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Roots boots
At The Roots concert on March 20, a male was arrested for criminal trespass. Police found him to be intoxicated and asked him to leave the concert. He left, then snuck directly back in, where police found him and requested he leave twice. He refused. Police identified him as Colin McGuire, 19, Laconia, New Hampshire, and arrested him for criminal trespass.
Another incident occurred at the concert at 8:50 p.m. when event security found an intoxicated student and asked him to leave. The student shoved the security officer and swung at him. Police physically restrained him and he was identified as Stefan Wollmar, 19. He was charged with assault, refusal to submit to an arrest or detention, and possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption. He was transported to Penobscot County Jail.
Next bike stolen
A student’s green, 21-speed Next Nitro Bell bicycle was stolen outside Aroostook Hall, reported at 1:15 p.m. March 22. The bike was secured to a tree beside the bike rack and the cable had been forcibly pulled from the lock. The value of the bike is not yet estimated. The case is under investigation.
Mad Easter Bunny?
The wildlife ecology department reported damaged fieldwork equipment at 1:10 p.m. March 22. The department set 26 live traps throughout Demerit Forest to catch rabbits and attach locators to them for a study. Sometime between March 21 and 22, someone destroyed 22 of the traps — a total of $1,100 in damage. The case is under investigation.
Police save girl in distress
Officers responded to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center for report of a 16-year-old female in mental distress who ran away from a supervising staff member of a visiting organization at 5 p.m. March 21. Officers chased the female, who had fled on foot to the Steam Plant parking lot, where she threatened to jump in the river. Officers persuaded her to step away from the river and allow them to take her into custody. UVAC, Orono Fire and Orono Police Departments also responded. She was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center for a mental health evaluation.
Unmistakable odor
A report of the odor of marijuana brought officers to the second floor of Androscoggin Hall at 11 p.m. March 20. The resident of the room that the smell was emitting from, Ross Lawson, 19, admitted to possessing marijuana and handed it over. He was issued a summons for possession of a usable amount of marijuana.
Way past quiet hours
An officer on patrol in Somerset Hall came across two loud, intoxicated males in the first-floor lounge at 4 a.m. March 21. Upon investigation, he found the students to be 18- and 19-years old. They were referred to Judicial Affairs for underage drinking.
Don’t overstay your welcome
An officer conducting dorm checks heard loud noises coming from a first-floor room of Somerset Hall at 3:15 a.m. March 21. He found the female resident trying to get two intoxicated male visitors to leave her room. The officer escorted the males from the building and issued them a trespass warning for Somerset Hall for the night. They were identified as Austin Heinrich, 19, Cumberland, and Jesse Shavel, 18, North Yarmouth. Both were issued a summons for possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption.
Staggering into trouble
An officer saw a female staggering down Sebago Road accompanied by a male at 2:30 a.m. March 20. When the officer stopped to talk with them, the male said he was trying to get the female home. She was identified as student Deanna Jones, 20, and charged with possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption.
