May 17, Rennie Road, 3:45 p.m.
A police officer pulled over a 2000 green Kia for driving 50 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone, only to discover that the driver was operating his vehicle with a suspended license. The officer arrested the 48-year-old for operating a vehicle after suspension or revocation. His car was towed and he was taken to the station for booking, later to be released on $500 bail.
May 17, South Main Street, 9:42 p.m.
Officers responded to a bank alarm on South Main Street. While waiting for a bank representative to show up, one of the officers heard a loud bang. He then noticed a 2005 grey Chevrolet Equinox driving away from a parking lot near Cafe Buon Gustaio. Police later discovered that the bang came from the parking lot when the Equinox struck a silver Honda Accord, which suffered substantial damage to the rear fender area. The officer flagged down the Sport Utility Vehicle on foot, and began questioning the driver. Soon it became apparent to the officer that 50-year-old Jeffrey Goolgasian was intoxicated. The officer arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol.
May 18, East Wheelock Street, 1:46 a.m.
Police originally pulled over a 1993 tan Saab for failing to stop completely at a flashing red light next to Kresge Alumni Gym. When talking with the driver, the officer sensed that the 21-year-old might be intoxicated. The driver, Erik Olsen, then failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for his second offense of driving under the influence of alcohol. His first D.U.I. arrest came in 2004. The officer then ran Olsen's license through the computer system and discovered that the 21-year-old was driving with a suspended license. Olsen was also charged with operating a vehicle after suspension or revocation. He has a court date June 21.
May 18, South Main Street, 1:09 p.m.
A Hanover resident complained to police of an incident of identity theft. Both Cingular and AT&T wireless phone providers claimed that the man owed them an outstanding debt, but he claims that he was not the one who used the services on which the phone companies are trying to collect. Hanover police are still investigating the situation.
May 19, West Wheelock Street and South Main Street, 1:21 a.m.
An officer witnessed two college-aged males crossing West Wheelock Street, one of whom was helping the other walk. When the two reached the other side of the street, the one who was being helped, a student from the University of Pennsylvania, tripped on the curb and almost fell. Police stopped the two boys and determined that the 19-year-old who tripped had been drinking but that the other one had not. The 19-year-old was arrested for unlawful possession of alcohol and possession of false identification.
May 20, Lebanon Street, 2:47 a.m.
An officer on foot witnessed three males and a female inside of Foodstop convenience store. One of the males smelled strongly of alcohol, but appeared to be of age, so the officer took no action. Later, the officer witnessed that same man, now alone, driving a 1994 blue Volvo and pulled him over. He arrested 21-year-old Boris Dvinsky, a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a charge that indicates that the person's blood alcohol content was significantly above the legal limit.
May 20, East Wheelock Street, 6:46 p.m.
Alpha Delta fraternity called Hanover police reporting that a shirtless, tattooed man had approached members of the fraternity and asked where the party was. The man had a tattoo of a cross on his right arm and one of a spider on his back and was wearing a cowboy hat with a feather in it. He was last seen by AD members walking towards Chi Heorot fraternity. Police eventually caught up to the 24-year-old Tunbridge, Vt., resident who claimed that he had just been trying to find a party and get drunk. Police decided that the man had done nothing illegal.
May 21, Hanover Center Road, 12:45 p.m.
An off-duty Hanover police officer observed that a 20-year-man who he had personally arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in December 2004 was driving a 1997 white GMC Sport Utility Vehicle. The officer knew that the man's license had been suspended as a result of the prior incident, so he reported it to the Hanover police station. An on-duty officer then caught up with the 20-year-old and arrested him for operating after suspension or revocation. He has a court date June 21.
