing a ticket to a vehicle matching the description parked in Hilltop Parking Lot. The match was verified and the owner was contacted. Police are still investigating how the vehicle was transported across campus.

The cost of conservation

A men’s blue Schwinn Jaguar bicycle was stolen from beside Buchanan Alumni Hall sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sept. 11. The bicycle is valued at $120.

A women’s purple and black Huffy mountain bicycle was taken from the bike rack behind Hilltop Commons where it was locked between Sept. 26 and Sept. 29. The bicycle is valued at $100.

A women’s gold and white Schwinn mountain bicycle was taken from the back of Hilltop Commons sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. The owner did not lock up the bicycle, valued at $180.

A resident reported that someone had flattened the tire of his bicycle secured to a Gannett Hall bike rack between Sept. 25 and Sept. 29. The approximate cost to replace the tire is $40.

How to lose $50

A resident parking decal was taken from a resident’s unlocked Ford Probe parked in Hilltop Parking Lot between Sept. 24 and Sept. 26. Also, a commuter parking decal was taken from a student’s unlocked Mazda Protege in the MCA Parking Lot on Sept. 29. The decals are valued at $50.