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Access denied
Two resident assistants were chatting in Kennebec Hall when a male resident forced entry at 5:23 p.m. Feb. 27. The resident asked to be let into the building to retrieve his things. The RAs explained that the resident halls closed at 5 p.m. for spring break. As they spoke with him, he interrupted several times. He then pushed an RA and entered the building. The RAs called the police. Officers located the resident, identified as Corey Allen, 21. Allen said the RA reached out toward his shoulder and was rude to him, but admitted to pushing the RA. He was issued a summons for assault.
Dodging dishes
A resident of University Park called police at 8:43 p.m. March 12 to report that her husband had thrown a dish at her that hit her in the head. When police arrived, she said the dish missed her head but shattered a lamp and hit the wall. The husband chose not to share any details of the fight. They were separated for the night and referred to the District Attorney’s Office.
Change of heart
A male resident of Estabrooke Hall called police requesting that a female be removed from the hall at 3:40 a.m. March 7. The two met earlier that evening at Pat’s Pizza and shared a cab back to campus. When he exited Estabrooke Hall, she followed. He didn’t want her as a guest and called the police. At her request, officers escorted her to the police station where a friend picked her up.
Honda hit and run
A student using the Student Recreation and Fitness Center parked her 2006 Honda in the Hilltop Lot for an hour and returned at 2:31 p.m. March 7 to find someone had struck the left front corner of the vehicle. Estimated damage is approximately $500. The case is under investigation.
Sick in bed
A student’s parents called police at 6:20 p.m. March 9 after their son failed to meet them at 9 a.m. that day. Their son said he felt ill the previous day and made plans to meet them. Officers located him in his room in Estabrooke Hall. He had overslept and missed the appointment.
Roadside aggravation
An officer traveling on Munson Road in front of Lengyel Gym observed a male and female in a heated argument beside the road at 12:09 p.m. March 12. A short distance from the location, a vehicle was left in the middle of the road. The officer questioned the two, and neither person reported any physical altercation. They were separated and the female returned to the vehicle.
Impatient customer
A resident of University Park called police to report stolen registration plates at 6:46 p.m. March 13. The resident sold his vehicle to a male from Waterville. After receiving payment and completing the bill of sale, he went to his apartment to grab a screwdriver to detach the registration plates from the vehicle. While in the apartment, the customer drove off. The case is under investigation.
Finding a parking spot
An officer in a stationary cruiser watched a Honda four-door with two occupants enter the Hilltop Lot at a high speed and take a sharp turn, its tires squealing, at 5:53 p.m on March 14. The driver, Robert Sagona, 19, Orono, was issued a summons for driving to endanger.
Bike path phantom
A resident of Orono on the university bike path observed a man standing in the middle of the path for several minutes and called police to report the suspicious behavior at 5:21 p.m. March 15. He left and returned a few minutes later to find the man still standing there. By the time police arrived, the man had left the area.
Convo cop out
Police received a phone call and heard an argument between two people on the line before it disconnected at 8:28 p.m. March 16. They received a second call from the same number. This time, the caller said, “The Union Visitor Lot,” before disconnecting. Officers were dispatched to the Stevens Lot where they found a boyfriend and girlfriend arguing. The male had called the officers because he wanted to be left alone. There was no evidence of criminal activity and the couple was separated.
Hart arrest
Police arrested Hart Hall resident Khaleid Butoto, 22, who had two warrants for his arrest issued by the Bangor District Court for failure to pay fines. They located him in his room at 10:17 p.m. March 16, arrested him without incident and transported him to Penobscot County Jail.
Ruined windows
An employee of The Roger Clapp Greenhouse reported three broken windows on the grocery extension of the building at 7:09 a.m. March 17. It appears the panes were punched or kicked as someone walked by. The estimated damage is $100.
Velvet underground
Residence Life employees called Public Safety complaining about the scent of marijuana on the third floor of Knox Hall. On March 20 at 1:19 a.m. officers responded to find the area coordinator already speaking to the resident in question. The resident admitted to the coordinator he was smoking marijuana in his room and that he possessed a marijuana pipe. An officer approached John Birkett, 19, Orono, and observed a pipe and marijuana in his hand. Birkett turned over two pipes in a velvet drawstring bag and was summonsed for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.
Identity crisis
Officers responded to the second floor of Knox Hall, where they found an intoxicated male in the bathroom at 11:30 p.m. March 19.?The subject identified himself verbally, claiming to have no identification on him. Officers noticed a Massachusetts ID card in his jean pocket, which revealed he was not who he claimed. Upon further investigation, they found his wallet containing more identification, revealing that the Massachusetts ID was a fake. Victor Zeiterberg, 18, Bangor, was summonsed for possession of false identification and possession of alcohol by consumption.
Doors can’t hide everything
While investigating an unrelated incident at 12:10 a.m. March 19, an officer smelled marijuana on the first floor of Somerset Hall. The officer was standing two doors down from the suspected room when he observed a female quickly enter the room. The officer overheard the occupants saying there was an officer outside and that she shouldn’t have opened the door. Then he heard the sound of a spray can. The officer knocked on the door, to which the female answered. He found two females and one male in the room, as well as a stronger odor of marijuana. They admitted to smoking in the room, stating that the male was present but did not participate. Kimberly Drouin, 19, Orono, opened her desk drawer and revealed a baggie of marijuana and a glass pipe. Drouin and Megan Bernier, 19, Orono, were both summonsed for possession of marijuana. Drouin was also summonsed for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Smoking bender
At 11:34 p.m. March 18 a strong odor of marijuana was found on the first floor of Somerset Hall. The responding officer overheard the use of a fan in a dorm room, and knocked on the door. Ryan Bender, 18, Orono, answered the door and allowed the officer in the room. Bender had red eyes, indicating to the officer that he had been smoking. The officer asked Bender to open his desk drawer, where he found a marijuana pipe. Bender was summonsed for possession of drug paraphernalia.
7 years bad luck
A resident of Knox Hall returned to his vehicle in the Knox parking lot at 2:27 p.m. March 18. He parked his 1996 Honda Accord there overnight. The subject found his passenger side-view mirror on the hood of his car, for a total of $150 in damages.
