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Try a bike rack
A student reported on Nov. 14 at 11:40 a.m. that her Diamondback 24-speed gray bike was missing. She chained the bike to a pole near the MCA parking lot between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10. The bike is valued at $350, and the case is still under investigation.
While you were in class .
A strong odor of marijuana was reported on the third floor of Aroostook Hall on Nov. 14 at 11:46 a.m. An officer responded, determined which room the smell was coming from and knocked on the door. A female resident answered the door and allowed the officer to come in the room. The other female resident and a male guest were inside. The officer asked them if they knew why he was there, and they replied “yes.” Tyler Blanchard, 19, Gray, claimed responsibility for the odor, admitting that he had smoked marijuana in the room while the residents were in class. Blanchard turned over a small glass bong, which had a small amount of marijuana. He was issued a summons for drug possession.
Rec. thefts
There was a theft on Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in the Student Recreation and Fitness Center. While in the women’s locker room, a woman stepped away from her bag for a few minutes. When she returned, her iPod nano and LG slider cell phone were missing. No estimated value of the items was reported. The case is still under investigation.
Another theft occurred at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center on Nov. 13 at 6:55 p.m. While working out, the subject put his black iPod and Sony headphones in his gym bag. He then put the bag in a cubby and played basketball for an hour. When he returned, his bag was on the floor, and his iPod and headphones were missing. The items are valued at $300; the theft is under investigation.
You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em
A resident assistant called police because of suspected underage drinking on the fourth floor of York Hall. The call came in on Nov. 12 at 10:44 p.m. after the RA dealt with the room and found the residents to be uncooperative. An officer knocked on the door, and Patrick Gallant, 19, Orono, answered the door while trying to block the view of the room. It was clear that Gallant was intoxicated, and the officer could see several people sitting around a table with cards and alcohol. Five people in the room were identified as under the age of 21. All five admitted to drinking and turned over a bottle of vodka and two cans of beer. Gallant was summonsed for furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol.
Check your “locked” doors
On Nov. 11, a student parked her Chevy Cobalt in the Nutting Parking Lot at 8:45 a.m. When she returned at 10 a.m. a rear door was unlocked, and she was missing three CDs and a Garmin GPS system. She is uncertain as to whether the door was locked when she left her car. The Garmin is valued at $300 and the CDs at $40. The matter is still under investigation.
