Local Merchants to Receive Responsible Alcohol Seller Training

Courtesy of Steve Faloon, Public Health Educator for the Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness, a division of Bangor Health and Community Services Department.

BANGOR – To restrict underage alcohol sales and sales to visibly intoxicated patrons, Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Bangor Police Department, will offer a Responsible Alcohol Seller Training with Frank Lyons of BC Consultants on Monday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bangor Police Department. The training is part of an overall effort to reduce underage access to alcohol and is occurring in communities throughout the State thanks to funding provided to Healthy Maine Partnerships.

“This training will give employees the skills and confidence to prevent underage alcohol sales and ensure that stores are operating within Maine’s Liquor Laws,” saidWillow McVeigh, Substance Abuse and Tobacco Prevention Specialist with Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness. “This training can help prevent the kind of costly alcohol violations that have occurred during recent police compliance checks.”

Frank Lyons, a veteran experienced in working with store owners and law enforcement officials, is known for his unique training approach and expertise in Maine liquor law. Lyons has trained hundreds of store and restaurant employees statewide.

This is the first of multiple trainings, the second of which will take place on Monday, March 15, at the Bangor Police Department from 10 to 2 for area bar and restaurant employees.

Child's death ruled a homicide

Bangor police have issued a warrant for Edgard Anziani. The charge is murder.

BANGOR - The death of a 1-year-old child in Bangor has been ruled a homicide and a warrant has been issued for the boyfriend of the child's mother, Edgard Anziani (pictured above).

On Tuesday Feb. 23, at 6:58 a.m. the Bangor Police Department received a 911 call from 55 Bald Mountain Drive. The caller reported an unresponsive child at the residence and an ambulance was sent. A 15 month old male child who was identified as Damien Lynn, 1-year-old was transported to the Eastern Maine Medical Center by Bangor Fire. He was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.

On Feb. 24, an autopsy was performed at the Medical Examiner’s office in Augusta.
The cause of death was listed as non-accidental trauma and the manner of death has been classified as a homicide.

As a result of an ongoing investigation an arrest warrant has been issued for Edgard Anziani, 27, and the charge is murder. Anziani had been staying at 55 Bald Mountain and was the boyfriend of Damien’s mother.

Kenduskeag parking lots closed

Courtesy of Sgt. Paul Edwards of the Bangor Police Department

BANGOR - Kenduskeag Plaza east and west sides will be closed this evening, February 25, 2010, through tomorrow morning due to potential flooding that may occur as a result of the storm. Please remove your vehicles as soon as you can from that area and avoid plans to park there tomorrow.

Extra Mischief

18-year-old found with IV drugs in parking lot

OLD TOWN – During an alcohol enforcement detail cops find teen shooting up drugs.
Officers Jamie Slauenwhite and Jim Fearon were conducting a plainclothes alcohol enforcement detail when they saw a young woman exit the drug store. She got into her car and moved it from one end of the parking lot to the other.
The officers saw her doing something in the car, which included leaning over the passenger seat several times. The officers moved closer, and Slauenwhite saw that she had her head leaned against the steering wheel and he also saw that she had a spoon in her hand. She made a quick movement to hide the spoon under the back seat when she saw the officers. Both officers identified themselves and had the woman exit the vehicle. They identified her as Dana Rader, 18, of Orono. They located the spoon which was coated with drug residue from a crushed pill she told police was Vicodin. She denied having a syringe when asked.
Sgt. Scott Casey arrived on scene as backup and located the syringe outside the car.
Police also locate marijuana in her purse; a glass pipe; and a bottle of pills with someone else’s name on the bottle; a loose pill that was identified as Xanax. All were seized as evidence.
She was charged with unlawful possession of schedule W drugs, unlawful possession of schedule Y drugs and sale and use of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Ditched

OLD TOWN – An Orono man faces several charges after he crashed his car and then left the scene.
On Feb. 18 around 1:33 a.m., Officers Ryan Fitch discovered a vehicle off the road on near Young’s Lane on the Bennoch Road. No one was in the vehicle but he saw someone walking up the road.
Officer Lee Miller was coming to assist when he saw a vehicle parked on the side of the road. He spoke to the driver who claimed he was picking up a friend. He identified the driver as Warren Rieley, 28, of Orono. Meanwhile, Fitch had discovered the Rieley was the registered owner of the crashed vehicle. Miller asked him why his vehicle was in the ditch and Rieley said that something had jumped out in front of him causing the accident.
Miller noted signs of possible intoxication and asked Rieley if he felt he could pass a field sobriety test. Rieley, who denied drinking, said he could. He did not pass the field sobriety tests to the officer’s satisfaction and was placed under arrest.
He was taken to the Old Town Police Department for an Intoxilyzer test, which show his blood alcohol content to be 0.16 percent, more than twice the legal limit. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail and charged with operating under the influence.

