Over the weekend, UMDPD issued 15 tickets for underage alcohol consumption. At around 11:30 p.m. Sept. 13, an officer patrolling the sixth floor of Griggs saw a group of students walk away after he entered the hall. The officer located two female students in the lounge nearby. One of the students was crying when the officer approached. A welfare check on the crying female showed she was fine, but intoxicated. When the two girls went back to their dorm to retrieve their IDs, the officer spotted a group of people pretending to be asleep. He recognized them as the group that walked away earlier. All students were intoxicated and received underage consumption tickets.
Around midnight on Sept. 14, officers made contact with an intoxicated female on the first floor of Ianni Hall. The student was belligerent and uncooperative with the officers. She was issued a citation for underage consumption. After receiving the citation, the student ripped the ticket apart and threw it on the floor. Officers issued her a ticket for littering.
Later in the evening, officers located an intoxicated male vomiting in the Griggs C bathroom. The male was so intoxicated that officers brought him to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
At 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, UMDPD officers assisted the Duluth Police Department (DPD) in a 911 call involving an intoxicated male with a gun on N. 11th Ave and E 9th St. Officers on the scene witnessed a male with a gun, who then took off running. The police gave chase that lasted for several minutes. The man was arrested at gunpoint by the DPD. The male was found to be a UMD student. His gun was located shortly after, and was discovered to be an Airsoft pistol. He was taken to jail on charges of disorderly conduct, fleeing on foot, and underage consumption.
“This incident is quite alarming,” said Sgt. Tim LeGarde of the UMDPD. “An intoxicated student carrying what appeared to be genuine firearm, running and hiding from police. It could have ended in tragedy, and all are fortunate that it did not.”
On Sept. 15 at around 3:30 a.m., officers were called to a room in Griggs S. A group of students had been drinking in their dorms and were uncooperative with the night advisers. Officers intervened and issued consumption tickets to all of the underage drinkers. After the officers left, the group of students began making loud noises in protest. Officers returned and threatened them with disorderly conduct tickets. They quieted down after that.
Around 4 a.m. that same night, officers responded to a call about damage done to a parked vehicle. It appeared that a parking sign was used to smash the rear window of a UMD football player’s vehicle while the team was on the road. The incident is still under investigation.
By GRAHAM HAKALA
hakal045@d.umn.edu