Police seek Bangor man for alleged domestic assault

Johnathan Moir, 31

BANGOR – Police are looking to the public to help locate a man who allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend.
On Jan. 26 around 8:30 a.m., Officer Dennis Townsend responded to a Willow Street address to the report of a domestic fight. Townsend obtained information from the victim, who also reported that her live-in boyfriend, Jonathan Moir, 31, of Bangor, had run from the scene before the officer arrived. At this time there is probable cause to arrest Moir for domestic violence assault. He also has an active warrant for his arrest for failure to appear, for a 90 day jail sentence.
If you have any information as to Moir’s whereabouts please contact the Bangor Police Department at 947-7382. If you wish to remain anonymous, dial 947-7382 and at the prompt, dial 6. Any comments on our Facebook page may also be helpful. Do not approach Moir if you see him, but call police immediately.

Area Wanted 1.27.2010

The following people have active warrants with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office as of January 26, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency if you have information about the current whereabouts of these individuals.

Llewellyn Cyr
Age: 27
Charge: Failure to Appear
Last known address: Carmel

*The Warrant for Hannah MacDonald has been withdrawn by the court and the matter is being resolved by the parties involved.

The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief

Road rage + bow and arrow = felony

BANGOR – A man who allegedly brandished a bow and arrow during a road rage incident is facing felony threatening charges.
On Jan. 22, around 3:58 p.m., Officers John Robinson, Chris Blanchard and Doug Smith responded to a threatening call in the area of the Finson Road.
Several witnesses reported they were driving in their car on Union Street when they noticed a vehicle operated by Craig Foss, 40, of Holden, driving erratically. As the witnesses pulled alongside Foss, one of the young men yelled to Foss to “stop texting.” This prompted Ross to allegedly throw an object from his vehicle into the witness’ vehicle. Both cars ended up on the Finson Road when Foss exited his vehicle to confront the people in the other car, displaying a bow and arrow in a threatening manner, which prompted the call to police. No one was injured.
Foss was subsequently arrested and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, a class C felony, and driving to endanger.

Your fake ID is showing

ORONO – Employees of the 103 Ultra Lounge alerted police to a woman attempting to use a false ID over the weekend.
Officer Chris Watson was called to the night club on Jan. 23 around 10:38 p.m. An employee turned over a Virginia license that had been altered. The employee told the officer that a woman, later identified as Kelly Ramey, 20, of Orono, had attempted to enter the club twice by using the ID. According to police, the identification had Ramey’s correct name and picture, but had affixed plastic with a fake date of birth on top. Because her correct address was listed, police were able to contact her at Washburn Apartments and arrange for her to come to the station. She arrived the next day and reportedly admitted to using the license. Ramey was summoned for possession of false identification.

Filling you prescription for crime

OLD TOWN – A stop for a burned out headlight led to drug charges for an Old Town woman over the weekend.
Officer Brent Fournier was on patrol on Jan. 24 around 12:23 a.m., when he stopped a car with a burned out headlight.
While speaking with the driver, Nicole Klam, 22, of Old Town he detected the odor of alcohol. She initially denied drinking, but then told the officer she had consumed a beer. He administered field sobriety tests, which she passed. Officer Ryan Fitch arrived on scene and observed a glass marijuana pipe in her car. When Fournier asked her about it, she admitted she had the pipe and retrieved it for him. The officers searched the car and located a pill bottle with cellophane cigarette wrapper that contained four orange pills that Klam identified as Adderall, and she reportedly did not have a prescription for it.
She had more pills on her person and allegedly told police they were to help her study. She was summoned for possession of schedule W drugs and sale and use of drug paraphernalia.

Warning. Warning. Warning. Jail.

ORONO – Despite several warnings and Orono man still ended up going to jail after allegedly yelling and swearing at police officers.
On Jan. 24 around 1:56 a.m., Officer Chris Watson arrived at the 103 Ultra Lounge and saw a man later identified as Brian McGowan, 20, of Orono, covered in snow and being pointed at by an employee of the club. The employee told the officer that McGowan had been asked several times to leave, had been escorted from the night club and refused to leave the property. The employee said he was being removed from the night club and was pushed into a snow bank, which covered him with snow. Watson asked the employee if he wanted McGowan to be given a trespass warning not to return and the employee agreed.
Watson and Sgt. Scott Scripture spoke with McGowan, who denied causing any trouble. While speaking with police, McGowan began swearing and yelling at the Ultra Lounge employee. He was issued a warning for disorderly conduct and for criminal trespass and explained that he would be arrested if he came back onto the property.
McGowan left the area, but later in the evening, Sgts. Scott Wilcox, Scripture and Officer Dan Merrill were speaking to an employee when they heard someone speaking loudly. McGowan was on the sidewalk talking loudly about how he was waiting for a ride and that the police could “laugh it up.” He reportedly stepped back into the parking lot and Wilcox warned him to stay on the sidewalk. Instead, McGowan yelled loudly, “F—ing d—bag.”
He was then placed under arrest for disorderly conduct and taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Man kicks in door

