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Desk display
Police responded to the second floor of Cumberland Hall after the smell of marijuana was reported at 1:43 a.m. Oct. 17. While speaking to the resident of the suspected room, the officer saw a marijuana pipe and several Coors Light cans on a desk in the room. Three other people were inside. The resident, Quentin Lafreniere, 19, said he owned the pipe and was charged for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Car squatting
An officer on patrol approached a vehicle parked near the Buchanan Alumni House at 2:15 a.m. Oct. 18 and found three females inside, hiding below the rear seat level. When he spoke with them, he could immediately smell the odor of intoxicants. All three said they had consumed alcohol. As a result, Ashley Low, 18, Brunswick, Amy MacDonnell, 19, Bath, and a 17-year-old were issued summons for possession of liquor by a minor by consumption.
Changed mind
An officer patrolling Rangeley Road pulled over a Subaru Legacy with a headlight out at 2:13 a.m. Oct. 18. The vehicle did not stop right away, but eventually pulled over into the Hilltop Parking Lot. When the officer approached, he could smell the strong odor of intoxicants. The driver, Jonathan Lenz, 20, Hampden, said he had not had any alcohol to drink when the officer asked him. When the officer asked him to step out of the vehicle and perform a field sobriety test, he said he had consumed two alcoholic beverages. Based on the results of the test, the officer charged Lenz for operating under the influence.
Cumberland Schnapps
An officer conducting rounds with resident assistants of Cumberland Hall knocked on the door of an extremely loud fourth-floor room at 12:24 a.m. Oct. 17. Both residents appeared intoxicated. The officer found a bottle of Peppermint Schnapps and a can of Bud Light inside the room. Two other people were present, but neither appeared to have been drinking. The residents, Scott Siviski, 18, and Joseph McLean, 18, were issued summons for possession of liquor by a minor.
Flashing the 40
An RA conducting a walk-through on the fourth floor of Knox Hall saw a male holding a 40-oz. bottle of Natural Ice beer at 1:21 a.m. Oct. 17. Police responded to investigate the possibility of underage drinking and identified the male as Andrew Hopkins, 20, Yarmouth. Hopkins was issued a summons for possession of liquor by a minor.
Ripped set of stairs
A faculty member reported stairs were ripped off the stage in the Concert Park at Hilltop Commons at 7:32 a.m. Oct. 19. The estimated repair cost is $150.
Stevens becomes nameless
A custodian called police after noticing the Stevens Hall sign had been removed from the ground outside the building at 5:11 a.m. Oct. 19.
Late plate fate
A student returned to his 2002 Dodge Stratus parked in the Aroostook Parking Lot at 7:17 p.m. Oct. 18 and found the front license plate and bracket lying on the ground. The damage, estimated at $25, occurred sometime overnight.
Mess outside Alumni Hall
Buchanan Alumi House management reported someone had tipped over a bike rack, emptied a trashcan on the lawn and spray-painted marks on the building’s newly paved east parking lot at 5:24 p.m. Oct. 18. The damage occurred sometime during the previous night. The cost of repair and cleanup is being estimated. All four cases are under investigation.
Agent orange
A male non-student wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt was reported to the police after he kicked an Androscoggin Hall entry door at 2:39 a.m. Oct. 18. When police located him, he had a bloody and swollen hand. He was escorted off campus and issued a disorderly conduct warning and trespass warning.
Three strikes and you’re out
During the Oct. 17 football game, police confronted an intoxicated male in the tailgating area of Dunn and Corbett Parking Lots to ask him to stop drinking, as the game had started, and the tailgating area was no longer open for drinking. The male was told three separate times to stop. Each time he had a beer in his hand. After the third time, he was escorted from the area for failure to comply and being visibly intoxicated at 12:39 p.m. He was given a criminal trespass warning and advised that if he returned to the fenced-in tailgating area, he would be arrested. Ten minutes later, he was found back inside the tailgating area. The male, identified as William Schaetzl, 23, Milford, was charged with criminal trespassing, arrested and taken to Penobscot County Jail.
First tailgate arrest
An officer recognized a male in the tailgating area before the football game at 11:44 a.m. Oct. 17 who had an arrest warrant for failure to appear in court. The male, John Moloney, 22, Orono, was arrested and transported to Penobscot County Jail.
Six tires slashed
An officer patrolling the Gannett Parking Lot discovered two vehicles with slashed tires at 6:41 a.m. Oct. 17. A Toyota Highlander had all four tires slashed, and a GMC Canyon had the driver’s side front and rear tire slashed. Total estimated cost to replace the tires is $600. The case is under investigation.
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