May 8, 9:59 a.m., South Park Street
An employee of the Co-op Service Station contacted Hanover Police about a matter stemming from an April 27 incident when a middle-aged man pumped a tank of gas and attempted to pay for it with a check bearing a name that wasn't his. When the gas station worker refused to accept the check, the individual offered his Vermont state driver's license and his checkbook as collateral while he went to get cash to complete the purchase. The gas station attendant agreed to the terms, but the would-be buyer, a resident of West Danville, Vt. -- located 60 miles north of Hanover -- never returned, apparently unfazed by the prospect of driving without a license. On May 8, the station employee placed two calls: the first to Hanover Police to pick up the license and checkbook, and the second to the individual whose name was on the original check. The name belonged to a woman who, in the conversation with the employee, said she was the ex-wife of the buyer, who she said did not have permission to use the checks. In a later conversation with police, however, the woman said that she and her husband were not divorced and that she had granted him permission to use the check because she could not find the debit card connected to her checking account. Hanover Police transferred the license and checkbook into the wife's possession and she went to the gas station to resolve the situation.
May 8, 4:52 p.m., Fern Lane
A male resident of Hanover reported a possible identity theft. The 56-year-old male, who works as a physician at a Veterans Association hospital in White River Junction, received a letter from the VA sent out to a number of doctors that information may have been compromised due to the theft of a VA laptop computer in Alabama. To date, there is nothing to show that any of his accounts have been compromised.
May 9, 5:34 p.m., Goss Road
Three individuals passing by Moose Mountain called Hanover Police to report that they had seen smoke in the area. The smoke led police and firemen to an old excavator set aflame. They assume that the fire was caused by kids who were partying in the quarry on the east side of the mountain.
May 10, 2:06 a.m., North Main Street
Dartmouth Safety and Security discovered an intoxicated member of the Class of 2009 in the bathroom on the first floor of Collis. When Safety and Security found her, the 20-year-old female had just vomited into the toilet, prompting a call to Hanover Police. She claimed that she was fine, but was unsteady on her feet and vomited again, this time in the presence of Hanover Police officers. The sophomore was reluctant to get into an ambulance and go to the hospital, but after authorities explained that her two options were to go to the hospital or to prison, she complied.
May 10, 3:09 a.m., North Main Street
Hanover Police received a request for assistance with an uncooperative student from Safety and Security. Safety and Security described the 22-year-old male, a member of the Dartmouth Class of 2008, as "unruly" when he refused to go to Dick's House after officers detected a strong odor of alcohol on his breath outside of Baker Library. Hanover Police placed the junior into protective custody and brought him to the police station. At 7 a.m., almost four hours after the initial pickup, the individual finally agreed to take a breathalyzer test which revealed a blood alcohol concentration of .16. Three hours later he was taken to the local county jail where he remained in protective custody until his BAC dropped.
May 11, 6:53 p.m., South Park Street
A local dentist had planted trees around the building that houses his office in the process of remodeling. On Friday, he discovered a hole where an oriental willow tree had been planted. The dentist contacted Hanover Police to report the theft and estimated the value of the tree, which was three feet tall, at $120.
May 11, 10:51 p.m., West Wheelock Street
Hanover Police pulled over a driver who had driven through a red light at the corner of West Wheelock Street and South Main Street. After conducting a series of field sobriety tests, officers determined the 28-year-old male, who is an employee at the Co-op Food Store in White River Junction, to be intoxicated and arrested him for driving under the influence.
May 12, 9:27 p.m., Pipers Lane
Hearing her dogs barking, a local resident called Hanover Police frightened that someone was trying to break into her house. The would-be intruder turned out to be a bear who, although unsuccessful in breaking in, did damage the house's exterior. By the time officers arrived at the residence, the ursine vandal had fled the scene.
May 14, 12:28 p.m., Lyme Road
Hanover Police arrested the third and final suspect in the case of theft that dates back to January. The suspect, a 19-year-old resident of West Lebanon, N.H., and two of his friends had stolen 20 compact discs, a hunting bow, quivers and a variety of other objects from a number of cars in the town's municipal parking lot.
