September 19, 3:49 a.m., Lyme Road
Hanover Police responded to a call from Hanover Terrace Healthcare, reporting a silver SUV that had been parked outside of a room for half an hour, with its lights shining into the window. Police investigated, and discovered the 60-year-old vehicle operator slumped over and unresponsive. After police repeatedly knocked on the window, the driver finally mumbled, "I'm here" and was promptly arrested for driving under the influence. Under New Hampshire law, anyone found to be intoxicated behind the wheel of a running vehicle or addressing the controls of the vehicle is considered to have committed a DUI.
September 19, 11:39 p.m., Ivy Lane
Hanover Police responded to an ambulance call at Woodward Hall after Safety and Security Personnel found a clearly intoxicated 18-year-old Dartmouth freshman. The student apparently vomited several times before the arrival of the Police, and was found unresponsive, lying against the legs of a Safety and Security officer.
September 20, 6:16 a.m., North Main Street
A 19-year-old Dartmouth sophomore was found pantless in Novack Cafe, clearly intoxicated and smelling of alcohol. When police asked him how he had become separated from his pants, he responded that he did not know. The student registered a blood alcohol content of 0.17 and thus did not qualify to be taken to the hospital. He was instead taken to Hanover Police headquarters, and then transferred to the house of corrections.
September 21, 11:27 p.m., Crosby Street
An officer on patrol observed three men walking down the street. Upon seeing the police officer, one of the men, a Dartmouth sophomore, immediately threw a 12-oz can of Keystone Light beer into nearby bushes. He was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of alcohol.
September 23, 1:01 a.m., Ivy Lane
A male Dartmouth freshman was found intoxicated and unresponsive in the woods behind Alpha Delta fraternity. After regaining consciousness, the student became argumentative with emergency personnel attempting to assist him. According to police, the student began rambling in slow speech, telling police that, "all [he] wanted was an Ivy League education," and that he needed to be at his matriculation at 11:30 a.m. the next morning. Hanover Police does not know if he successfully matriculated.
September 23, 9:33 a.m., Lyme Road
A 61-year-old man was caught shoplifting from the Hanover Co-op Food Store. Employees at the store noticed that the man was attempting to hide food in his pants and elsewhere on his person, followed him outside, and held him on the ground while waiting for police to show up. The man was attempting to steal a package of bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, peppercorn, smokehouse sausage, and onion powder.
September 24, 1:35 a.m., Tuck Mall
Hanover Police responded to an ambulance call for an 18-year-old freshman girl in Russell Sage hall. She had been found by another Dartmouth student, reportedly drunk on Absolut vodka. The student vomited several times before the arrival of police and was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
September 24, 11:32 a.m., Lyme Road
Hanover Police arrested a man for a complaint dating back to August. The man, who works in an unnamed store in Hanover, is accused of having fondled a girl under the age of 16 while she was shopping with a parent. After leaving the store, the girl told the parent about what had happened, and the parent called the police. Sexual assault of a minor is a felony offence, carrying a $4,000 fine and a possible jail term between one and seven years.
