BANGOR, Maine — The father and half sister of a Florida man missing since Feb. 16 arrived Friday afternoon at the downtown bus station from New York City. After a stop at the Bangor police station, Jerry Perdomo Sr. and Skye Ramos headed north on Main Street, stopping at every shop they could and asking to put a color poster with a picture of Seminole County, Fla., firefighter Jerry Perdomo in a window. As they headed out of downtown on State Street, they stopped at nearly every utility pole to tape posters.
By 9 p.m. Friday, they had made their way to Applebee’s Restaurant near the intersection of Hogan Road and Stillwater Avenue. A waitress there took them to a table where Perdomo’s fellow firefighters were having supper with members of the Bangor Fire Department.
The snow was not a welcome sight for the elder Perdomo, his daughter said Saturday. He cried Friday night, Ramos told a Bangor Daily News photographer, distraught that the snow would cover up clues.
Assistant Bangor Police Chief Peter Arno said in an email late Saturday that there were no new developments in the case.
Flanked by news media from Bangor and Orlando, Fla., Seminole County firefighters Troy Todak and Dave Williams along with local firefighters Clifford “Kip” O’Brien, John Higgins, Jared Willey and Andy Willigar on Saturday afternoon searched the woods along Kittridge Road opposite the closed landfill. They went 50 to 100 feet off the road looking for signs that Perdomo might have been there.
They found nothing, but searching for their “brother” was important, Todak said.
“I can’t go back to Florida and tell my guys we didn’t look,” he said as the sun began to set.
Williams said they want to get Perdomo’s face before the public.
“Maybe somebody will see a flier and remember seeing him,” he said. “We went out to a truck stop [Dysart’s] to put up a flier and a worker there remembered seeing him in the past few days.”
Williams said the man was not sure exactly when he had seen Perdomo, but knew it was recently. The tip was passed on to police.
Williams said that he and other firefighters knew Perdomo often visited Maine but did not know if there was a particular reason he traveled north or if he spent time with anyone in particular while in the state.
A woman who identified herself only as “Lisa” told a Florida television reporter in town to cover the search for the missing firefighter that Jerry Perdomo had been coming to Maine once a month for the past 10 months to visit her.
The woman approached a news crew from WESH, the NBC affiliate in Orlando covering the story, in Bangor on Thursday. “Lisa” said Perdomo, 31, of Orange City, Fla., had been staying with her up until the night he disappeared, Feb. 16, according to a story posted on the television station’s website.
Williams said Saturday that he had not heard Perdomo mention a woman named Lisa.
She told the television crew that she did not know Perdomo was married until recently. Perdomo’s wife, Tonya Perdomo, reported him missing to the Bangor Police Department when she did not hear from him, according to WESH.
Bangor police have confirmed that Tonya Perdomo arrived Monday in Bangor. She has returned home, Williams said Saturday.
The couple’s two children, a boy, 10, and a girl, 3, are staying with grandparents, according to WKMG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando. Tonya Perdomo is a teacher at Deltona High School in Deltona, Fla., and has been on a leave of absence since her husband’s disappearance, according to WKMG.
Bangor police said Friday that they had interviewed the couple they believe were the last people to have contact with a missing Florida firefighter but released no details about what the Mainers told them.
“As a result of the assistance provided by the public following yesterday’s press release, we have located Daniel Porter and Cheyanne Nowak and have been able to interview them regarding the Jerry Perdomo missing persons investigation,” Bangor police Deputy Chief Peter Arno said in a statement Friday. “This investigation is continuing and we have no further information to provide at this time.”
Arno thanked the public for its assistance in locating the couple. He declined to answer questions about where Porter and Nowak were found and whether they contacted police.
Perdomo, a former Marine, is described as a 200-pound Puerto Rican male, 5 feet 11 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt, fatigue shorts and black sneakers.
Messages left for Nowak and Porter on their Facebook pages by the Bangor Daily News have not been returned.
Those with information about Perdomo’s whereabouts are asked to call the Bangor Police Department at 947-7382. The department’s anonymous tip line can be reached by pressing ext. 6.
Let the wild speculation begin.
From what I see, it already has.
