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Police Beat for 04/20/2009

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Illegal aromatherapy

Public Safety responded to the second floor of Gannet Hall, where Resident Life staff reported the smell of burning marijuana April 17 at 12:29 a.m. Patrick Bolduc, 18, Orono, answered the door of the suspected room. When asked to turn over any marijuana or paraphernalia, Bolduc retrieved a small plastic baggie from his desk area, which contained a usable amount of marijuana. Bolduc also surrendered a Vaporite aromatherapy vaporizer which he and five others used to smoke the marijuana. Of the others in the room, Christopher Marchetti, 19, Falmouth, turned over another small baggie of marijuana from his pants pocket. Marchetti was summonsed for possession of a usable amount of marijuana. Bolduc was summonsed for drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Keyed sendoff

A black 1992 Jeep Cherokee was keyed sometime between April 5 and April 11 in the Hilltop Parking Lot. On his way home on April 11, the owner noticed the side of his vehicle was keyed and reported it to Public Safety on April 16. The damages are estimated at $150. The matter is under investigation.

Look-a-like

Residence Life staff contacted Public Safety to remove an ex-student from trespassing on the Hilltop quad on April 15 at 1:43 p.m. An officer arrived, located the subject and determined it was a case of mistaken identity.

Back seat, windows up

Parking Services reported damages to a red, 1987 Toyota Corolla on April 15 at 11:56 a.m. While parked in the Collins Center of the Arts Parking Lot, the rear driver side window was broken. The matter is under investigation.

Where there is smoke, there is fire

A cigarette receptacle was on fire outside York Hall on April 14 at 6:19 p.m. Orono Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. They determined the source of the fire to be a carelessly discarded cigarette.

Some kind of two- wheeler

After leaving his bike unlocked outside of Boardman Hall, a student reported it stolen. On April 14, he left the bike unattended while he was in class from 2 to 4 p.m. The student did not know the make or model of his blue and silver mountain bike, but told police it had 32-inch wheels and is valued at $100.

Sign posts aren’t secure

Public Safety received a report of a lost bike at 1:54 p.m. April 15. The student told officers he had locked his blue Riley Mojave bike to a sign post in front of Knox Hall on April 14. The bike, valued at $325, was gone when he returned the following afternoon.

Another student locked his bike to a sign post near a bike rack at Oxford Hall April 11. When he returned April 13, it was gone. The stolen GT bike was black with gold lettering and is valued at $500. The matter is under investigation.

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