Area Wanted 02.17.2010

The following people have active warrants with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office as of February 16, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency if you have information about the current whereabouts of these individuals.

James Green
Age: 28
Charge: Failure to appear, 4 warrants
Last known address: Bangor

Brent Lovely
Age: 48
Charge: Failure to appear, 5 warrants
Last known address: Dedham

See an error? Please direct your questions to 947-4585.

The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief

Bad habits become felonies

BANGOR – A man faces felony charges after being reportedly caught drunk behind the wheel once again.
On Feb. 13 at about 1:11 a.m., Officer Doug Smith was on patrol when he noticed a green Cadillac being driven erratically on Hammond Street. He stopped the vehicle and identified the driver.
Feeling that the driver, Taykir Cummings, 22, of Dixmont, was impaired, Smith administered field sobriety tests. After the completion of the tests, Cummings was arrested for operating under the influence.
Due to his prior driving history, Cummings was charged with two felony driving counts of operating under the influence and aggravated operating after habitual offender revoked. He was additionally charged with violation of bail conditions. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Finder’s fees

ORONO – Carrying around a fake ID is always risky – even more so when you lose your wallet and the police recover it.
On Feb. 13 around 8:45 a.m., a citizen turned over a found wallet to Officer Jason Zalva. He was logging the contents of the wallet into the receipt and he recognized the woman in the license as Kate Weatherbee, 20, of Orono. He noted that the birthday that was currently on the license would make her 21, but the date in the locals and from the Department of Motor Vehicles showed her to be 20. He also noticed several discrepancies on the license that indicated it was fake, including a lack of holograms and incorrect coloration.
Zalva went to Weatherbee’s apartment and when she answered the door and saw the officer holding her wallet she reportedly exclaimed, “You found it!”
He confirmed that the wallet was hers, as was the ID, and when she confirmed that all the contents were intact he informed Weatherbee she would have to sign the property receipt and also sign the summons for possession of a false identification. She told Zalva that she had hoped the police wouldn’t have looked at the license, and that she had never used it anywhere. The license was seized.

Don’t waste beer. Or punch people.

ORONO – A Newport woman was arrested for assault after she allegedly dumped a beer over someone’s head and then proceeded to punch that person in the face.
On Feb. 13, Officers Derek Dinsmore and Ed Leskey responded to a reported assault at a Park Street apartment. When they arrived, they learned that a woman, later identified as Jillian Nealey, 18, of Newport, who was the ex-girlfriend of a neighbor, had arrived at an apartment and was reportedly being rude and ignorant to people there. The tenants had requested she leave since she was causing problems. Nealey ignored this advice and instead allegedly dumped a beer over another woman before she punched her twice in the face. She then reportedly bragged about how she had been in a fight earlier, ran downstairs to another apartment and yelled insults and profanity at the victim out the window. Nealey left the scene prior to the officers’ arrival.
The officers were able to make contact with Nealey and she met them at the station the following day around 9:50 p.m. She told officers that she had been pushed first, but her statements were not corroborated by witnesses, according to police. She was summoned for assault.

Bad company

BANGOR – A man was arrested for violating his bail by having the person he was not supposed to have contact with drive him to the police station.
On Feb. 12, Officer Doug Smith spoke with Liam Dooley of Houlton, who wanted to make a statement about an assault case that had reportedly occurred in December of 2009. Dooley had bail conditions not to have contact with a person involved in that case. It turned out that that very person had driven Dooley to the police station.
He was placed under arrest and charged with violation of conditions of release and taken to Penobscot County Jail.

No. No you shouldn’t

OLD TOWN – A Hudson man knew it was bad news when he was stopped for not having an inspection sticker – because he also didn’t have a license. But he did have a warrant.
Officer Jim Fearon was on patrol on Feb. 11 around 4:12 p.m. when he saw a red Jeep without an inspection sticker and stopped it on Gilman Falls Avenue. When he asked the driver, William Traylor, 28, of Hudson, why he thought he had been stopped, Taylor reportedly replied “Because I shouldn’t be driving.” He explained to Fearon that his license was under suspension.
A license check confirmed this, and Fearon also learned that Taylor had an active warrant for unpaid fines and fees. He was placed under arrest and taken to Penobscot County Jail.