Once a month for ten months? How the heck was his wife ok with that?
I find it hard to believe, but I guess anything is possible.
The wife has already responded saying a lot of things are coming out of Maine but the only truth is from the police, the rest are rumors according to her.
She was also interviewed by an Orlando TV station.
At least if you want to read the news a day late, the BDN is a great place to be.
Can anyone tell how valid the girlfriend/mistress, whomever this “Lisa” character may be, how valid her claims are? Did she go to the police when Perdomo went missing? I find her talking to WESH a little suspect, really.
He probably told her he was ‘visiting’ the Bangor Police/Fire Dept…
Pretty sad, BDN, when you get scooped by a Florida TV crew who just blew into town.
That’s because BDN “reporters” sit silently and write down the prepared statements they are given because Mainers get so upset when hard questions are asked that the BDN doesn’t bother asking them,
I saw Channel 7 and 2 staking out Miguel’s today at lunch. Film at 11.
Seriously though, drugs are rampant among some of the employees in that place.
All the local stations stink on this story. The Florida news gets the scoop on the “girlfriend” and interviews Nowak’s mother. WABI and WLBZ and the BDN…too busy sleeping or watching basketball.
Hey BDN – it’s about time you start to take a leadership role on this story and explain to us what in the world is going on with this. The story is crazy:
Some firefighter from Florida traveling to Maine to apparently see his mistress
Some wacky couple that was missing but found (but nobody will tell us where or what their story is) and we don’t even know what they have to do with this story
A Facebook post from the female of that couple saying “I’m sorry for your loss”, when nobody is even sure that the guy has been “lost”.
A car purchased sight unseen (like that ever happens in this State)
A masked girlfriend from Maine giving media interviews in Florida about the relationship that she supposedly had with this Florida guy back in Maine
A Wife wondering where her Husband and her kids Dad is
Firefighters from Florida inexplicably jumping on a plane to Bangor to search for their friend and, evidently being welcomed here by the Bangor Police Dept (really?).
People searching at the City Forest, of all places?
Florida reporters at the Bangor Airport and reporting our news to their viewers
What in the world is going on with this? And why haven’t you (Bangor Daily News) been able to give us any idea?
This story is making you look like amateurs. Really. It’s long past time to start pushing your sources (if you have any, and I’m seriously beginning to wonder) and give us the story here. You are about to be scooped by some TV station in Florida on a story that would make the second or third page there.
If you can do nothing else, please sum up what is happening here and give us a timeline. This story is weird and you seem to be missing it. I’m actually beginning to wonder if your failure to cover this thing is going to become the news. Like – “Home Town Paper Scooped by Florida News Service On Local Weirdness”.
I’m from Florida and . . . how do I put this best? Our news media tends to deal with this type of outlandish story with great skill because sadly we have more than our share of missing persons, shady dealings, et cetera. Fresh off the Casey Anthony circus, the Orlando stations and papers especially are aces at this game. I have nothing but the best hopes and great sympathy to Perdomo’s loved ones, but the truly strange aspects of this case are without a doubt why the Florida media flew up. If Perdomo just disappeared hunting or something, you’d not have heard a peep of it in Florida probably.
Than ks. Nice post and summary.
Watch it, the BDN might copy your post to write a story. LOL
As you know, if its not regurgitated from the NYTimes, to the BDN it’s not news or opinion.
The couple was found in Connecticut at Porters mothers house according to a FLA news release.
So the BDN apparently only gets their leads straight from other stations and from police press releases. How is it nobody with the BDN has a source at the Police Station to at least print where the two yahoos were found with the new car.
What has that statement got to do with this?
Statements from that person rarely have anything to do with the story being discussed. I treat them like spam. If there were a way to have them go right into a disqus junk file I would.
“She told the television crew that she did not know Perdomo was married until recently. Perdomo’s wife, Tonya Perdomo, reported him missing to the Bangor Police Department when she did not hear from him, according to WESH”
If that’s true, then all I’ve got to say is “Alrighty then – that explains a lot.” I hope they locate him soon.
and the plot thickens
Gunna be a humdinger folks
If you wanna know what’s really going on check out anything other than BDN! This site offers way more details about this case than I have seen on any Maine news.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Information-surfaces-about-couple-Central-Florida-firefighter-missing/-/1637132/8990004/-/item/0/-/p8pffpz/-/index.html
Informative. Thanks.
