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Investigations Summary <br />Aggravated Assault <br />Orono officers were called to a domestic assault and the suspect had interfered with <br />the victim calling 911. The suspect had been consuming alcohol and was pushing and <br />hitting the victim and then put her in a chokehold and then threw her to the ground <br />and continued assaulting her by punching and squeezing her neck with both hands. <br />The victim was able to break free at one point and was able to run out of the house <br />and across the street to a neighboring building. The suspect then took her wallet, keys, <br />cell phones and vehicle and drove away. Officers were able to locate the suspect and <br />arrested and charged him with Domestic Assault by Strangulation, Interference with <br />911 Call and DWI. He was convicted on Gross Misdemeanor charges. <br />Burglaries <br />The Orono Police Department along with at least eight other metro agencies <br />investigated over 60 known burglaries where suspects were targeting high profile <br />victims, breaking into their homes stealing over $100,000 in jewelry. These are still <br />open investigations. <br />Officers responded to a call of a burglary in which the reporting party told 911 dispatch <br />that he arrived home and noticed several food items left out in the kitchen that were <br />not left out when he left earlier in the day. The owner showed officers Ring Camera <br />video of a suspect trying to gain access into the home. Officers and a K-9 searched the <br />home and located the suspect in the basement bedroom lying in bed. Officers took the <br />suspect into custody without incident. The suspect told officers he was at the <br />residence to pick up sticks for the neighbor and said he entered the home through an <br />open window and that he also needed sugar. The male was charged with 2nd Degree <br />Burglary and is awaiting a jury trial scheduled for March 2025. <br />DWI/Drug Arrests <br />While on patrol, an officer was notified of a vehicle in the area in which the registered <br />owner was revoked and had a felony warrant for 5t" Deg Drug Possession. The officer <br />noticed the suspect vehicle drive past him and the officer visually ID'd the driver as the <br />registered owner. The officer conducted a felony traffic stop on the vehicle and told <br />16 <br />62 <br />