HOLDEN – A Brewer man is facing several charges after he allegedly kicked in a door at a mobile home.
On Jan. 22 around 11:26 p.m., Officer Chris Greeley was called to a residence at the Cedar Haven Mobile Home Park. As a result of the investigation, he arrested Casey McElligott, 25, of Brewer at the Circle K.
He had apparently become upset over an impending breakup. During the investigation, McElliogott became increasingly upset and uncooperative and started banging on the window of the convenience store. He was placed under arrest and taken to Penobscot County Jail by Officer Rodney Gerald of the Brewer Police Depart. He was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.

Slip ups

ORONO – Slippery conditions were at least part of the reason why a Limington woman was summoned for illegal possession of alcohol.
On Jan. 24 around 6:29 a.m., Officer Chris Watson was assisting Officer Dan Merrill and Sgts. Scott Wilcox and Scott Scripture with a large party. A woman walking out of the driveway slipped on the ice and fell. The bag she was carrying made a glass clinking noise. Watson helped the woman up and Scripture took the bag, which contained Smirnoff Cranberry Vodka and a shot glass. She was identified as Angelina Dapolito, 18, of Limington, and Watson noted signs that she had been drinking. She denied that the bag was hers but did admit to drinking and wouldn’t say where she consumed the alcohol.
She was issued a summons for illegal possession of liquor by a minor. While waiting on the sidewalk, she retrieved a pair of boots from the bag and put them on. Watson noted that they appeared to fit her. She left the bag on the sidewalk, and when the officer advised her she was forgetting her bag, she told him it wasn’t hers.

Pay attention to your surroundings

OLD TOWN – A man smoking pot reportedly didn’t notice the police officer outside his window when he was allegedly taking a hit off his marijuana pipe.
On Jan. 21, around 9:38 p.m., Officers Ryan Fitch and Mike Holmes were dealing with a noise complaint when they noticed a vehicle running with three people inside. The officers approached and saw the driver deeply inhaling from the pipe. As the officer knocked on the window, the man exhaled, and because the window was open the officer could detect the odor of burnt marijuana.
Fitch told the driver, later identified as Nathan Pete, 18, of Old Town, he was going to search the vehicle, at which point Pete gave the police two glass marijuana pipes and a baggie with a usable amount of marijuana. One of the passengers had a baggie with marijuana “shake” or residue on his person. Pete also had a set of brass knuckles on his person, something he reportedly told police he knew was illegal. One of the passengers, Derek Boyington, 18, of Old Town, told police that one of the pipes belonged to him.
Pete was summoned for carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a usable amount of marijuana. Boyington was charged with sale and use of drug paraphernalia.

Cause of death determined

HANCOCK - The State Medical Examiner determined that the Ellsworth man whose body was found in his partially burned Jeep on Jan. 25 died from smoke inhalation, police said.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire inside the passenger compartment of the Jeep Cherokee was started by Lyle Gibson. Investigators say Gibson, who was intoxicated, likely dropped lit matches on the front floor that ignited paper and trash. The fire, burned the front seat, floor and dashboard, and was out by the time it was discovered by a wrecker operator, who had been called to remove the vehicle.

Gibson’s body was found in the rear of the vehicle, behind the back seat.

The Jeep became mired in heavy snow after he drove onto the unplowed Simmons Pond road, with his wife, early Monday afternoon. Nichole Gibson left the vehicle to call the wrecker.

The death, which has been ruled an accident, was the state’s first fire death of the year.

* Wife's name corrected from Simmons to Gibson. 1.26.2010.

Man found dead in car

Courtesy of Steve McCausland of Maine Public Safety

HANCOCK – State Police and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the death of a man found dead in his partially burned vehicle on Jan. 25 in the town of Hancock. An autopsy on the body is likely today at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta.
The body was discovered after a wrecker operator was called to the scene to tow a Jeep stuck along the Simmons Pond Road, which had not been plowed.
Fire Marshal investigators will attempt to determine why the vehicle caught fire. It was transported to the State Police crime lab in Augusta Monday night.
Investigators believe the man is Lyle Gibson, 51, of Ellsworth. His positive identification will be made by the medical examiner. Gibson’s wife had been a passenger in the Jeep and had walked to a nearby home to call the wrecker. The Simmons Pond Road is off from the Wyman Road in Hancock.