A lot of “splaining” to be done Lucy.
Know it’s been warmer than usual in Maine but fatigue shorts in February. Check out the mental institutions.
I thought that was very odd, too… a native of Florida wearing cargo shorts outdoors in February in Maine?
Struck me the first time I read it. Very odd.
Cheyanne Nowak’s Facebook page is gone…Mr. Porter’s is still up. Guess he didn’t get the memo.
Lol
Its not gone,she made it private, cant find her now
its gone… i watched her delete it. I would do the exact same thing if people were sending me threatening messages and i received over 40 friend requests from complete strangers. Harassment much?
Also hasn’t been online in over 6 months……
Lots of theories I see on here. Let us find the man before all this summizing. The story is to hinky right now, if that is a word. Let us pray for his families sake that they find him, alive. I am sure it is a nightmare for his family.
Who knows if “Lisa” is telling the truth? She might just be lookin’ for her 15 minutes of fame.
How does going on TV, not showing your face or giving your last name, or perhaps, even your real first name, equate to ANY fame, let alone 15 minutes?
Maybe not “fame”, but certainly a lot of attention, maybe.
So the news said something about him being seen last at the Walmart on Stillwater? I can’t tell you how many sketchy people I’ve seen in that parking lot. I’ve seen fights between people there often and a lot of times people arrested by store security for shop lifting. I saw one man yell at someone he didn’t like and punch their car window on the drivers side. I don’t like Walmart anyway so I’ve stopped shopping over there. But it doesn’t surprise me that something suspicious might have happened in that area.
The rental car was left there at about 9:15 AM Friday the 17th. The surveillance video was not clear enough to tell who it was. He was last seen the previous evening by “Lisa”. She told the reporter that both cell phones she tried to reach him at got shut off. The first one after about an hour and the other one about an hour and a half after that. I guess she means that calls went immediately to voice mail. That could also mean the phones were on but got out of signal range. You can count on the cops already having any information the cell tower operators can provide.
Who carries two cell phones ??
Some people have a second one that is provided by their employer. Some people have a second one for other reasons. Sometimes the second one provides a way for family and close friends to reach them 24/7. A second phone with shared minutes on the same account is cheap. Same for a lot of prepay phones if you don’t put a lot of minutes on them.
Most good bookies carry at least 4.
I carry 2 phones. One is my work phone which is provided by my employer for work related use, the other my personal line that I use to talk to friends and family.
CROOKS
My sources tell me the Van Buren boys control that area.
Nice Sienfeld reference. Liked.
There are several very major Points missing from this picture for sure.
10 visits DRIVING to Maine
To visit a mystery woman , for less than a day.
Wife does not say why he went monthly, is that not odd?
“Honey ,I am off to Maine for 24 hours”…
Police being very closed mouthed about many things.
Rx medication issues now being circulated
The end truth is going to be interesting…and sad I am afraid .
Don’t forget that he still has a family that is very worried about him regardless of why he was here. It must be terrrible for a parent not to know what happened to their child. It is unconditional love so have some compasion.
I can’t imagine how awful it would be to go to a strange state, in the middle of winter, and go out searching for your missing family member. I hope someone finds him soon.
may he be found safe, and unharmed……..
I pray to God that this man will surface without harm.
Kittredge Road, not Kittridge.
While we’re at it, “Applebee’s”, not “Appleby’s”.
You have some hate issues. Maybe you should seek help or pray? God can do anything.
If he can do anything, why doesn’t he bring this father of 2 home to his children?
If he can do anything he obviously would have disabled your keyboard by now. Unfortunately we must have the bad with the good..so..keep typing bub, your only making yourself look the fool.
Isn’t Orange City near Orlando our Governor’s hometown?
“Gee, I think I’ll hijack this comment section to post some inane thing knocking LePage.”
Get a life.
And now that you added your two cents worth…how does it make you feel?
That’s a cruel statement. I hope it gets flagged.
