crime of the week
September 21 (2:06 a.m.)
Someone in Gorham’s New Residence Hall reported an intoxicated naked male running around outside and urinating everywhere. Officers could not make contact with the man.
Sept. 24
You probably kick puppies, too 1:26 p.m.-Officers found a dog had been left in a vehicle on the Portland campus. A side window had been left down, but no water. Officers gave the dog water and located the owner, who was warned of the risks of leaving pets in vehicles.
Sept. 23
Wheel ’em out of here 8:25 p.m.-Someone complained of skateboarders trespassing on campus in Gorham.
Has anyone seen my stapler? 6:20 p.m.-Someone in the G-20 lot in Gorham complained that for the second weekend in a row someone has bothered his scooter. This time it had been picked up and moved.
Getting railed 4:50 p.m.-A warning was issued to a student found sliding down a rail outside of Robie Andrews Hall in Gorham.
Sept. 22
You look like you have booze in you 3:15 a.m.-A summons for possession by consumption was issued to an intoxicated person outside of the Field House in Gorham.
You do too 3:09 a.m.-A warning was given to a female subject for consumption of alcohol outside of the Field House in Gorham.
You forgot the rest of your booze in the dorm 2:41 a.m.-An abandoned backpack was found in Upton Hastings Hall with a bottle of liquor in it.
Can I check your insides, real quick? 1:39 a.m.-Two subjects in the G-13 lot in Gorham were given summons for possession of liquor by consumption. A third person was given medical assistance.
Don’t be stupid 12:34 a.m.-Joshua Labbe, age 19 of Buxton, was arrested in the G-20 lot in Gorham for OUI and transported to Cumberland County Jail.
Sept. 21
Proceed 10:26 p.m.-Officers checked the ages of eight people carrying a large amount of liquor. All were found to be of legal age.
Not cool, people 11:47 a.m.-A report of possible sexual assault was made in Hastings Hall in Gorham. Officers are investigating, but assure there is no threat to the community.
Pick on someone your own species 1:27 a.m.-Officers watched a person leave the Brooks Student Center in Gorham and kick over a barricade. They advised the person to pick it up and leave. The barricade was not damaged.
Boozehound 1:18 a.m.-A summons was issued to someone in the Brooks Student Center in Gorham for illegal possession of alcohol by consumption.
Boozehound’s friend 12:53 a.m.-A person in the G-15 lot in Gorham was issued a summons for possession of alcohol by consumption.
Sept. 20
Share the road 10:39 p.m.-USM and Portland police officers were called to disperse a large group of skateboarders in front of Portland Hall interfering with traffic and making noise. A USM officer moved about 15 people inside of the Hall.
Stinky situation 2:00 p.m.-Someone reported the odor of methane gas on the first floor of Portland’s Glickman Family Library. Officers notified Facilities Management, who found the gas to be coming from the nearby Wishcamper Center construction site.
Gassy 11:48 a.m.-Officers notified Gorham Fire Department that a car in the GC-2 lot was leaking gasoline. The vehicle was towed by SOS Towing.
Paris Hilton comes to USM? 10:48 a.m.-A mail services driver reported he heard a person moaning in the bushes near the G-11 lot in Gorham. USM and Gorham officers searched the bushes but could find no one.
Tone it down, tough guy 12:10 a.m.-Officers gave a motorist on the Water Tower Road in Gorham a verbal warning for unnecessary acceleration noise.