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Ruffling scuffle
The Maine State Police received an anonymous 911 call early in the morning Jan. 29 reporting a large fight in progress in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house parking lot. The call was referred to the University of Maine Police Department at 1:09 a.m. No one was actively fighting when officers arrived, but two fairly large groups were involved, according to police reports. This case is under investigation, and officers are working to identify the individuals from each group.
Missing keys
UMPD received two theft reports in related incidents at 1:10 p.m. and 1:34 p.m. Jan. 29. Police said a laptop worth an estimated $1,500 was taken from its owner’s room in the Sigma Nu fraternity house, and a backpack belonging to another individual was taken from the same room, presumably to conceal the laptop. Both items were taken between 7 p.m. Jan. 27 and midnight Jan. 28.
Clearing the deck
A UMPD officer on foot patrol at 10:10 p.m. Jan. 27 found seven underage individuals drinking in a fourth-floor room in Androscoggin Hall. Two 19-year-old females were referred to Judicial Affairs for furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. A 19-year-old female, an 18-year-old female and an 18-year-old male were referred to Judicial Affairs for possession of alcohol by a minor. The other two individuals were 19-year-old male students from Maine Maritime Academy. They were escorted off campus and given a 24-hour trespassing warning not to return to the university. A bottle of vodka, two mixed drinks and containers of FourLoko were confiscated.
County cocktails
A UMPD officer on foot patrol at 9:24 p.m. Jan. 27 found several underage individuals drinking in a second-floor room in Androscoggin Hall when the door opened and the officer could hear bottles clinking inside. Two 18-year-old males were referred to Judicial Affairs. Two 19-year-old, non-student males from Presque Isle were escorted off campus and given a 24-hour warning not to return to the university. A fifth individual was in the room, but he had not been drinking. Two Budweiser beers, a Magic Hat beer, a water bottle filled with vodka and a Coca-Cola bottle containing a mixture of soda and alcohol were confiscated.
Prior puffing
UMPD received a report of the odor of marijuana coming from a third-floor room in Hancock Hall at 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27. An officer spoke with the three people in the room, and they admitted to smoking outside earlier in the evening. While in the room, the officer noticed two cans of Coors Light and a bottle of rum in plain view, which were confiscated. Two 19-year-old males and a 20-year-old male were referred to Judicial Affairs.
Causing a stream
UMPD received a report of an intoxicated 18-year-old male in a parking lot near Bennett Hall attempting to urinate on a security vehicle at 1:56 a.m. Jan. 28. Officers located the individual, who was argumentative. The University Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported him for medical treatment, and he was referred to Judicial Affairs.
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