Mysterious marijuana malodor

At about 10:22 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, an officer was dispatched to a residence hall due to a drug incident report. A resident assistant of the hall had begun to smell a marijuana-like odor wafting from a specific room, and she decided to report it.

Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the resident assistant in the building’s lobby to learn more about the situation. She explained that she had noticed the smell of marijuana drifting from that singular room not long before reporting it.

She had wanted to get others’ opinions about the smell, so she requested two other resident assistants also check out the area. Both individuals asserted the same odor of marijuana.

After hearing the resident assistants’ side of the story, the officer located the room in question and sniffed around the perimeter of the door frame. She did not notice a marijuana smell, but she did feel a breeze coming through the crack as though a window inside was open. 

The officer tried knocking on the door multiple times but received no answer. She heard possible sounds of a television from within. Eventually, the officer returned to the lobby to update the resident assistant before leaving the hall.

Around 10:10 p.m. the next day, Sunday, Oct. 27, the same officer returned to the same room in the same hall, this time accompanied by another officer. The residents did answer the door and allowed the officers to enter after being informed on the reason for the contact.

According to the residents, they had not been in their room at all the previous night, and they are not marijuana users. However, they did mention that people will occasionally smoke marijuana at the table outside their window, so that could’ve been the source of the smell.

Both residents allowed the officers to search their belongings, and nothing illegal was discovered. The officer answered any remaining questions, expressed appreciation for their cooperation and cleared the scene.

DIY drugs

At approximately 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, an officer was dispatched to the parking lot of the Sonnentag Event Center. A complainant had discovered a bottle they believed to be drug-related.

Once the officer arrived at the scene, the complainant explained that they had found the bottle while working on the area’s landscaping. The officer inspected the object and recognized it to be a makeshift bong created from a clear glass bottle.

The officer took a few photos of the item before collecting it, securing it as evidence and processing and packaging it at the UW-Eau Claire evidence room.

Unintentional trunk-or-treat

Around 2:51 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, an officer was conducting a random vehicle patrol when they came across a vehicle with their trunk open. It was a red sedan parked in the Bollinger Activity lot.

The officer used the Mobile Database Computer (MDC) to check the vehicle’s records, discovering that the sedan was valid with no wants. The officer then used CampS to see if the last name of the vehicle’s registered owner matched with any of the student’s last names.

A student was discovered with the same last name and address, so the officer was able to determine the likely operator of the vehicle. The officer tried calling the student but did not receive an answer and left a message instead.

In the message, the officer stated the discovery of the open trunk and explained that they wanted to check with her to confirm whether anything had been stolen. 

Before clearing the area, the officer closed the trunk in order to better secure the vehicle.

Matczak can be reached at [email protected].