ORONO – An Orono man is facing charges after allegedly “belly bumping” another man at an apartment complex.
On Jan. 5, around 6:44 p.m., Officer Wilfred King responded to an apartment building on Marsh Lane to speak with a victim regarding an alleged altercation that took place with another tenant. The person told police that he was walking to a building when Brian Sepcich, 53, of Orono, “belly bumped” him and reportedly asked the victim, “What are you doing by scaring people, boy?”
The victim did not know what had aggravated Sepcich.
King spoke with Sepcich, who initially denied bumping bellies. When it was pointed out that surveillance cameras covered the area, he reportedly acknowledged that his belly may have come in contact with the other person.
Sepcich was summoned for assault. There is no photo of the offending belly.
The gun isn’t your problem
BREWER – A woman went to jail for violating her bail conditions, not because she was toting an unloaded gun, but because police determined she had been drinking.
On Jan. 6 around 2:20 p.m., Officer Eduardo Olivera and Sgt. David Lord responded to an accident that had occurred at State Street Plaza. The other people involved in the incident told authorities that the other people involved had tried to convince them not to call the police.
Officers spoke with the driver, Darren Whitney, 20, of Belfast, who told them that his female passenger Tanya Boudreau, 29, of Hampden, had left on foot.
Whitney reportedly walked a little ways down State Street, spoke to a woman, later identified as Boudreau, and then tossed a backpack over the fence into Doyle Field.
When officers recovered the backpack, they discovered a .40 caliber handgun and a bottle of alcohol. Police determined that the alcohol belonged to Boudreau, who appeared intoxicated, which was in violation of her bail conditions. Police also learned that Whiney did not have a license. Captain Jason Moffitt noted that the gun, which wasn’t loaded and was secured in a box, was legally in Boudreau’s possession.
Boudreau was arrested and taken to Penobscot County Jail where she was charged with violation of conditions of release and unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Whitney was summoned for operating after suspension.
Dunkin Donuts burglarized
OLD TOWN – The Dunkin Donuts on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town was burglarized early Monday morning.
Police received a report that the Dunkin Donuts in Old Town had been burglarized and an undisclosed amount of money was taken. Police are actively investigating the incident and are unable to release more details about the case.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Old Town Police Department at 827-3984.
Put it back where you found it
SEDGWICK – Maine State Police cited a Bangor man for stealing scrap metal from a camp in Sedgwick.
On Jan. 5, Tpr. Tom Pickering received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near a camp in Sedgwick. The complainant had never seen the vehicle there before and the camp owner lives out of state. The vehicle had left prior to Pickering’s arrival. The trooper checked the area and found several locations where it appeared as though the occupants of the vehicle had been taking scrap metal. The vehicle was later located by the Bangor Police Department.
The driver, Billie Joe Roberts, 30, of Bangor, reportedly admitted to taking scrap metal in the area and was summoned for theft by unlawful taking or transfer.
Pickering escorted Roberts back to the area so he could return all of the scrap metal to its original location.
Driving under the influence of methadone
DEDHAM – A Trenton man was charged for operating under the influence of drugs after he was stopped by a state trooper in Dedham after reportedly driving back from a methadone clinic in Bangor.
On Jan. 4, Tpr. Greg Roy received a report of a vehicle that was operating erratically on Route 1A in Dedham. Tpr. Roy located the vehicle on the Lily Road. The driver, Jeremy Madore, 29, of Trenton, was arrested for operating under the influence of drugs. Madore had allegedly just left the methadone clinic in Bangor.
Woman faces felony assault charges
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| (Cynthia M. Dorion, photo courtesy of Bangor Police) |
On Jan. 6 at about 4:50 p.m., Officers John Robinson and Brandon Vafiades responded to the call of a family fight on Shepherd Drive.
Upon arrival, both the husband and wife were separated and interviewed. Police said they determined the husband was the victim of an attack by his wife, Cynthia M. Dorion, 54, of Bangor, and he showed evidence of at least one minor stab wound that was inflicted by his wife. He refused medical treatment and the injury was non-life threatening. Police said that alcohol was a factor in this case.
Dorion was arrested and charged with class B felony aggravated assault. She has since been released on bail.
Alcohol may be factor in early morning crash
OLD TOWN – A Thomaston woman was involved in a collision that took out a utility pole in Old Town. Police said that alcohol may be a factor.
Officer Ryan Fitch was on patrol on Jan. 6 around 2:12 a.m, when he came across a vehicle that had gone off the rode and collided with a utility pole, breaking it in half.
Fitch spoke with the 40-year-old Thomaston woman who was still in the driver’s seat, and she told him that she had looked down at her cell phone prior to the crash. Fitch noted signs of intoxication, including slurred speech and the odor of alcohol and difficulty keeping balance. The unidentified woman was transported to the hospital where a blood kit was drawn to test her alcohol level. She was summoned for operating under the influence, but police are withholding her name until the results of the blood test return.
Brewer man faces felony drug trafficking charges
BREWER – Police charged a man with felony drug trafficking after they located him a local motel.
On Jan. 8, 9:51 p.m., Officers Amy Nickerson, Jeff Gotreau and Rodney Gerald went to a Wilson Street motel to speak with Michael Acosta, 28, of Brewer, who was wanted on active warrants.
When the officers entered, they detected the odor of burnt marijuana. A search of the room revealed 20 grams of marijuana in the dresser, cash and other evidence of drug trafficking.
Acosta was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking of marijuana (due to the proximity to a school) violation of conditions of release and possession of schedule drugs. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail.
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On the Driving Under the Influence of Methadone one, it's important to note that methadone, taken alone and by someone who is tolerant to their dose, does NOT cause sedation nor does it impair cognitive abilities. Many studies have been done over the years and they all show that methadone patients can drive as safely as anyone else. In these kinds of articles it almost always develops that the driver was either mixing their medication with other drugs or was not a methadone patient and had no tolerance to the medication.
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