CARROLL PLANTATION – A town man who disappeared with his children in apparent violation of a custody arrangement has probably left Maine, state police said Wednesday.

No one has telephoned state police with information regarding Peter Perfect, 44, Aleah Perfect, 6, and Amara Perfect, 2, since their disappearance Sunday, which leads to that conclusion, said Stephen McCausland, state police spokesman.

“They could be just keeping a low profile but such widespread attention in the state media would typically generate at least a couple of calls,” McCausland said Wednesday.

State police issued a nationwide teletype and asked the Transportation Security Administration, the federal organization overseeing security at airports and other transportation centers, to search center parking lots for Perfect’s car, McCausland said.

Perfect and his children were last seen at a Lincoln church on Sunday afternoon and it’s possible that he is headed for Anchorage, Alaska, where he once lived, McCausland said.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Department is also watching for Perfect, McCausland said.

A construction worker, Perfect usually works in Aroostook County. He was last seen with his children in a gold and tan 2003 Saturn Ion with Maine license plates 3070 LH. His wife, Jodie, reported them missing Monday after he failed to drop the children off early Sunday per their agreement.

Jodie Perfect said Tuesday that she fears Peter might harm her, himself or maybe even the children. The Penobscot Valley Hospital nurse and emergency medical technician describes their 17-year marriage as “rocky.”

“He threatened to kill myself, or any boyfriends I might have. He said he would kill us all,” Perfect has said. “He made that threat the night I served him [with divorce papers] on Aug. 17. I told him it was over on Aug. 10.”

Perfect or anyone who has seen him or his children or knows anything of their whereabouts should contact state police at 800-432-7381.

State police have not sounded an Amber Alert, because they lack the grounds to, McCausland said. Amber Alerts use the Emergency Alert System to instantaneously alert all media and the public through virtually all forms of media of a child who has been confirmed by police to have been abducted and is at serious risk.

Lincoln District Court Judge James MacMichael issued a temporary protective order Monday awarding Jodie temporary full custody of the children, but Perfect doesn’t lose his parental rights until he is served the order, and police cannot confirm that this is an abduction.

“He does have parental rights and there’s no indication at this point that the children are endangered,” McCausland said.

Except for some motor vehicle infractions and a single charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants, Peter Perfect has no criminal record, court officials said.

Investigators have found the .410-gauge semiautomatic rifle that Perfect owns, McCausland said. This doesn’t necessarily indicate that the children or Perfect are not in danger, it does help alleviate that concern, he said.

Also, state media’s quick response to the state police bulletin achieved about the same results as an Amber Alert, McCausland said.

The alerts are named after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas in 1996.

Maine has never issued an Amber Alert, McCausland said.

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