You hope what gets flagged for review? The factual statement that there are people in Florida who don’t know where Maine is?
No the fact that you insulted the missing man’s wife. Funny you neglect to mention that in your reply though.
It couldn’t be any worse than your nastiness and hateful commentary.
Did anybody else think that “Lisa’s” voice sounded just like Ayla’s mother’s voice??????????
I feel bad that so many of this man’s loved ones have felt the need to drop everything to come to Maine to do the legwork on this case. Why aren’t Bangor and State of Maine law enforcement walking the woods?
I feel bad that so many of this man’s loved ones have felt the need to drop everything to come to Maine to do the legwork on this case. Why aren’t Bangor and State of Maine law enforcement walking the woods?
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….because it’s not their JOB. Their JOB is to investigate crime.
Did anyone catch the statement by “Lisa,” the girlfriend, that Jerry Perdomo “WAS a good man?”
That junior handle suits you well little man…
It seems lately some of the less affluent bad people, are culling their herd, great Job. With the bad economy if you were buying drugs, and had a chance to get them for free, and resell them wouldn;t you not hesitate to take out a person to do it, afterall these folks are probably under the influence of drugs while doing these crimes.
I think there is a large or notorious crime person or persn’s in Maine and they are using these little pawns to sell there drugs, but they are not taking any prisoner’s when money is owed them, or have scared silence into the people involved.
This is leap year how about we declare 2/ 29 report drug crimes, LET’S TAK OUR COMMUNITIES BACK, THE POLICE CANNOT DO IT ALONE,AS THEY HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME SOLVING THE CASES, LET’S AT LEAST EXPOSE THE PLAYERS,AND MAKE MAINE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
I SAY DHHC SHOULD URINE TEST ALL FOLKS ON ASSISTANCE THOSE WHOSE URINE DOES NOT MATCH THEIR PRESCRIBED MED;S SHOULD BE DEALT WITH.
I am saddened for the family of th florida Man but start by telling the truth, if he was dirty admit it, and Fire fighter’s unity should not include a dirty player, even if he was not on drugs he had no business here with a girl friend, being married, and this Lisa is a friend of the other couple Hello wake up.
You’re close.
Drug runner? Once a month to Maine? Maybe for sex, but money is a much stronger motive. There’s a zillion women in Florida for a good looking fireman, but Maine seems to have a bottomless hunger for oxy…..
WalMart is all about anonymous cell phones …. Buying minutes with cash ….
God Bless you and your family,,Keep your faith..
Shorts and sneakers ? In February ? Doesn’t sound like he was just runnin to the store. Look for the guy with the black feet.
Seriously? I am sure Bangor PD knows a lot more than they are telling us. Why do folks feel entitled to know every detail? Let them do their job and I am sure he will be found and questions will be answered. Why aren’t they walking in the woods? They probably have better leads that they are working on and their resources are better spent there. Just because we don’t know where the Bangor officers are and what they are doing dosen’t mean that they are hanging out at a Dunkin Donuts. Bangor PD has a good track record of solving cases and solving them pretty quick. I know it will never be quick enough for the family and friends but let them do their job without ridicule. I am confident that they know a heck of a lot more than we do and we don’t need to know everything until their job is complete. Take the emotion out of this and just look at the facts. They found his car, they found the couple they were looking for, they have the State Police Major Crime Unit involved and I read this morning that the State AG office is involved. I doubt all of this came togather while sipping lattes at Dunkin Donuts.
I don’t think they would want the public (and any suspects) to know where they’re looking at this time. It could be Bangor or it could be some other area.
They know much more than we do. Much more. “We” are not entitled to anything until the investigation is complete. If you want an idea of what happened read between the lines. Anyone that knows anything about police work, crime and Bangor realizes that putting up posters are a waste of time. We all know what this guy was doing up here. We might not have the video and probably a bunch of sick minds would watch it but just chalk this one up to worst case scenario and move on. That’s my opinion but what do I know?
In the mean time, have a little respect for the police. They do more for our city to protect us than most peoples little minds can imagine. Arm chair quarterbacks are just a bunch of losers that never had the courage to or talent to get in the game.
