Man cited for marijuana possession, roommate warned for drinking

UAPD officers responded to Manzanita-Mohave Residence Hall on Oct. 18 at 2:14 a.m. in reference to a report of the odor of marijuana coming from one of the rooms. Upon arrival, officers met with an RA who led them to a room on the second floor where the strong odor of marijuana could be detected.

Officers knocked on the door and a resident answered. Officers could see the man’s roommate lying on a bed. Officers asked the resident if they could enter the room and he agreed. Inside the room, officers found marijuana residue on his desk and other paraphernalia in his desk drawer.

Police questioned the man’s roommate outside. According to him, the other man occasionally smoked marijuana but he did not. He admitted to drinking that evening and having two beers in the room.

Police cited the first resident on charges of possession of marijuana. The other resident was referred to Residence Life for having alcohol in the room.

Birthday party goes wrong

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the top of the Sixth Street Parking Garage on Sept. 10 at 2:47 a.m. in reference to a report of three or four male subjects quietly huddling together at the southeast corner of the structure. Upon arrival, police observed three males standing together, and as officers exited the patrol vehicle, they could detect the odor of marijuana coming from the men. Officers were able to locate the source of the odor behind a wall, but were unable to recover a sufficient amount of marijuana to charge the men with possession. One man admitted to police that he had a water bottle full of rum in his backpack. He also told police this was the first time he and his friends had done anything like this and that they were celebrating because it was his birthday. All three men were referred to the Dean of Students Office for Student Diversion for the possession of narcotic paraphernalia. The student with the rum in his backpack also had the charge of minor in possession of spirituous liquor added to his diversion. An unused cigar was also taken from the men and placed into police property as evidence. All three men were released on scene.