Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2017
Early-morning explosions wake you? Blame partying boat captain
Police say Russell Parmenter set off mortar-style fireworks around 1:30 a.m. from his boat tied up at the Maine Wharf.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2017
Portland handyman with history of fraud issued summons in South Portland
Police say Daniel B. Tucci Sr., who was ordered by a judge in 2013 to stop doing home repair work, took $600 for a garage repair project that he never completed.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2017
Plea deal between prosecutor, Portland Black Lives Matter protesters collapses
When the 17 protesters insist on attending a restorative justice meeting as one group, rather than in two separate sessions, the prosecutor calls off the meeting.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2017
Fake explosive device found in Westbrook woods belonged to National Guard
A PVC pipe with tape, wires and a cellphone was determined to be a training device left behind by the nearby Guard unit during previous training.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2017
Searchers comb Route 109 area in Sanford for missing woman
Police and wardens are searching for Kerry Rear, 40, who was last seen Jan. 22 at the Lil’ Mart in Sanford.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2017
Police charge driver in crash with Amtrak train in Portland
Derso Mekonen faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, with each carrying a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2017
Saco woman remembered for unfailing kindness
Amber Pearl Morrow, 21, had a knack for reaching out to others, often as a way of soothing her own pain of rejection.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2017
A violent offender’s last act, a lesson for law enforcement
Norman J. Strobel Jr.’s deadly shootout in Maine last fall ended a lifelong pattern of abuse against women, a history that often managed to fly under the radar of successive investigators.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2017
Police consider charging Portland man who crashed into Downeaster train with 2 kids in car
Police say Derso Mekonen was trying to outrace the train when he drove around a line of waiting cars and maneuvered past the safety barrier.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2017
Police in 4 communities collaborate to help drug users
Police departments of Buxton, Gorham, Windham and Westbrook pledge to work with the newly hired recovery liaison to help people in recovery.
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