He’s the got ‘B’ in ‘B & E.’ Not so much the ‘E.’

OLD TOWN – An Orono man was summoned for criminal mischief after reportedly breaking the siding on someone’s home that he was trying to enter.
Police were called to a residence on Main Street for a suspected burglary complaint on Feb. 14 around 1:20 a.m. The victim told Officer Ryan Fitch that he and his girlfriend were awakened by someone attempting to enter the house. He saw a man, later identified as Thomas Conley, 21, of Orono, pounding on the door and yelling to be let in. The resident told him to leave, and Conley reportedly replied, “Dude, let me in.” The resident then retrieved a baseball bat and repeated his request for Conley to leave.
Conley went around to the back of the house and began to kick the side of the house, breaking the vinyl siding. The resident told Conley that he had called police, and Conley left, but was apprehended shortly after by Sgt. Scott Casey and Officer Michael Holmes. He was summoned for criminal mischief.
Because of the level of his intoxication, he was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center. The damage to the house was estimated to be around $500.

Hope it was awesome pizza

OLD TOWN – Parking illegally led to a Milford man facing a couple of other charges for additional illegalities.
Sgt. Scott Casey was in the Hannaford Plaza parking lot when he saw a gray Ford pickup parked in the fire lane in front of a pizza place. When he ran the plate it came back to a red Dodge truck. While he was running the information, the passengers returned and began to drive away. Casey stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver, Andrew LeClair, 25, of Milford, and explained why he stopped them. LeClair told the officer, “I took the plates off that one and placed them on this one so we could get pizza.” He had done the same with the inspection sticker.
He was charged with attaching false plates and displaying a fictitious inspection sticker. The truck was towed. Police had no information regarding the quality or type of pizza that was received.

Bangor Police Officers commended

Courtesy of Sgt. Paul Edwards of the Bangor Police Deaprtment

BANGOR - Bangor police officers recieved commendations for their heroic actos.
On Jan. 30, three officers of the Bangor Police Department received recognition at the Maine Association of Police (MAP) awards banquet in South Portland. MAP is the union that represents the Patrol and Command units at the Police Department. The three officers, Tim Shaw, Doug Smith and Robert Hutchings, received an award for their response to a woman lying on the ice on the Kenduskeag Stream last year, March 17, 2009.

Excerpts from the letters of commendation from Chief Gastia given to the officers are as follows:

On Tuesday, March 17, 2009, Officer Timothy Shaw was flagged down by a pedestrian who informed him of a woman who had fallen off the bridge on Washington Street and was lying on the ice below. Officer Shaw’s observations confirmed that a woman was in fact lying on the ice, and that she was in danger of entering the open water, and that she was crying for help. After requesting additional police backup and assistance from the Fire Department, Officer Shaw ventured onto the ice in order to assist the woman and to insure that she did not fall into the nearby water. In response to Officer’s Shaw’s call for assistance, Officer Robert Hutchings and Officer Doug Smith responded to the area and saw that Officer Shaw was on the ice on the Kenduskeag Stream next to a woman who was obviously injured and was in danger of entering the open water. Noticing that Officer Shaw was in a precarious situation, both Officer Shaw and Officer Smith made a decision to walk onto the ice in an attempt to ensure their safety by making themselves available to act as a “human chain” in the event that the ice broke beneath them. All three officers, against the urging of responding members of the Fire Department, remained with the woman until the woman could be safely removed from the thin ice of the Kenduskeag.

The motives of the officers for taking such action, and their efforts in insuring the safety of another human being, are admirable. Their concern for the woman lying on the ice and crying for help speaks highly of their character.
Their recognition awards were received for the following:

Officer Tim Shaw: Heroism with Special Merit

Officer Doug Smith: Heroism

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Officer Robert Hutchins: Heroism

In addition, Officer Tim Shaw received a second recognition for Heroism from MAP for defusing a potential life threatening situation on November 15, 2008. Excerpts from the letter of commendation from Chief Gastia are as follows:

On November 15, 2008, at approximately 5:07 p.m., while working routine patrol, you responded to a call for assistance on Thomas Hill Road. The limited information that you received included that someone had kicked in the door and that there was a lot of screaming. The call was then terminated. Several hours earlier, you had responded to the same address for a report of two men pounding on the door and attempting to gain entry; however, the subjects had left the area prior to your arrival and their identity was unknown.

