Jan. 29
4:19 a.m. – Profanities in the wind
An officer from the University of Maine Police Department (UMPD) was traveling south on Munson Road when he saw a passenger lean out of a moving car and yell “F— you, a——!” The officer turned his cruiser around and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, and asked the passenger why he yelled vulgarities out the window. The passenger said he was not yelling at anyone in particular, but admitted to being intoxicated. The student was referred to Judicial Affairs.
Feb. 1
12:31 a.m. – Who put that snow there?
UMPD officers responded to the Belgrade Road Spur after receiving a report that there was a student who was having “a hard time negotiating a snow bank.” Upon arrival the officers witnessed that the student was also having trouble walking. He told officers that he had recently torn his ACL and his leg was hurting. Officers could smell liquor on his breath, and the student confessed to have taken four shots of alcohol, though he “did not know what type.” The student was referred to Judicial Affairs.
11:19 a.m. – ‘Myotis lucifugus’… not on the list
Officers responded to the Chi Omega house on College Avenue after receiving a call from the sorority that there was a “myotis lucifugus” inside of the house. All members of the house wanted the bat removed and understood that to do so would result in the destruction of the bat. Officers were able to remove the bat from the house.
9:13 p.m. – Two’s a party, 14’s a crowd
UMPD received a Resident Assistant (RA) complaint of a strong odor of marijuana on the second floor of Knox Hall. The RA directed the officers to the room the odor was emitting from, upon making contact with the room inhabitants the officers discovered that there were 14 people inside of the room. After asking several times, the room residents stepped forward. The residents denied possessing marijuana and stated that the odor was most likely coming from another room. The room residents were referred to Judicial Affairs.
10:07 p.m. – Jameson quartet
Officers responded to a RA report of underage drinking on the fourth floor of Oxford Hall. When officers made contact with the room residents, officers immediately observed a half-empty bottle of Jameson whiskey sitting on the table. The four male students in question all admitted to consuming alcohol and were referred to Judicial Affairs.