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Health risk at Cutler
Employees of Cutler Health Center reported to Public Safety a strange odor causing employees to feel sick at 3:52 p.m. Nov. 30. Several employees were complaining of headaches and stomachaches, and one went home. The building was evacuated. Orono Fire and University Environmental Health and Safety determined a private plumbing company was spraying lubricant in the center’s mechanical room while doing maintenance. The fumes had made their way through the ventilation system and spread throughout the building. The building remained evacuated for the rest of the evening while the rooms could be ventilated. Environmental Health and Safety is investigating the issue.
Boxed up and ready to go
Public Safety received a report of a stolen Dell Optiplex 760 desktop computer from a second-floor lab of Boardman Hall at 11:29 a.m. Nov. 20. The computer, which was still in the box, was stolen sometime over the past three months. It has an estimated value of $1,100. The case is under investigation.
Stolen Sundance
A resident’s bike was stolen from a Gannett Hall bike rack sometime between Nov. 23 and 29. The purple Fuji Sundance mountain bike, an estimated value of $400, was locked to the rack. The case is under investigation.
Carting goods out of Hart
A resident of Hart Hall left his third-floor room door ajar at 1 a.m. Nov. 22 and returned at 3 a.m. to find someone had entered the room and stolen several items. A Samsung television, RCA DVD player, 30 gigabyte iPod and red Acer Netbook computer were stolen. Also stolen were his Old Navy jeans, with his wallet inside, which contained $20 in cash, ID cards and a debit card. The total value of the stolen items was estimated at $900. The case is under investigation.
Missing the music
A resident of the second floor of Androscoggin Hall reported a stolen iPod at 1:05 p.m. Nov. 20. She last saw the iPod on Nov. 10. Its estimated value is $200. The case is under investigation.
In plain view
A police officer directing traffic on College Avenue stopped two males after they walked across the crosswalk carrying alcohol at 6:08 p.m. Nov. 21. One carried a 30-pack of beer, and the other carried two bottles of vodka. The officer asked for their IDs because both appeared under 21 years old. The male carrying the beer was of legal age to be drinking, but the male carrying vodka was identified as Conner Scofield, 19, Orono, and was issued a summons for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. The liquor was confiscated.
Gas problem
The university Athletic Department called Public Safety at 6:40 p.m. Nov. 28 to report the smell of propane outside the Alfond Arena near the chilling machine and Zamboni entrance. Orono Fire and an employee from University Heating and Ventilation responded. They were able to isolate the smell and take care of the issue.