Upon arriving at the residence, you noticed that the door of the residence had been forced and you could hear hollering from behind a closed door on the second floor. Specifically, you heard male voice demand money, and also heard the sound of someone being struck. You rapidly assessed the situation and determined that an immediate response was necessary to insure the safety of victims inside the residence.

You immediately forced the door, and upon entering the residence you saw two males standing in front of three additional males who were sitting on a sofa and who had blood on their faces and necks. One of the two standing males was pointing a .44 revolver at the chest of one of the three victims. You immediately pointed your firearm at the male and ordered him to drop his weapon. Although he did not immediately comply, and in fact, began walking away from you, you maintained your composure and again ordered him to drop his weapon. Instead of dropping his firearm, he handed it to you after turning it around and holding it by the barrel.

The second suspect began acting belligerent and you immediately ordered him to lay face-down on the floor. Both suspects were taken into custody following the arrival of other officers.

It is my belief that had you not taken such action, the likelihood of further, more serious injuries to the victims would have occurred. Because of you, their safety was guaranteed, and perhaps their lives were saved. I appreciate your efforts and I commend you for performing your duties with such a high degree of excellence. You have represented your badge and department well through your professionalism and poise in the face of danger while handling this incident.

Also, on February 5, The Maine Chiefs of Police Association held their annual banquet in South Portland and also awarded Officers Tim Shaw, Doug Smith and Robert Hutchings with medals for an Act of Bravery, for their efforts to help rescue the woman on the ice on March 17, 2009.

The Maine Chiefs of Police Association also awarded Officer Rob Angelo with the Life Saving Award for his efforts to save the life of a woman who was threatening to jump from the Penobscot Bridge on December 13, 2009. Excerpts from the letter of recommendation for the award from Chief Gastia are as follows:

Officer Rob Angelo
Courtesy of the Bangor Police Department

On Dec. 13, 3009 at approximately 1 a.m., Officer Jim Hassard and Officer Rob Angelo received information regarding a female who was threatening to jump off the Penobscot Bridge into the Penobscot River. Officer Hassard radioed dispatch about the female and Officer Baillargeon arrived first. When he arrived the female was standing on the other side of the railing threatening to jump into the water.

Officer Angelo was able to initiate a conversation with the woman. The Bangor Fire Department was called but they were unable to get a boat in the water in the event that she jumped. After approximately 25 minutes in very cold air temperatures, the female began to shiver and began to let go of the railing. She slipped on the edge and began to fall. She reached out and placed her arm over the railing in an attempt to hang on and prevent herself from falling into the river below.

Officer Angelo, who had been standing on the roadway approximately eight feet away, jumped over the Jersey barrier between the sidewalk and the road, and grabbed her before she fell. A video of the event, captured on the in-car video of one of the cruisers, depicts Officer Angelo’s feet, at one point, coming off the ground as he grabbed and held onto the woman. Officers Hassard and Baillargeon also grabbed the woman and assisted Officer Angelo in pulling her to safety. The woman then attempted to swallow pills, but was also prevented from doing that.
The railings along the bridge are not very high and when the officers leaned over, disregarding their own safety, there was a strong possibility they, too, could have been pulled over by the weight of the person falling.

The Bangor Fire Department would not have been able to rescue all parties if they fell, and the fall and subsequent immersion would likely have been fatal.

Chief Gastia writes about Officer Angelo; it is understood that police officers don’t commit such acts out of a desire to be recognized or honored. Such incidents occur relatively frequently, typically remain unknown to the general public, but are indicative of the excellent work that police officers perform every day while serving the public. Officers are criticized frequently, and are commended rarely. The actions of Officer Angelo to save the life of a stranger in distress were a credit to his profession and the department, and served as a testimonial to his character as a person and as a police officer. The quick and decisive actions of Officer Angelo most assuredly prevented a tragedy from occurring.

Area Wanted 02.10.2010

The following people have active warrants with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office as of February 8, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency if you have information about the current whereabouts of these individuals.