Area Wanted 1.21.2010

The following people have active warrants with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office as of January 19, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency if you have information about the current whereabouts of these individuals.

Frank Inman
Age: 19
Charge: Failure to appear 4 warrants
Last known address: Howland

* The Warrant for Sarah Michaud was issued by the courts in error. We have removed it and apologize for any confusion.

The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief

Home invasion in Tremont

TREMONT – Police arrested two men in connection with a home invasion in Tremont.
Sgt. Tim Varney, Tpr. Christopher Smith and Tpr. David Barnard responded to a 911 call from a residence on Woodland Dr. in Tremont. The resident called and stated that two men were trying to break into his house and they had a knife. The caller then stated that the men had gotten in and he hung up the phone. When the troopers arrived, only the victim was there and he had sustained minor injuries; the two men responsible had fled on an ATV.
The victim was able to identify the two men and the troopers located both and arrested them. Zachery Rand, 19, of Tremont was arrested and charged with burglary, criminal mischief, assault and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. He was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for injuries prior to going to the Hancock County Jail. Dakota Harkins, 19, of Tremont was also arrested and will be charged with violation of conditional release (bail), burglary, criminal mischief, assault and illegal possession of liquor by a minor, following his release from a local hospital.
The investigation revealed that the three men had been in an altercation prior to the home invasion and it is still unclear when the three received their injuries. Tpr. Christopher Smith will continue this investigation throughout the day and evening.


Tip line even easier

BANGOR – Anyone wishing to leave an anonymous tip at the Bangor Police Department’s Tip Line will have an easier time. The number is 947-7382 extension 6.
This simplifies the previous extension number.
Anyone who wishes to inform the police about criminal activity without leaving any personal information may call at any time.

Police seek truck stolen from car dealer

BANGOR - The Bangor Police Department is investigating a stolen pickup truck complaint from Darling’s used car lot on the Sylvan Road from over the weekend.
The pickup truck is described as a red 2008 Toyota Tundra Limited. A distinguishing characteristic is a baseball-sized dent on the rear tailgate. Anyone who spots this truck or has any information as to its whereabouts should call 947-7382 extension 6 to leave a message on The Bangor Police Department’s Tip Line.

Batter up

OLD TOWN – Two area men are facing charges after one of them allegedly threatened a woman with a baseball bat over the weekend.
Police were called to a residence on Pembroke Drive and a woman informed them that she was babysitting when two men arrived and demanded to be let in. When she opened the door, one man, later identified as Logan Wade, 30, of Brewer, had a metal baseball bat and raised it in a threatening manner while the other man, Lawrence Torbert, 36 of Eddington, stood in the doorway. The victim told police that apparently a relative owes him money. She informed the men that the relative was not at the residence and they eventually left.
Sgt. Michael Hashey located the men and the bat, and one of them indicated that a woman who lived in that apartment owed him money. When Hashey asked why he had the bat, Wade reportedly said “you never know what you’ll run into.”
Both were placed under arrest and taken to Penobscot County Jail. Torbert was charged with criminal threatening and Wade was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, a class C felony.

Bars busted

BANGOR – The Bangor Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) was assigned to enforce underage sales of alcohol to minors all over the city, according to police.
Volunteer minors (who were over the age of 18 and under the age of 21 and carefully monitored by SET team members) attempted to access local bars and purchase alcohol.
The following businesses and employees were summoned for violations:
On Jan. 9, around 12:10 a.m., Club Ice 190 Harlow Street was summoned for two counts of sale of liquor to a minor. An employee, Anastasia Dietze, 20, of Bangor, was also charged with two counts of sale of liquor to a minor.
On Jan. 9, around 12:30 a.m., Anastasia Dietze, 20, of Bangor, was summoned for furnishing alcohol to a minor. This case is where Dietze served alcohol to a 20-year-old employee who was also a co-worker at the same business and reportedly off-duty drinking at the bar.
On Jan 9, around 10:50 p.m., Sea Dog Ventures 26 Front Street was issued a business summons for sale of liquor to a minor.
Jan. 9, around 9:50 p.m., Luna’s Inc. 49 Park Street, was issued summons for sale of liquor to a minor. An employee of Luna’s Inc, Dylan Post, 24, of Bangor, was also summoned for sale of liquor to a minor.
On Jan. 9 at 10:20 p.m., Carolina’s Bar and Grill on 16 Union Street, was issued a business summons for sale of liquor to a minor.
On Jan. 9, at 11:30 p.m., Penobscot Yacht Club (Pete and Larry’s) on 404 Odlin Road was summoned for sale of liquor to a minor and an employee of Pete and Larry’s, Kirsten Raven, 27, of Unity, was also summoned for sale of liquor to a minor.
On Jan. 9 around 9: 30 p.m., Judy’s Bar on 125 State Street was summoned for sale of liquor to a minor and an employee, Shirley Philbrick, 46, of Bangor, was also summoned for sale of liquor to a minor.

