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A hard-learned lesson
At 8:44 p.m. on Nov. 6, event security for the Dropkick Murphys concert approached officers, requesting that Dusty Chase, 24, Swansville, be removed from the property. Chase was seen punching another person in the head. Officers escorted him off the property and issued a criminal trespass warning. They explained that if he returned to the area, he would be arrested. Chase returned at 9 p.m. at the main entrance, attempting to re-enter the concert. Chase was then arrested for criminal trespassing, as warned. After the arrest, police found that Chase was out on bail for two prior arrests in two separate counties. His conditional release included not committing new crimes and not possessing or consuming alcohol. Chase was intoxicated and was arrested for violation of conditional release. He was transported to Penobscot County Jail.
Fight and flight
Police were alerted to a fight in progress on Munson Road in front of Aubert Hall Nov. 6 at 8:44 p.m. When officers arrived, the subjects were gone. The informant indicated there were two men holding up another man while punching him. The suspects fleed toward Hancock Hall. Officers searched the area but did not find the suspects.
If at first you don’t succeed, get sober
A male was escorted off the property when he attempted to enter the Dropkick Murphys concert on Nov. 6, 8:30 p.m. Chester Veilleux, 28, Bangor, was denied entry because he was extremely intoxicated, rendering him unable to stand up. Veilleux was issued a criminal trespass warning upon being escorted from the property. A few minutes later, he started to walk back to the concert and was warned again by police. At 8:40 p.m. he was found in line to go into the concert. Although he had his sweatshirt hood over his head, police were still able to identify him. Veilleux was arrested for criminal trespassing and was transported to Penobscot County Jail.
“Why is the rum always gone?”
The Orono Fire Department reported reckless conduct on Nov. 6 at 8:24 p.m. While driving a fire department vehicle down Rangley Road, they approached a male carrying a bottle. The male stepped into the street, motioning that he would throw his bottle of rum at the windshield. Instead, the male threw the contents of his bottle onto the windshield. Officers arrived and identified Erik Nelson, 22, Old Town, as the suspect. An officer saw he had an empty rum bottle in his hand. Nelson was summonsed for reckless conduct.
Sneaky scalpers
On Nov. 6 at 7:17 p.m. police were notified of ticket scalping on the football field for the Dropkick Murphys concert. When officers arrived, they were unable to locate the suspects.
More underage drinking
An extremely intoxicated male on the fourth floor of Oxford Hall was reported on Nov. 6 at 11:48 p.m. He was found to be 18 years old and was transported to the hospital for further treatment.
Ouch
A call came in on Nov. 6 at 10:07 p.m. about a female sitting outside Hart Hall on the sidewalk in the rain. When officers located her, she indicated that she had fallen and struck her head. The subject was found to be intoxicated and was transported to the hospital for further treatment. She was 19 years old.
Marijuana in Knox and Androscoggin
An RA complained of marijuana smoke coming from the fourth floor of Knox Hall Nov. 7 at 12:56 a.m. An officer approached the suspected room and noted the strong smell of marijuana. Residents James Nicolas, 18, and Alex Vanetten, 18, both of Orono, answered the door and were asked to hand over any marijuana or paraphernalia. The two residents gave the officer a marijuana grinder and three marijuana pipes. Both were summonsed for possession of drug paraphernalia.
There was a strong scent of burning marijuana on the second floor of Androscoggin Hall on Nov. 7, 12:32 a.m. The RA who informed the police was with the resident of the suspected room when the officer arrived. The officer could smell burnt marijuana from inside the room and questioned the resident, Ross Thayer, 18, Orono. Thayer turned over a bag of marijuana and was summonsed for possession.
A report of possible drug activity on the third floor of Androscoggin Hall came in on Nov. 6 at 6:25 p.m. The responding officer located the dorm room suspected. The officer knocked on the door and was invited into the room. The resident then gave the officer permission to search the room. He found a marijuana grinder inside a desk drawer with small pieces of marijuana still inside. Cody Knight, 18, Orono, was summonsed for possession of a usable amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Police responded to Androscoggin Hall on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. where there was reported marijuana smoke coming from the north end of the building. When the officer arrived, there was a strong odor of marijuana, but there were no people within the suspected area.
Bangor Daily News