Matthew Williams
Age: 24
Charge: Failure to appear 2 warrants
Last known address: Bucksport

Damon Ogden
Age: 41
Charge: Failure to appear
Last known address: Old Town

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The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief

Don’t play in traffic

BREWER – Police arrested a man who was allegedly running out into traffic.
On Jan. 31, around 12:10 a.m., Officers Amy Nickerson, Rodney Gerald and Sgt. David Lord responded to the report of a man running towards moving vehicles. They located John Churchill, 47, of Orrington, who was extremely intoxicated and sported a facial injury. He was very aggravated and was issued a disorderly conduct warning.
When the officers tried to identify him, he allegedly responded by saying, “you don’t know who I am?” He then told the officers that he had friends in the motorcycle gang Hell’s Angels who would “take care” of them. He also claimed that he had saved Officer Nickerson’s life. When asked how, he reportedly said, “when those men had you duct taped to a tree,” according to police. When Nickerson informed him that she had never been duct taped to a tree he became very upset. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to Penobscot County Jail.


Social networking: You’re doing it wrong

FRANKLIN – Two women allegedly began harassing each other over Facebook.
On Feb. 6, Tpr. Jessica Shorey handled a harassment complaint in Franklin where one woman reported being harassed on Facebook by another woman. It was found that the two were harassing each other and both were warned for harassment. This appears to stem from them both dating the same man.

Take it ‘to go’

BREWER – Employees at a fast food restaurant asked police to help them deal with a man who had passed out at one of their tables.
On Feb. 5, around 6:20 p.m., employees at a Wilson Street fast food restaurant told police a man had passed out at one of their tables and refused to leave and it was causing a scene at the restaurant.
Officer Rodney Gerald found the man passed out at the table and initially couldn’t rouse him until he shook him and announced that he was an officer. At this point the man started striking himself in the head with his hands. Gerald asked him to step outside, but the man, later identified as Daniel Ruggiero, 33, told the officer he wanted to wait for his friend. Gerald explained that he could no longer stay in the restaurant. Gerald learned that Ruggiero was on probation and contacted his probation officer. The officer requested that Gerald place Ruggiero on a probation hold. During a search, the officer found a pill box in Ruggiero’s sock that contained Diazapam. He claimed he had a prescription for it, but it wasn’t on him.
He was placed under arrest for possession of schedule Y drugs and probation violation. He was transported to Penobscot County Jail.

STFU: sage advice

ORONO – Multiple complaints led to a man going to jail for disorderly conduct last week.
Sgt. Scott Wilcox and Officers Chris Watson and Ed Leskey responded to a noise problem on Coburn Drive on Feb. 4 around 11:00 p.m. where it was reported people were yelling loudly. When they arrived they could hear loud voices. The officers spoke with Jeffrey Tifft, 22, of Orono, advised the residence of the complaint and issued a disorderly conduct warning.
Around 11:41 p.m., police received another complaint of people standing on the lawn and yelling and taunting the caller. When the officers returned, there was no one outside yelling.
Watson returned to the cruiser to contact the complainant to get a description of the offenders while Leskey and Wilcox waited outside about 25 yards from the house in the shadows. A group of people had gathered by a car around the same time two men emerged from the residence. The group was not paying attention to the pair of men. Eventually one of the men, later identified as Tifft, walked toward the group allegedly yelling “mother f—ker!” He was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct.
The man who was with him reportedly told police that he had tried to quiet his friend, saying “I told him to shut the f—k up because the cops were just here.”
Tifft was taken to Penobscot County Jail.

Taxi cab crash course

ORONO – A cab driver ended up in hot water after his cab reportedly took out a phone pole on Friday.
On Feb. 5, around 11:48, Officer Dan Merrill responded to the report of a personal injury accident on College Avenue where the driver was slightly injured. He arrived and spoke with Brian Hamm, 24, of Old Town, who was walking outside of the cab, which had crashed into a phone pole, breaking the pole in half. Hamm told the officer that he thought something “let go” in the car, causing the crash.
Officer Chris Watson, a certified crash reconstructionist, informed Merrill that it didn’t appear that Hamm had hit the brakes before the collision.
Merrill noted that Hamm seemed to be working his sentences slowly and was acting somewhat erratically, according to police. Hamm was cleared by medics, and one of the paramedics informed the officer that there was blue residue under Hamm’s nose. When Merrill asked about it, Hamm told the officer that it was from the air bag deploying and denied doing any drugs. Merrill looked in Hamm’s nose and saw that the entire right nostril was coated with blue residue.
Hamm reportedly told the officer that he had snorted Adderall that he had received from some college students as “a tip.”
After performing field sobriety tests, Merrill placed Hamm under arrest for operating under the influence and escorted him to the Old Town Police Department. He was examined by Officer Lee Miller who is a drug recognition expert for the Old Town Police Department. Miller determined that there was probable cause for operating under the influence of drugs. Hamm was transported to Penobscot Country Jail.