Stop peeing everywhere

ORONO – A man who decided to make the lawn of the Alumni Center his bathroom was summoned on alcohol charges.
Officer Chris Watson was on patrol on College Avenue when he observed a man urinating outside of the Buchanan Alumni Building. Watson stopped and approached the man, who was still peeing, and asked him about his behavior. The man, later identified as Ethan Morton, 19, of Eliot, claimed he could not make it back to his dorm room and decided to relive himself where he was. Watson asked what Morton thought the Alumni House might think of his behavior. The officer noted that Morton appeared to be intoxicated and smelled of alcohol. Morton reportedly admitted to consuming two beers and was summoned for illegal possession of alcohol by consumption.

Sticker shock

This is a Maine Blues public service announcement.

January is a time for change. One change you should think about is changing the stickers on your car - inspection and registration. As of Jan. 1, anyone with a green inspection sticker or an orange registration sticker sticks out like a sore thumb. It's time to get your car inspected or registered if you haven't already.

Public Safety Stats for 2009

Courtesy of Steve McCausland of Maine Public Safety

Police said that 2009 was a very safe year on the state’s highways and inside Maine homes. There also were fewer homicides last year than in 2008.

Highway deaths - 2009 ended with 158 deaths on Maine roads, according to the Bureau of Highway Safety. That final number could change with any deaths this month that resulted from a crash in December. The 158 deaths were three more than the 2008 total of 155 deaths. Both 2009 and 2008 were the safest years on Maine roads in five decades. In 1959, 136 people lost their lives in Maine traffic crashes and that has been the safest year on Maine roads since World War II.

Fire deaths– The State Fire Marshal’s Office says 14 people died in fires during 2009. That number equaled the death toll for 1991 as the second safest year ever. The all-time low for fire deaths in Maine was in 2007 and 1995 when 12 people lost their lives in each of those years. The deadliest year for fire deaths was 1967 when 70 people were killed. During the 30 years between 1950 and 1980, an average of 49 people died each year in Maine fires.

Homicides – The final end of the year number was 26 homicides, as the death of a Portland man who died in late December has now been classified as a homicide. Portland Police continue to investigate the death of Than Yim, who died on December 20. Of the 26 homicides, State Police investigated 21 of them during the year. The 26 deaths were five fewer than the 31 homicides recorded in 2008. The deadliest year for homicides in Maine was 1989 when 40 deaths were reported. The safest year in modern times was 2000 when 11 homicides were investigated.

Area Wanted 1.06.1010

The following people have active warrants with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office as of January 3, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency if you have information about the current whereabouts of these individuals.

Henry Nadolny
Age: 47
Charge: Failure to Appear
Last known address: Hermon

Nathan Haddock
Age: 29
Charge: Failure to Appear
Last known address: Bangor

The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief

Hailing the cops

ORONO – A Milford man managed to garner the attention of police by reportedly flagging an officer down.
Officer Derek Dinsmore was on patrol in Orchard Trails on Dec. 31 around 11:30 p.m. when he saw a man near building three who appeared to be waving at the officer as though he wanted to speak with him. The man was reportedly holding a silver can. When the cruiser got closer, the man then ran inside the building.
Sgt. Scott Lajoie was able to catch up with the man and identified him as Nathan Curtis, 20, of Milford. He was still holding the beer can and was in possession of two other unopened cans.
He was summoned for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.

Don’t drink and hitch (especially if you’re underage)

ORONO – It’s doubtful that anyone resolves to add court dates to their new year’s calendar, but that’s what a couple of area men did early New Year’s morning.
On Jan. 1 around 1 a.m. (yep, 1:00, 01/01/10) Officer Jason Zalva was on patrol when he saw a group of men hitchhiking on Main Street. He stopped and advised them that it was illegal to hitchhike after dark. He identified two of the men and determined that they had been drinking. He issued summonses to Joshua Legere, 19, of Alton, and Dana James, 20, of the University of Maine for illegal possession of alcohol by minors by consumption.

Don’t ask the cops if they’re looking for trouble. Just don’t.

