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Police Beat for Sept. 26, 2011

Green teen

The University of Maine Police Department received a report of the odor of marijuana on the second floor of Somerset Hall at 10:28 p.m. Sept. 19. Officers found Michael Duncan, 18, who admitted to smoking marijuana. Duncan was summonsed for possession of marijuana and referred to Judicial Affairs.

Blazing beacon

UMPD officers on foot patrol at 11:23 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Hilltop parking lot noticed light from a truck parked with the doors open and could smell marijuana. They found Zachary Parker, 19, who admitted to smoking marijuana. Parker was summonsed for possession of marijuana and was referred to Judicial Affairs.

iNeed a padlock

UMPD received a report of a theft at the New Balance Student Recreation and Fitness Center at 10:19 p.m. Sept. 20. An iPhone worth approximately $600 was stolen from a cubby by the basketball courts.

Check your Trek

UMPD received a report of a theft outside Fogler Library at 4:19 p.m. Sept. 19. A black, red and white Trek bike, which was not locked, was stolen. The bike is worth approximately $70.

Purloined permit

UMPD received a report of a theft in the Hilltop parking lot at 4:40 p.m. Sept. 21. A residential parking permit was stolen from an unlocked car in the lot at some point after 12 p.m. Sept. 18. The permit is worth $50.

Caffeine fiend

UMPD received a report of a theft at the New Balance Student Recreation and Fitness Center at 10:01 p.m. Sept. 21. A cardholder containing a driver’s license, debit card, MaineCard, library card and a Starbucks card worth approximately $20 was stolen from an unlocked locker in the men’s locker room.

Roaming candle

UMPD received a report of a suspected gunshot outside Kennebec Hall at 10:17 p.m. Sept. 21. Witnesses told officers that the source of the sound was a firecracker.