Thursday, January 20, 2011

Police beat

Smoker retrieves marijuana for officer
On Oct. 6 at 9:51 p.m. an officer on patrol noticed three male subjects in a window. One of them was holding an object that looked like a pipe. The officer saw a flash from a lighter and stopped his car. He got out and walked back toward the house. As he did, he saw the pipe being held and the man coughing as if he had been smoking. The officer asked all three to come outside and they did without complaint. Chase Guarino, 21, told the officer that he had more marijuana upstairs and retrieved it for the officer. Guarino was charged with possession of marijuana.

Noise complaints end in OUI arrest
On Oct. 5 at 10:52 p.m. four officers were called to Orchard Trails because of a noise complaint. The complaint came from the apartment manager after he had tried to take care of the problem on his own. When the officers knocked on the door of the apartment, Jason Mallett, 20, came to the door. Justin McCoubrey, 21, was there as well. Both were extremely intoxicated and were issued warnings for disorderly conduct.
That same night at 12:19 a.m. an officer received a report that there was a group in the parking lot at Orchard Trails being excessively noisy. It was also reported that there was a motorcycle that was revving its engine. As the officer arrived, he noticed a motorcycle stopped at a stop sign. The officer asked the driver if he had been revving the engine and the driver said no. The driver, identified as Justin McCoubrey, 21, turned the motorcycle around and parked it at the far end of the parking lot. As the officer was going into the building to check out a noise complaint, McCoubrey followed him in. There was a very strong odor of alcohol and McCoubrey was very unsteady and had watery eyes. When asked why he had been driving the motorcycle, McCoubrey said he was moving it for a friend. The officer conducted field sobriety tests and McCoubrey was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence as a result.

Male arrested for OUI
On Oct. 13 at 1:26 a.m. officers were on duty outside of Ushuaia. The officers noticed a huge crowd around closing time. A male left the building and got into a small sports car and left the parking lot. As the male was leaving, he revved the engine and screeched the tires and drove right past the police. An officer stopped the car for excessive acceleration and noise. The driver gave the officer his license and a car rental agreement. The officer could smell alcohol and the driver was identified as Fernando Marin, 24. After the officer conducted a field sobriety test, Marin was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. After Marin was transported to the police station, he refused a blood-alcohol test and was transported to Penobscot County Jail.

Minor summonsed for alcohol possession
On Oct. 6 at 7:46 p.m. an officer was sitting in the Thriftway parking lot. He noticed a female walking out of the store with a 30-pack of beer. She gave the case to the driver of a parked vehicle. The officer observed that the driver was a young-looking male. The male then took the case and put it in the trunk of the car and drove away. The officer noticed that the lights on the rear license plates were out and made a routine traffic stop. The driver was identified as Kirk Ginish, 18. He stated that if his father knew he had been drinking he would “kill him.” Ginish was issued a summons for illegal possession and the alcohol was confiscated.

Man throws bottle off bridge, charged with littering
On Oct. 13 at 11:03 p.m., an officer was on routine patrol when he noticed four males walking across the bridge on Stillwater Ave. in Orono. One of the males had a brown liquor-like bottle in his hand. The officer turned around and pulled up next to the males. Only then did the one realize that there was an officer next to him. He made his way to the edge of the bridge and reached his hand over the side. The officer got out of the car and told the man not to do anything. As the man brought his hand back, the officer saw that the bottle was gone. The man was identified as Rex Malone, 21, and was charged with littering.

Party host warned for disorderly conduct
On Oct. 6 at 1:53 a.m. police were called to an Orono residence for a noise violation. When the officer arrived there were at least a dozen people on the front lawn talking and yelling. The officer was told that the tenant was having a party. Ryan Laracy, 22, was warned for disorderly conduct and the party dispersed as the officer left.

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