OLD TOWN – If you ask a cop if he’s looking for trouble you may not enjoy the results, as a Bangor man learned early in the morning on New Year’s Day.
Officers had responded to the Riverfront Pub on Jan. 1 around 2:20 a.m. on an unrelated call, when they noticed a man who was reportedly passed out and leaning against the establishment. His friend told officers that the man was fine, but the officers checked on him. When he came to, he told the police he was fine and asked if they were “looking for trouble,” according to police. The man was identified as Jason Reaviel, 37, of Bangor, and continued to ask the cops if they wanted to fight. Officer Jim Fearon determined that Reaviel had bail conditions not to possess or consume alcohol. Reaviel told police he was aware of his bail conditions and reportedly admitted to drinking alcohol. He was placed under arrest.
Later, Reaviel asked why he was in handcuffs. When the officer explained about the violation, Reveal allegedly requested to have the handcuffs removed so he could “kick [the officer’s] ass.”
Once at the Penobscot County Jail, Reaviel refused to leave the cruiser and had to be removed by jail staff. He was charged with violation of conditions of release.

Off the road, under age, over the limit. Jail trifecta in play.

OLD TOWN – An Orono man went to jail after police determined he had crashed a vehicle after having a few too many Christmas Eve.
On Dec. 24, Officer Brent Fournier was on patrol when he came upon a vehicle that had driven off the road. The driver was identified as Chad Evinger, 18, of Orono, who allegedly admitted to consuming two or three beers. When asked to rate himself on a scale of one to 10 (one being sober and 10 being falling-down drunk) Evinger reportedly rated himself a “six.” Fournier administered field sobriety tests and then placed Evinger under arrest for operating under the influence. He was taken to the Old Town Police Department where his breath alcohol content rated a 0.12 percent. He was then taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with operating under the influence.

Bangor Special Response Team charges three

BANGOR – Police investigation into electronic thefts have led to several men being charged.

On Nov. 24 2009, The Bangor Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) began an investigation into a large number of electronics thefts from Bangor area stores. The investigation pointed to a group of people from the Ellsworth area that was targeting electronic stores, stealing from them and then pawning the merchandise off at area pawn shops.

Working with the Brewer and Ellsworth police departments, Bangor police learned that these same individuals were suspects in thefts from Brewer, Ellsworth and Waterville. Through the course of the investigation, SET members found over $5000 worth of electronics were taken from stores in the area. Some of those items were recovered and returned to the stores. Further information gathered led SET to believe that the amount of merchandise and number of items stolen was far greater than that $5000.

Police arrested Micah Chakirelis, 25, of Ellsworth, and George Taylor, 29, of Bucksport; both were charged with class D Theft. Also arrested was Raymond Ireland, 25, of Ellsworth, who was charged with two counts of Class C theft and one count of class D theft. More charges pending.

Murder arrest

SKOWHEGAN - State Police this morning arrested a Skowhegan woman in connection with the Christmas Eve stabbing death of a man at her apartment.

Karen McCaul was arrested after being released from a undisclosed hospital in the state. McCaul is charged with murder and is scheduled to appear in Somerset Superior Court in Skowhegan at 1 p.m. Jan. 6.

The body of 63 year old Richard Howe was found in McCaul's apartment at 36 High Street during the afternoon of December 24. McCaul has been hospitalized since that day.

Wiscasset shooting death

WISCASSET - A man was reported shot and killed inside his Wiscasset home just after midnight Jan. 5.

State Police are investigating the shooting death of a young Wiscasset man inside his mobile home early Tuesday morning. Wiscasset Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office are also working with state detectives.

An autopsy is scheduled later today on the body of 23-year-old Tyler Wiley*. Detectives said several friends of Wyley were inside the home when the shooting took place and all have been interviewed. Detectives will continue to investigate the circumstances of the shooting and are awaiting the autopsy results from the State Medical Examiner's Office.

The mobile home is located in the Whippoorwill Mobile Home Park off Route 27. The shooting was reported just after midnight.

* Spelling of name corrected 1.6.10.

Bangor Parking Ban

BANGOR - Due to high tides associated with the storm, parking is being not allowed in the Kenduskeag East and West parking lots.

Commencing tomorrow, Friday, January 1, 2010 at 6am until Sunday afternoon January 3, 2009, Kenduskeag Stream East and West parking lots will be closed. This includes the back lower level of the parking garage on the west side. No vehicles will be allowed to park there during this time and if you own a vehicle that is currently parked there, you are urged to remove it by tomorrow morning.

Due to astronomical high tides and storm surge associated with the expected storm, parking in those areas is restricted.

If you have questions or concerns feel free to contact City Engineer Jim Ring at City Hall or Public Works Director Dana Wardwell at Bangor Public Works.