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A Wanted Man Who Liked Student Parties: UMaine's 17-Hour Manhunt Alert

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Confirmed Threat

On October 25, 2024, the University of Maine and Orono police issued a campus-wide alert seeking Noah Lachapelle-Quinn, wanted for an aggravated assault on two UMaine students at an off-campus Orono party days earlier. The alert noted he was not a student but known to frequent student gatherings and had a history of assaulting others. Roughly 17 hours later, on October 26, UMaine sent a follow-up canceling the alert after Lachapelle-Quinn was taken into custody.

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Institution
University of Maine
Public R1 · ME
~11,500 studentsUMaine Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Verified verbatimThe Maine Campus (UMaine student newspaper) directly quoted this UMaine Alert verbatim, confirmed also by WABI and News Center Maine coverage of the October 25, 2024 search alert200 chars
UMaine Alert: Orono Police searching for aggravated assault suspect Noah Lachapelle-Quinn, white male 5 '8 225 lbs. Brown hair, blue eyes. If you have tips or leads on location please contact Orono PD
Verbatim text confirmed by The Maine Campus, which quoted the alert directly; the '5 '8' spacing is as it appeared in The Maine Campus quote (the alert's SMS format likely omitted the double-quote)
The suspect's name 'Lachapelle-Quinn' is spelled inconsistently across outlets (some render 'Lachappelle-Quinn'); the UMaine Police post uses 'Lachapelle-Quinn,' preserved here
The warning is a Clery timely warning for an off-campus aggravated assault on students, with a continuing-threat rationale because the suspect frequented student gatherings
Notably the SMS alert names 'Orono Police' only (not 'Orono and UMaine Police'), the physical description uses the 5 '8 format, and asks recipients to contact Orono PD — briefer than usual campus-alert style
ALL CLEARSMS
Verified verbatimBangor Daily News / Maine Campus quotation of the cancellation alert100 chars
UMaine Alert canceled: Aggravated assault suspect Noah Lachapelle-Quinn has been taken into custody.
This cancellation alert is quoted verbatim from reporting: 'UMaine Alert canceled: Aggravated assault suspect Noah Lachapelle-Quinn has been taken into custody.'
The follow-up arrived roughly 17 hours after the initial alert, per the Maine Campus, after a permanent warrant prompted the suspect to surrender.
This functions as the all-clear: it explicitly cancels the active warning and reports the suspect is in custody, ending the continuing threat.
Context

Background

Around October 20, 2024, two University of Maine students were assaulted at an off-campus party in Orono. On October 25, the UMaine and Orono Police Departments issued a campus-wide alert seeking the suspect, Noah Lachapelle-Quinn, describing him physically and noting that although he was neither a UMaine student nor an Orono resident, he was known to frequent student gatherings and had a history of assaulting others — the continuing-threat basis for a Clery timely warning. The search drew coverage across Maine media. About 17 hours after the first alert, on October 26, UMaine sent a follow-up reading 'UMaine Alert canceled: Aggravated assault suspect Noah Lachapelle-Quinn has been taken into custody,' after a permanent warrant prompted him to turn himself in. The case is a clean illustration of a Clery timely warning for an off-campus crime against students, with a concise, verbatim cancellation notice closing the loop.
Analysis

Key Findings

UMaine issued a Clery timely warning for an off-campus aggravated assault on two students, citing the suspect's habit of frequenting student gatherings as the continuing threat
The alert named the suspect, Noah Lachapelle-Quinn, and gave a physical description rather than a generic advisory
A verbatim cancellation alert closed the loop about 17 hours later when the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody
The suspect was neither a UMaine student nor an Orono resident, complicating the campus-versus-community boundary of the warning
Outcome
Two UMaine students were assaulted at an off-campus party in Orono around October 20, 2024. Noah Lachapelle-Quinn, who is not a UMaine student or Orono resident, turned himself in after a permanent warrant was issued and was taken into custody on October 26, 2024.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Orono and UMaine Police Departments searching for Noah Lachapelle-Quinn - UMaine Police
    umaine.edu
  2. News
    Search underway for man who reportedly assaulted UMaine students - Bangor Daily News
    bangordailynews.com
  3. News
    Man wanted for alleged assault of UMaine students taken into custody - Bangor Daily News
    bangordailynews.com
  4. Student Paper
    Man accused of assaulting two UMaine students apprehended - The Maine Campus
    mainecampus.com
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