Male with case of munchies steals sweets
One Miami University senior may have had a case of the munchies around 2:30 a.m. Friday morning. Twenty-two-year-old Aaron Bindi was seen running from United Dairy Farmers, arms full of chips, a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts, a box of ice cream and six packs of cookies, laughing and dropping items as he ran towards an alley, police reports said. Bindi was taken to the Oxford Police Department and cited for theft, a misdemeanor citation, police reports said.
First-year female vomits on sidewalk
Eighteen-year-old Miami University first-year Katharine Mintz was found vomiting on the sidewalk while sitting on a park bench at High and Main St. around 11 p.m. Friday. Mintz was sitting with two males and one female who told police they were "taking her home on the Red bus." The female couldn't stand, her speech was slurred and she said she took a couple of shots of vodka in her residence hall, police reports said. Mintz was cited for underage drinking and disorderly conduct.
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