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Mystery injury
Police were called to investigate a report of two intoxicated people in the Stodder Parking Lot at 11:55 p.m. April 16. A male, Kevin Donohue, 20, Orono, had a cut on his arm. Police are unsure if he received the injury from falling or from some other incident. He was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption and transported to Saint Joseph Hospital for his injuries and extreme intoxication. The female, Sarah Sullivan, 19, was also charged with possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption and escorted back to her room. At about the same time, police received a report of vandalism to a vehicle in the parking lot; the side mirror had been broken. Police are investigating to see if these cases are related.
In it together
Officers patrolling Hilltop Parking Lot detected the odor of burning marijuana that led them to a parked vehicle at 4:55 a.m. April 20. They observed six people smoking marijuana inside and asked them to exit the vehicle while they searched the inside for drugs and paraphernalia. Officer found several marijuana cigarettes and two small bags of marijuana, containing approximately .5 oz. of marijuana total. All six people claimed responsibility for the marijuana. Gordon Merrick, 18, Orono; Kevin Foley, 18, Orono; Joseph Coppolino, 19, Orono; Andrew Katon, 18, Orono; Andrew Cummings, 18, Saco; and James O’Neil, 18, Saco, were charged with possession of a usable amount of marijuana.
Rum running
Officers were directed to Cumberland Hall to interview students at 3:33 a.m. April 18. During the investigation, an officer found four underage people and a bottle of rum inside a room. The room resident, Dehvin Trussell, 20, claimed ownership of the alcohol and was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor. Two students were referred to Judicial Affairs. One non-student was not charged.
Smoke signals to beer
Public Safety received a report of a person smoking marijuana outside Oxford Hall at 2:45 a.m. April 18. Officers dispatched to the hall found Sean Higgins, 18, Orono, who was not smoking marijuana. While talking to him, officers could smell a strong odor of alcohol. In his backpack, they found four cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon. He was identified and charged with possession of alcohol by a minor.
Oxford interception
A Resident Assistant of Oxford Hall intercepted four people carrying two bottles of Mike’s Hard Lemonade and called police to the scene at 1:20 a.m. April 18. No one took ownership of the alcohol, but the two residents of the group admitted to drinking alcohol and showed signs of intoxication. As a result, Spencer Assiff, 18, and Alexander Ferland, 18, were charged with possession of alcohol by a minor. The two non-students with them were escorted off campus by police.
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