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Paintball shooting
A paintball shooting on Nov. 20 at 6:48 p.m. is under investigation. A student was standing outside Cumberland Hall, facing Long Road, when he was shot in the shoulder by a paintball gun. It is uncertain whether the shot came from someone in a building or a bush outside. When officers patrolled the area, they could not locate the shooter. The matter is still under investigation.
Elevators going nowhere
Police received a call at 1:56 a.m. regarding a student stuck in the Hancock elevator on Nov. 19. The Orono Fire Department responded and extricated the student. Fire fighters determined the elevator stopped working due to a power outage.
The fire department responded to construction workers stuck in an elevator at Aubert Hall on Nov. 19 at 6:17 a.m. The fire department was able to extricate the construction workers, and the elevator was repaired.
False alarm
A power outage on the southern half of campus triggered a fire alarm in Fogler Library on Nov. 19 at 2 a.m. Orono Fire Department checked the building and verified that the alarm was activated by the power outage.
Smooth criminal
A Fogler Library employee called the police at 12:15 p.m. on Nov. 19 when an alarm was set off. The employee said a subject triggered the anti-theft alarm while exiting the building and was wearing a green hat and a blue jacket. The subject didn’t stop when the employee called after her and turned left out the door. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate her.
Can’t sing the blues now
A theft reported in Hilltop Parking Lot is still under investigation. After leaving his 2000 Dodge Intrepid from 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 to 6:55 p.m. on Nov 18, the subject noticed his guitar was missing from the back seat. The car was believed to be locked. The Ibanez AEG10 acoustic-electric guitar is valued at $200.
Making art your own
The first floor of East Annex was vandalized on Nov. 19 with black paint. There was graffiti and a painting was defaced. The matter is under investigation.
Scent, but no source
The scent of marijuana was reportedly coming from a tent outside the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center on Nov. 19 at 9:54 p.m. An officer came to the scene to find no one in the area, nor any scent of marijuana.
Bike theft
A bike was stolen from a bike rack on the west side of Memorial Union on Nov. 19. The owner reported that he left his bike on the rack at 10 a.m., and it was gone when he returned at 12:45 p.m. The 10-speed, black Fuji bike is valued at $250. The theft is still under investigation.
