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Tire slashing frenzy
A student parked his 2003 Saab in the York Parking Lot on Feb. 14 at 1:15 a.m. and returned at 1:45 a.m. to find his front driver’s side tire slashed. The estimated damage is $120. Throughout the day, Public Safety received five additional reports of vehicles with slashed tires in the York Parking Lot. The case is under investigation.
Elevator overload
Public Safety received a report of nine people stuck in the Androscoggin Hall elevator at 6:17 p.m. Feb. 15. Orono Fire Department and Public Safety responded, reset the elevator, freed the riders and locked the elevator until a technician could be called.
Declaration of love
A person on the campus ski trails called Public Safety to report graffiti on the bandstand at Hilltop on Feb. 16 at 8:26 a.m. The graffiti read, “I do love nothing in this world so well as you.” It will cost approximately $50 to repaint.
Cash crook
$93 was stolen from a male student’s wallet while he was exercising at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 15. He had placed his backpack with his wallet in a cubby near the basketball courts. Nothing else was stolen. The case is under investigation.
Rocks at windows
Public Safety received a report of a broken safety glass window at the rear of the Sawyer Environmental Research Center at 5:45 p.m. Feb. 14. It appears a rock was thrown through it. Estimated damage is $150. The case is under investigation.
Fraternity vandal
A member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity reported his 1989 silver Oldsmobile’s driver-side window was broken while parked in the fraternity house’s parking lot between Feb. 13 and 15. No items were stolen from the vehicle. Estimated damage is $150. The case is under investigation.
Dorm demolition
A resident assistant of Hancock Hall reported damage to the first-floor hallway at 2:37 a.m. Feb. 17. The damage occurred sometime between 1:30 and 2 a.m. and included a scorch mark on the elevator floor, a knocked-down exit sign and a loose ceiling light covering. Clean up and repair costs are estimated at $100.
An RA of Penobscot Hall found damage to the front entry doors at 5:45 p.m. Feb. 15. The glass was broken in a spider-web pattern, and a sneaker print on the glass showed it was kicked. Estimated damage is $300.
An RA of Androscoggin Hall reported broken exit signs on the north end of the second floor at 1:35 p.m. Feb. 15. Estimated damage is $100.
Public Safety received a report of damage to the third-floor Hancock Hall at 1:08 a.m. Feb. 15. The exit sign near the northwest stairwell was ripped out of the ceiling. Estimated damage is $100.
The cases are under investigation.
Alarming dorm snacks
Orono Fire Department and Public Safety responded to a fire alarm at Hancock Hall at 4:24 p.m. Feb 15. They determined the alarm activated due to burnt popcorn in a first-floor room.
Public Safety and the Orono Fire Department responded to another fire alarm at Patch Hall at 7:40 p.m. on Feb. 16 to discover overcooked food in a first-floor apartment had activated the alarm.
In both cases, students were allowed back in the buildings after 15 minutes.
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