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Speak un-easy
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of an assault in Cumberland Hall at 12:23 a.m. Oct. 23. Dustin Bouchard, 18, was summonsed for assault and referred to Judicial Affairs after allegedly shoving another student to the ground and punching him several times. According to UMPD reports, Bouchard was sitting and speaking with a friend when the victim, an 18-year-old male, approached and attempted to join the conversation. They argued before Bouchard allegedly assaulted him. The University Volunteer Ambulance Corps evaluated the victim but determined he did not need to be transported to a hospital for treatment.
Jeep creep
Two vehicles parked in adjacent spaces in the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot were broken into over the weekend. A backpack containing electronics valued at $663 was stolen from an unlocked Jeep. An electric razor, GPS, cell phone charger and other items, with a combined estimated value of $370, were stolen from a Ford pickup parked next to the Jeep. The theft to the pickup was reported at 10:27 p.m. Oct. 22, and the theft to the Jeep was reported at 9:33 a.m. Oct. 23.
Don’t stirrup trouble
UMPD received a report of a theft in the Hilltop parking lot at 1:31 p.m. Oct. 21. A Ford Mustang was broken into, and a GPS worth an estimated $100 was stolen.
Laundry money lost
UMPD received a report of a theft in the York Hall parking lot at 5:36 p.m. Oct. 21. A locked Dodge Dakota was broken into, and $32 was stolen between Oct. 7 and Oct. 21
Three unwise men
UMPD received a report of a possible accident in the Steam Plant parking lot at 2:46 a.m. Oct. 21. When officers arrived, they saw that a car had rolled off the pavement and was resting against a large rock. Four males were asleep in the car, according to UMPD reports. The officers could smell alcohol on the four individuals, and three Budweiser beers and a bottle of rum were confiscated. Kolby Gallagher, 18, of Patton; Jacob Wiser, 18, of Hampton Falls, N.H.; and Daniel Tanguay, 19, of Arundel, were summonsed for possession of alcohol by a minor. The fourth individual was 21 years old and was not charged.
Pumpkins spied
Officers on foot patrol on the first floor of Oxford Hall at 1:27 a.m. Oct. 22 heard sounds of a party from one of the rooms. When officers knocked, they found two females and four males in the room. A bottle of vodka and two pumpkin-flavored beers were confiscated. Nicholas Boomer, 18, took responsibility for the alcohol and was summonsed for possession of alcohol by a minor. All six individuals were referred to Judicial Affairs.
If at first you don’t succeed
UMPD received a report of an intoxicated female outside Edith Patch Hall at 3:41 a.m. Oct. 22. UVAC evaluated the 21-year-old female but determined she did not need to be transported for treatment. Officers responded again for the same intoxicated female at 4:54 a.m. At that point, the female was in a room on the second floor of the building. UVAC evaluated her again and transported her for medical treatment.