Ready to rumble? Ready for jail?

BREWER – A rumble broke out after drinking games over the weekend.
Police were called to a large fight on Holyoke Street, where the caller reported about 50 people involved on Feb. 6 around 1:30 a.m. When Officers Paul Gauvin, Rodney Gerald and Amy Nickerson arrived, they saw 30 people surrounding two people who were fighting.
Witnesses told police that a fight broke out after an evening of playing drinking games. Police checked warrants on everyone and issued disorderly conduct warnings to everyone there. Officers learned that Christopher Torres, of Newark, New Jersey, had bail conditions not to consume or possess alcohol. Police determined that he had been drinking and arrested him for violation of his bail conditions. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail and the rest of the crowd was dispersed without incident.

Hold my beer, your beer… Whatever.

ORONO – One underage man walked into trouble on Sunday.
Officer Derek Dinsmore was in the lobby of Building 9 in Orchard Trails on an unrelated complaint when two men walked in, both carrying open containers of beer. When they saw the officer, both turned to run. Dinsmore ordered them to stop and return to the lobby, which they did. He identified them both; one was of age and the other was Ryan Hegarty, 19, of the University of Maine. The one who was of age told Dinsmore that Hergarty was holding beer for him, but Dinsmore pointed out they each had an open container. The officer summoned Hegarty for illegal possession of liquor by a minor. Hegarty’s friend advised him not to sign the summons, and Hegerty reportedly refused to sign even after the officer explained that signing the summons was not an admission of guilt.

Police seek assistance in ID of vehicle in hit-and-run

ORONO - Orono Police, with assistance from State Police, are seeking the public's help following last weekend's death of a University of Maine student, whose body was found on an Orono street. Investigators now say that 20-year-old victim was likely struck by a full-size Chevrolet pickup or SUV and are asking for the public's help in identifying the vehicle and the driver behind the wheel.
Investigators said they think the vehicle which struck the young woman is a 2003 to 2007 Chevrolet Silverado or Avalanche and that the truck sustained front end damage.The woman 's body was found by a newspaper carrier on Middle Street about 5:40 a.m. Saturday.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Orono Police at 866-4451 or the police department's web site at www.orono.org/police.

*Updated 2.8.2010 to link to Google Images of Chevy Silverados and Chevy Avalanches per request. These are NOT actual pictures of the vehicle involved.

Area Wanted 02.03.2010

The following people have active warrants with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office as of February 2, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency if you have information about the current whereabouts of these individuals.

Bertha Wood
Age: 47
Charge: Failure to Appear, 3 warrants
Last known address: Bangor

Peter Oliver
Age: 33
Charge: Failure to Appear, 2 warrants
Last known address: Howland

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The Maine Edge Criminal Mischief

Don’t bring a knife to a sword fight

FRANKLIN – A man in Franklin reportedly turned the tables on a man who threatened him with a knife by fighting back with a sword.
On Jan. 25, Tprs. Greg Mitchell and Christopher Smith responded to a residence in Franklin where a caller reported that he had been in an altercation with Avery Scott, 39, of Birch Harbor.
Police learned that Scott had threatened the man with a knife and the man had struck Scott in the head with a sword during the fight. Scott then fled the scene, despite his wounds.
Troopers located Scott at relative’s house in Birch Harbor.
Troopers David Barnard, Thomas Pickering, Christopher Smith and Barry Curtis, Sgt. Timothy Varney, Officer James Malloy and Police Chief Glenn Grant assisted with Scott’s arrest. He was charged with violation of conditional release, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and criminal trespass.

Possible hit-and-run leaves young woman dead

ORONO – Police are investigating a possible hit-and-run that left a young woman dead over the weekend.
The Orono Police Department and the Maine State Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old woman found around 5:41 a.m. on Middle Street. Police are treating the crime as a homicide at this time.
It is the policy of The Maine Edge not to release the names of victims unless it serves an overwhelming public need.
Anyone with information should call the Orono Police Department at 866-4451.

