Pursuit

On Thursday, June 12, 2025, at approximately 10:10 AM, a Maine State Police Trooper observed a white Hyundai Sonata traveling at a reckless speed and passing other vehicles in a no-passing zone on Route 25 in Cornish. The vehicle was also observed crossing into oncoming traffic.

When the Trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver failed to stop and continued at a high rate of speed. The Trooper coordinated with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office to deploy spike mats at the Limington-Standish town line. The spike mats were successfully deployed, disabling both passenger-side tires of the vehicle. Despite the damage, the driver continued to flee, driving on deflating tires and rims.

The pursuit continued through the intersection of Routes 25 and 35 in Standish, where the driver of the Hyundai Sonata rear-ended another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Hyundai then continued eastbound on Route 25 into Gorham, where a Maine State Police Trooper conducted a PIT maneuver, (Precision Immobilization Technique) successfully bringing the pursuit to a safe conclusion.

The driver, identified as 28-year-old Gabriel Nodarse of Saco, sustained minor injuries. He was evaluated at the scene and transported to the York County Jail. Nodarse has been charged with Eluding and Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon. Following the incident, investigators also learned that Nodarse was involved in a hit-and-run crash earlier this morning at approximately 9:10 AM on High Street in Bridgton.

The Maine State Police would like to thank the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Gorham Police Department for their assistance. The investigation is ongoing.

On Monday, January 27, 2025, at approximately 3:57 pm, an elderly female called 911 to report a robbery at her home on McCard Road in Corinth. A man, later identified as 56-year-old Gary Roshto of Charleston, burst into her residence, pushed her to the floor, took her jewelry, then left in a dark colored car. The victim, who did not know Roshto and was not injured, managed to get the vehicle’s license plate number which was relayed to all the units heading to the scene.

A Fire Marshal investigator spotted the vehicle heading north on Rt. 15 in Corinth and attempted to pull the vehicle over. The vehicle failed to stop, leading to a pursuit through the towns of Charleston and Atkinson. The pursuit concluded when the vehicle crashed at the intersection of Range Road and E. Dover Road in Dover Foxcroft.

Two males got out of the vehicle and fled into the woods while a female remained in the vehicle with injuries. The Dover Foxcroft Police Department responded to assist along with the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office. The two males 56-year-old Gary Roshto of Charleston and 35-year-old Kevin Bowley of Lagrange were located a short time later. 

Roshto was transported to the Penobscot County Jail and charged with Robbery and Eluding. Bowley was summonsed for Robbery before being transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The female in the vehicle, 52-year-old Cynthia Williams of Milo was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and will be summonsed at a later date. The stolen jewelry was recovered from the vehicle.

The Maine State Police would like to thank all of the agencies involved; thanks to their teamwork everyone responsible is now in custody.

On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at approximately 11:33 PM, the Oxford County Regional Communications Center received a report of several shots fired on Park Street in the town of Paris. A Maine State Police Trooper from the Southern Field Troop was in the area and responded to assist.

Upon arrival, a blue SUV was observed leaving the immediate area. Officers attempted a traffic stop in West Paris, but the driver refused to pull over, initiating a high-speed pursuit. Law enforcement agencies from Oxford and Androscoggin counties assisted in the pursuit.

A spike mat was successfully deployed, and the vehicle ultimately crashed in a field on Route 26 in Mechanic Falls terminating the pursuit. All four occupants of the vehicle were transported to Central Maine Medical Center. One passenger sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The other passengers were treated and released. Two firearms were recovered following the pursuit.

The driver, 24-year-old Luis Andres Lorenzo Rondon of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with Eluding an Officer, Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon (vehicle), Driving to Endanger and Criminal Speeding. Rondon was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail. No injuries were reported in connection to the shots fired in Paris.

The investigation is ongoing.

On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at approximately 1:30 PM, a Trooper from the Maine State Police Central Field Troop observed a black Chevrolet Impala on Townhouse Road in West Gardiner. The vehicle was driven by 34-year-old Pearle Thomas of Augusta, with her husband, 33-year-old Zebbie Thomas of Charleston, as a passenger. Zebbie Thomas has multiple active arrest warrants issued by other law enforcement agencies for felony robbery, aggravated assault, and violating conditions of release.  

Zebbie and Pearle have evaded law enforcement multiple times in past weeks during efforts to apprehend them. Today an attempt to initiate a traffic stop was made, but the Impala failed to pull over and a pursuit ensued. For the safety of the public and responding personnel, the Trooper executed a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver on West Road in West Gardiner, successfully terminating the pursuit.

Both Pearl and Zebbie Thomas were taken into custody without further incident. Both are being treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and will be transported to the Kennebec County Jail upon release. Pearle and Zebbie Thomas are charged with Eluding, Driving to Endanger and Failure to Stop. West Gardiner and Gardiner Fire Department’s assisted on scene.