The University of Massachusetts Police Department started off the new semester with a flurry of activity ranging from arrests to vandalism.

Michael J. Nichols, 19, of Abington was arrested on Monday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. in a follow-up investigation in Patterson Dormitory. Nichols was arrested for the possession of liquor by a person under 21 years of age.

Also on Monday the UMPD received a call at approximately 2 a.m. informing them that an individual was wandering around campus apparently very intoxicated, according to police reports.

The individual was deemed unable to take care of himself and was taken into protective custody and released later that day.

The police received a call from a resident assistant in Brett Dormitory on Saturday informing them that he had found bullets in the first floor men’s bathroom. The officers on the scene talked to an individual in the building who was cooperative and explained that he did not possess firearms. The ammunition was seized and listed for destruction.

Vandalism topped the police blotter this week with a number of incidents occurring involving both property destruction and missing items. An individual called into the station on Saturday to report that when he arrived back from winter break he discovered his wall tapestry had been ripped from the wall. He also discovered that a lamp in his room was missing. The individual provided a written statement to the police regarding the missing items.

The same day the UMPD received a call from Lincoln Apartments at 8:45 p.m. reporting that his Volkswagen Jetta had been dented and scratched on both the hood and the sides.

In a separate incident, an individual called the station to report that his Crabtree Dormitory room appeared to be broken into during the break. The reporting party explained that a number of his over-the-counter medications and vitamins had been tampered with.

On Wednesday, a woman called to report that her jewelry had been stolen from her Van Meter Dormitory room. The jewelry consisted of five rings of varying values; the total value of all of the jewelry was approximately 40 dollars.

There were also reports of a smashed back window in Gorman Dormitory; police called emergency maintenance to repair the damaged window.

Also occupying the attention of the Police Department were several reports of annoying behavior across campus. On Friday they received a call from the Campus Center Hotel reporting that several students outside the building were mooning guests. When police arrived, the individuals had left the area.

A report of a loud party going on in Van Meter Dormitory occurred at 1:45 a.m. on Monday morning. When police arrived, individuals were throwing bottles out the windows. The group was dispersed and the scene was cleared.

Police also received a call complaining that an intoxicated individual was throwing rocks at the windows in Webster Dormitory. An officer on the scene took down the statement.

The UMPD also responded to a call at the Fine Arts Center complaining that there were individuals with skateboards in the closed-off area of the building and that they appeared to be spray painting something on the building. An officer responded to the scene and asked the individuals to move along. No spray-painted items were found.

Concerned joggers came into the station on Saturday morning at approximately 7:30 a.m. with reports that they had found an injured or sick dog lying motionless in lot 90 when they were out walking their own dog. Animal Services was contacted to pick up the animal.

A resident assistant from the James/Emerson housing staff reported that two students were stuck in an elevator in Emerson on Sunday night at approximately 8:30 p.m. The students were removed from the elevator and it was locked off for the remainder of the evening.

Two accidents occurred during the week, the first in front of Bruegger’s Bakery in Amherst. The accident was minor and involved a UMass vehicle. Both parties exchanged telephone numbers and filled out paper work. The other accident occurred on lower Massachusetts Ave. and Roosevelt St. when a vehicle went through the guardrail. The Hadley Police Department was notified about the incident and sent an officer to the scene.