I hope your reply was meant for April Rainfrette and not my post. I hope I was clear that I do support the Bangor PD and their actions. I don’t support them getting ridiculed on this. Any resonable person would understand that the PD knows more than they are telling us. The case could be nearly solved and some people at home think that they are doing nothing. I hope that they are getting ready for a good helping of crow. They’ll be eating it soon.
It was.
Sounds real fishy to me, If Jerry was not selling he still had no business coming here to cheat, wife must know something, Family had to take Bus here sounds like not to much money, Has anyone checked the Dumpsters and Land Fill’s? Sounds like he got mixed up with the wrong clientele, IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DIE, THEN BETTER NOT GIVE DRUGS A TRY. Welcome toMaine, Now go Home.
Nice to see a picture of Jerry Perdomo Sr. tacking a poster of his missing son on a telephoe pole, something that is against the law in most states. The tacks, nails & staples left behind are a danger to the linemen.
It’s against the law in Maine, too. See MRSA Title 35-A, Sect. 2310. It’s highly unlikely the father got permission.
i believe we will find out drugs have played a big role in this whole thing. it seems they are easy to get in florida and easy to sell in maine so maybe he had a trunk load and now he does not.. just a guess here. i really do not see a woman being worth the traveling he was doing…. but drugs and money.. now that would be worth it.. if he was getting away with it. then someone finds out and they want things for free and so someone is now missing
I don’t care if you’re 99% sure what happened and who done it. The allegations some of you are posting are disrespectful and slanderous. Your timing is bad and it shows us how much class you have.
I wonder how some folks can live in the USA, profess to be “patriots” and at the same time despise the Constitution.
People are INNOCENT until proven guilty. “Choice” is not just a word for bumper stickers, and our greatest freedom is the freedom to be left alone when we are not breaking the law.
At this point NOTHING in this story indicates that anyone has broken the law. This guy could have run-a-way (he sure has good reason) he could be out in some sporting camp drinking himself silly (well sillier than this story makes him out to be) or he could have had a legitimate accident and has not been found.
Here’s an idea, lets wait till the police are through doing their job, THEN we can jump all over who ever we see as the ultimate villain.
Exactly!
DON’T JUMP 2 CONCLUSIONS ..if “this woman” didnt know he was married & had a relationship w/ him, AND he was suppose to return to take her out to dinner, why wasnt SHE the one who reported him missing?? More importantly, after his 2 phs went dead? Not to sound cruel or anything but this woman doesnt appear to be very bright or truthful on the video @ WESH, nor did they sound as if they were very close. Hopefully his wife doesnt jump to conclusions about what type of relationship they actually had, although presently, I know it may be hard for her to think logically. As for Cheyanne Nowak, when referring to the missing fireman in FB, she didnt address him as “her” or “their” friend as in other reports. The video is ‘here’ @ 1:13 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/25/jerry-perdomo-florida-firefighter-missing-maine_n_1301375.html
Her My Space pg tho ..describes her as a thrill seeking single mom who drinks & partys & lives in Maine. She goes on to say, “Some people just plain don’t like me and that is fine..I dont really care what other people think..” Lovely. Sounds like the perfect Bonnie for Clyde. As for Nowak’s lover-boy, Daniel Porter ..well, meet ‘CLYDE’. That fool is guilty as sin. Im like the FBI & dont believe in coincidences. Whether it be spiritually or at the hands of a someone w/ an agenda, things happen for a reason. He asked for directions to the nearest Walmart saying they wanted to leave their old car there b/c they had to drive to Florida for an emerg. Florida was on his mind for a reason & ironically Walmart is where the fireman’s car was also left. More likely by dingy Porter. And how many ppl buy a car “UNSEEN” looking like a homeless bum? They robbed the fireman & killed him while committing a felony which qualifys them both for the death penalty, smdh. If they come up w/ evidence against the duo, then they can get Nowak to turn & give them their motive.
Wow i guess you solved it… not. You say don’t jump to conclusions but congrats, you just did. Believe everything the news says, which is very inaccurate at the moment…
..and why didnt any of the communities or community & church leaders of Bagor come out to help the missing man’s family?? Is it an industrial area ..or are they lacking in family values & compassion??