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Antenna nabber
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of a man ripping antennas off cars in the Steam Plant parking lot at 5:38 p.m. Sept. 25. When officers arrived, they found Douglas Bryant, 49, of Bangor talking to himself and holding a car’s antenna. Bryant also tore a Maine license plate off a parked car. Bryant was summonsed for theft and criminal mischief, escorted off campus and given a trespass warning. Damage to the cars is estimated at $50.
Recalculating
UMPD received a report of a theft in the York parking lot at 2:59 p.m. Sept. 23. A GPS worth an estimated $150 was stolen from a locked car.
Sign of the crime
UMPD received a report of criminal mischief at the Phi Eta Kappa fraternity house at 1:33 a.m. Sept. 24. Brothers of the fraternity told officers a group of males walking past the house hollering damaged their sign before running away. Damage is estimated at $100.
Football fanatic
UMPD received a report of a theft in the Aroostook parking lot at 9:53 a.m. Sept. 23. An unlocked box containing $80, 10 sideline passes for UMaine club football games and a duffel bag were stolen from an unlocked car. The total estimated value of the items is $90.
Hilltop on-tap
UMPD received a report of an intoxicated female in the fourth-floor lounge of Somerset Hall at 1:09 a.m. Sept. 25. Zoe Swaffar, 18, was summonsed for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption and referred to Judicial Affairs.
Zach attack
UMPD officers on foot patrol in the Hilltop area of campus noticed the smell of marijuana coming from behind the Lyle Littlefield Ornamental Gardens at 11:23 p.m. Sept. 25. They found Zachary Dyson, 19, and Zachary Sargeant, 18. Both admitted to smoking marijuana. A search turned up a Ziploc bag and pill container full of marijuana and a lighter. Both were summonsed for possession of a useable amount of marijuana and were referred to Judicial Affairs.
Focus on the road
UMPD received a report of an accident at the intersection of Long and Hebron roads at 1:47 p.m. Sept. 23. A female riding her bike down the hill hit a blue Ford Focus traveling the same direction as it turned right onto Hebron Road. Although the bicyclist was thrown across the hood, she did not require medical treatment.
Migrating motorcycle
UMPD received related complaints of disorderly conduct at 6:27 a.m. Sept. 23 and 1:28 a.m. Sept. 25. On Sept. 23, a custodian found a motorcycle parked on the handicapped access ramp of Gannett Hall. The same motorcycle was found hidden near the New Balance Student Recreation and Fitness Center on Sept. 25. UMPD has no suspects or witnesses in these cases and believes the owner of the motorcycle is the target of a prank.
Belgrade blunder
UMPD received a report of students brandishing weapons at 4:36 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Belgrade parking lot. Officers determined students were making a movie and the weapons were toys.
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