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Police Blotter, Oct. 28

Friday, Oct. 24

Officers attempted to pull a dark colored sport motorcycle over that had an unreadable paper license plate near Washtenaw Avenue and Oakwood Street at 11:56 p.m. The motorcycle fled from police who choose not to pursue.

Officers were called to Walton Hall at 12:12 a.m. because of the smell of marijuana coming from a resident’s room. Officers discovered five students in the room, but no drugs or paraphernalia were located. One student, however, admitted to have smoked marijuana earlier. No criminal charges were filed, but the matter has been sent to the Department of Student Conduct and Community Standards.

Police observed a female subject who was unable to walk on her own being helped by two male subjects near Ann Street and Saint Johns Street. The female was sent to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and no criminal charges were filed.

Officers were called to the Pease Parking Lot at 5:26 a.m. when a suspect was observed breaking the parking gate arm by hand. The suspect fled south on foot before officers arrived on the scene.

Police responded to a littering call at the Team Building at 8:15 a.m. Suspects were seen crumpling parking tickets off their vehicles and throwing them on the ground.

Officers were called to Buell Hall by housing staff at 7:11 p.m. because of the aroma of marijuana coming from a resident’s room. Two students were in the room, but only one student admitted to having smoked marijuana. The student turned over a small amount of the substance to the officers. No charges were filed but the students may face discipline under the Student Code of Conduct and Community Standards.

Police performing a traffic stop because of an equipment violation near Huron River Drive and Ann Street at 8:54 p.m. smelled marijuana inside the vehicle. Upon further investigation, the officers discovered marijuana and narcotic paraphernalia inside the vehicle. The driver was arrested and taken to Washtenaw County Jail. His mother was called to drive the vehicle home and the matter has been sent to the county prosecutor’s office.

Saturday, Oct. 25

Officers pulled a suspect over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street near Michigan Avenue and Huron Street at 1:05 a.m. The suspect failed the field sobriety tests and blew a 0.12 on the breath test. The suspect was taken to Washtenaw County Jain and the case was turned over to the county prosecutor’s office.

Police pulled a vehicle over for driving without its headlights on near Hamilton Street and Pearl Street at 1:29 a.m. The officers obtained a search warrant for blood work, which was done at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, when the driver refused to take a breath test. The entire matter is being reviewed by the county prosecutor.

Officers discovered a vagrant laying on the ground outside of Marshall Hall at 4:51 a.m. The suspect was sent to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for drunkenness and was not cited.

Police reported to University House at 9:39 a.m. because of graffiti discovered outside of the stadium and on the wind screen. The crime is believed to have occurred Oct. 24, at 8:10 p.m. There are no suspects at this time.

Officers reported to Best Hall at 4:20 p.m. when a student reported being burglarized. The student locked the room, but left the adjoining room’s door unlocked between12:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and 9 a.m. Oct. 25. The student returned to find money missing from the room. The crime is currently under investigation.

During a traffic stop near Huron River Drive and Cornell Street a suspect approached police and began to yell obscenities at them. The suspect was warned and the matter was documented and submitted to the county prosecutor’s office.

Sunday, Oct. 26

A female suspect was observed puking excessively near Washtenaw Avenue and Ballard Street at 3 a.m. The suspect was cited for minor in possession and was transported to the hospital via a Huron Valley Ambulance.

Police pulled a vehicle over for failure to stop at a stop sign near Huron Street and Lowell Street at 4:04 a.m. Upon further investigation the officers discovered marijuana and other narcotic paraphernalia inside the vehicle. The suspect was cited for possession of narcotic paraphernalia.