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In a University of Maine Police Department summary for the weekend, Captain Roland LaCroix wrote, “This was the first weekend back for students from Holiday break and a three-day weekend … which drew a large crowd. UMPD added officers for an alcohol detail on Friday and Saturday night.” Eighteen students and non-students were issued summons for possession of alcohol by a minor.
Violence in the quad
Police received report of an assault in progress in Stewart Quad at 3 a.m. Jan. 18. An ambulance was called and officers responded to find one victim who had facial injuries from being punched. Officers determined a group of four students encountered the single student and an altercation ensued that turned violent. A friend of the victim said the three suspects ran into Androscoggin Hall. After investigating the matter, police allege that Mike Fithian, 18, Orono, had punched the victim. He was issued a summons for assault and possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption. Another student of the group, Samuel Davidson, 19, Orono, was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption. The remaining two students of the group were not charged. The victim was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center and has since been released.
Rocked Chevy
Report of a hit-and-run brought police to the Steam Plant Parking Lot at 2 p.m. Jan. 15. Someone had run into a gray 2004 Chevy pickup sometime between Jan. 13 and Jan. 15, causing $1,500 in damage.
Freed Mongoose
A student reported that his men’s Mongoose Sycamore mountain bike had been stolen from where it had been chained to a generator outside Neville Hall at 1 p.m. Jan. 15. The chain had been cut. The bike is valued at $300. The case is under investigation.
Frogger on Rangeley Road
An officer on patrol found a group of four males walking down Rangeley Road being loud and jumping in and out of traffic at 1.17 a.m. Jan. 16. He questioned the males and determined that Nathan Ashton, 20, Waterville, and Taylor Hastings, 19, Waterville, were intoxicated. Both were issued summonses for possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption.
Don’t distract the driver
An officer stopped a vehicle on campus for erratic driving at 10:11 p.m. Jan. 15. Of the three people in the vehicle, the officer determined that two passengers had been drinking alcohol. Spencer Cass, 20, was issued a summons for possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption. The other passenger, a 16-year-old juvenile, was also issued a summons.
Dangerous drinking
An officer responded to Gannett Hall for report of underage drinking at 9:16 a.m. Jan. 16. They found a female in the lobby in what appeared to be the acute stage of alcohol poisoning, vomiting and in need of immediate medical attention. She was transported to Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Six other underage people were found drinking in a first-floor room. One of the students, Isaac Weymouth, 18, was uncooperative and yelled at police. He was arrested and charged with obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and possession of alcohol by a minor. Room resident Robert Brown, 18, was charged for furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. Room visitors Carolyn Steeves, 18, Delayne Pokorny, 19, and Josette Hernandez, 18, were charged with possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption. One of the males in the room was in need of medical attention due to intoxication and was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center.
Frat party draws attention
Public Safety received report from an anonymous caller that a party at Phi Eta Kappa was getting out of hand at 10:10 p.m. Jan. 16. Police went to investigate and found the party had drawn a crowd that reached approximately 200 people. The officers decided to shut down the party due to the size but issued no summons.
Not a warm welcome back
Police responded to Hancock Hall after receiving a report of several people drinking and being unruly in front of the building at 1:06 a.m. Jan. 16. Officers found two females in the entry. One of the females, Devin Stiles, 19, was found with Bud Light and was issued a summons for possession of alcohol by a minor. Stiles is a former student of UMaine who transferred to a college in New Jersey. She was on break and had returned to the UMaine campus to party with her friends. She was given a criminal trespass warning and was escorted from campus.
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