Pizza to go; please hold the screwdriver

Christopher Loucks

BANGOR – An off-duty Bangor Police detective ended up bagging more than a pizza last Friday.
On Jan. 29, around 10:36 p.m., Detective Erik Tall of the Bangor Police Department walked into the Domino’s Pizza on Clinton Street to pick up an order. There was a group of three people in the restaurant, and one of the men, later identified as Christopher Loucks, 24, of Bangor, caught the detective’s attention. Loucks was reportedly being “loud and obnoxious” and Tall noted that he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs. As Tall was waiting for his order, Loucks became increasingly agitated, shouting threats and complaining about slow service. His behavior continued to escalate and at one point Loucks shouted for half price on his order. He then stood up and allegedly pulled out a long screwdriver with a sharpened point, brandishing it over his head while threatening the staff, before placing it back in his pocket.
Tall then identified himself as a Bangor Police officer and instructed Loucks to place his hands on the wall. Loucks refused, which led to a struggle. A bystander offered to assist Tall and between the two of them were able to contain Loucks as he continued to struggle until uniformed officers arrived.
Loucks was placed under arrest and escorted to Penobscot County Jail and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, terrorizing, refusal to submit to arrest and disorderly conduct.
The bystander who assisted Detective Tall was formally recognized for his deeds by Sgt. Cathy Rumsey.

Police make arrest in December home invasion case in Orland

ORLAND – Police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a home invasion in Orland last December.
On Jan. 28, Evan Goodine, 18, was arrested on a warrant requested by Tpr. Greg Mitchell. The investigation revealed that Goodine was one of four people who allegedly attempted a home invasion in Orland on Dec. 12, 2009. On that day, Troopers Greg Mitchell and David Barnard responded to Orland for a reported attempted home invasion, where a group of people were attempting to break down an apartment door.
One of the people attempting to break in was believed to be armed with a firearm. The three people were unable to gain entry into the apartment, but extensive damage was done to the door.
Goodine was charged with attempted burglary (offender armed with a firearm), a class B felony; attempted burglary (residence), a class C felony; terrorizing, a class D crime; terrorizing (with a weapon), a class C crime; and aggravated criminal mischief, a class C crime.

Lost and found

OLD TOWN – Someone called to report that her car had been stolen from the YMCA parking lot on Jan. 27 around 5:18 p.m. A few moments later the party called back and told police that the vehicle was where she had parked it.

Car full of booze

OLD TOWN – A car full of underage men who each seemed to have their own personal booze now have their own personalized citations.
Officer Brian Doyle was running radar on College Ave. when he clocked a vehicle going 38 miles per hour in a 25. He stopped the vehicle and could smell alcohol in the car when he spoke with the driver, later identified as Thomas Houle, 19, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Doyle determined that Houle was not impaired, but noticed that one of the passengers, identified as Brookes Spaulding, 19, of Fairfield, was in possession of an open bottle of beer. Doyle asked him to step out and hand over the beer, and saw another full bottle on the floor which Spaulding also turned over. Doyle asked them who was responsible for the beer in the trunk and Spaulding allegedly told the officer it was his. Doyle noted that he appeared visibly intoxicated and Spaulding reportedly told the officer that he had had three or four beers. Eight 12-ounce bottles were located in the trunk.
The other three passengers each had liquor with them. Zachary Lacroix, 18, of Jay, had a partially full bottle of Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum; Kevin Pressey, 18, of Fairfield, had another bottle of Captain Morgan’s; and Keith Randeau, 18, of Hudson, NH, had a bottle of 5 O’Clock Vodka. The passengers were all issued a summons for illegal possession of liquor by a minor and Houle was issued a summons for illegal transportation of liquor by a minor.

Squeal like a pig, go to jail like chump

BANGOR – A student from Husson found himself in jail after a disorderly outburst over the weekend.
Police were called by Husson University Security to respond to an unruly man who had reportedly broken a bottle against his door and was yelling at security officers in Bell Hall on Jan. 20 around 2:40 a.m.
Police arrived and the man was identified as Paul Gibbs, 23, of Bangor, and he was still being unruly and vulgar. At one point he reportedly made “oinking” noises at the police. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and also had an active warrant for unpaid fines and fees for another disorderly conduct charge. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail.