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Police Beat for March 18, 2010

Missing money

An unspecified amount of money was stolen from a moneybox in the Fogler Library Collaborative Media Lab within the last 30 days, as reported on March 15. The investigation is ongoing. There are no suspects at this time.

Park and lock

A student reported March 15 at 9:15 a.m. that a commuter decal was stolen from his unlocked vehicle in the Belgrade Parking Lot over break.

At 10 a.m., another student reported that a commuter parking decal was stolen from her unlocked vehicle in the CCA Parking Lot over break.

Liquor before beer

An officer was dispatched to fourth-floor York Hall for a noise complaint March 14 at 3:11 a.m. The officer found seven people inside the room, some playing guitars. The resident of the room was found to be intoxicated and was referred to Judicial Affairs for possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police seized a 30-pack of beer, a bottle of Captain Morgan’s rum and two bottles of malt liquor. A half-bottle of malt liquor had been consumed, and the subjects were cooperative.

Lobbying

A custodian reported loud individuals jumping around and making a mess in the first-floor lobby of York Hall on March 12 at 4 a.m. An officer was dispatched to the lobby where he found all the furniture stacked up in the middle of the room. He found three males who denied having anything to drink, although the officer could smell a strong odor of an intoxicating beverage. Two of the males, Alexander Kasprzak, 19, Dover-Foxcroft, and Jonathan Geiger, 20, Carmel, were non-students visiting their friend, resident Ryan Ware, 20. All three were charged with illegal possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption.

After-smoke aftershave?

An officer responded to the fourth-floor east wing of York Hall for a report of marijuana odor March 15 at 9:10 p.m. By the time the officer arrived, the hall smelled strongly of body spray or aftershave. Police suspect it was an attempt to cover the marijuana odor, but no charges were issued.

Natural fire

Police received a report of smoke outside the west side of the Student Fitness and Recreation Center on March 15 at 3 p.m. When police arrived, they found a two-foot-wide mulch pile smoldering, a natural occurrence during dry weather in the spring. Orono Fire Department extinguished the fire.