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Powerful percentage
The University of Maine Police Department received a report at 12:22 a.m. Nov. 13 of an intoxicated male driving on Rangeley Road toward Park Street. An officer located the vehicle and pulled over the driver. Thomas Powers, 20, was arrested for operating under the influence after he failed field sobriety tests. Powers was taken to Penobscot County Jail in Bangor, where his blood alcohol content was measured at 0.22 percent.
THC for three
UMPD received a report of the odor of marijuana from a fourth-floor room in Gannett Hall at 11:52 p.m. Nov. 11. Three males were in the room. Richardo Augustino, 19, was arrested on a warrant out of Cumberland County for failure to pay a fine for a possession of alcohol by a minor charge. Augustino was taken to Penobscot County Jail in Bangor. Zachary Ritchie, 18, and Cody Briggs, 19, were summonsed for possession of a useable amount of marijuana and referred to Judicial Affairs.
Siri-ous snatching
UMPD received a report of a theft at 1:34 p.m. Nov. 13. An iPhone 4S valued at $200 was stolen from a backpack left next to the basketball courts at the New Balance Student Recreation Center from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 8.
Locker looting
UMPD received a report of a theft at 5:58 p.m. Nov. 11. A pair of pants and a wallet containing $40 were stolen from an unlocked locker in the men’s locker room in the New Balance Student Recreation Center.
Rocked lock
A UMPD officer on patrol at 1:41 a.m. Nov. 12 noticed the lock on an equipment shed behind Lengyel Gym had been broken off. No theft was apparent. Damage is estimated at $10.
Hands off the Smirnoff
UMPD received a report of underage drinking in a third-floor room in Oxford Hall at 10:28 p.m. Nov. 12. An officer found five individuals, two females and three males, in the room, who all admitted to drinking. The females were referred to Judicial Affairs. A 17-year-old male from Turner; Levi Lurvey, 18, of Gorham; and Zachary Tanguay, 18, were summonsed for possession of alcohol by a minor. The officer confiscated a half-gallon container of Smirnoff vodka and three 12 oz. cans of Natural Light.
Hart monitored
UMPD received a report of underage drinking in a fourth-floor room in Hart Hall at 9:53 p.m. Nov. 12. An officer found eight individuals, two males and six females, in the room. Kelsey Hickey, 20, and Victoria Douglas, 19, were summonsed for possession of alcohol by a minor. All eight were referred to Judicial Affairs. The officer confiscated bottles of Bacardi rum, Captain Morgan rum and Smirnoff vodka.
Blunder in Balentine
UMPD received a report of the odor of marijuana coming from a second-floor room in Balentine Hall at 11:14 p.m. Nov. 10. An officer found five individuals, two females and three males, in the room. Taylor Tanous, 18; Seth Wegner, 18; and Colby Cronin, 18, were summonsed for possession of a useable amount of marijuana after the officer noticed a baggy containing marijuana in plain sight on a desk. All five were referred to Judicial Affairs.
Ditched dope
UMPD received a report at 1:18 a.m. Nov. 14 of a baggy of marijuana found on the laundry room floor in Hart Hall. An officer confiscated the drugs, which were destroyed.
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