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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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
Reported suicide by transgender boy housed in girls unit at Long Creek prompts demand for review
His death while on suicide watch raises many questions about incarceration practices, but corrections officials aren’t talking, even as two groups ask the Maine attorney general to investigate.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2016
A respected Maine deputy, or a predator of minors?
An examination of the case against Lincoln County’s Kenneth L. Hatch III paints a picture of a committed lawman facing troubling allegations in recent years.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2016
Wind-driven brush fire extinguished in Scarborough
The flames were largely contained within an hour, the fire chief says.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2016
York Beach firefighter killed in tractor-trailer crash
Samuel Horn was driving a truck from the Poland Spring plant in Hollis when he likely suffered a medical problem, police say.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2016
Portland police arrest man after shots fired in Old Port
Noor Mohamed, 25, faces multiple charges in the Thursday night incident, police say.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2016
Standish man who donated kidney to stranger indicted on gross sexual assault charges
Joshua Dall-Leighton received local and national media attention in 2015 when he responded to a plea on a car window.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2016
As scare over rare prion disease eases, Maine Medical Center resumes surgeries
The Portland hospital completes a precautionary sterilization of equipment while awaiting test results on a patient who showed signs of the fatal brain condition.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2016
Brunswick man arrested in connection with stabbing in Bath
Jacob Davis, 25, allegedly stabbed another man inside a Washington Street apartment.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Authorities identify woman, 2 children killed in Old Town blaze
The remains of the victims are taken to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsies, and investigators work to pinpoint the cause of the fire.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2016
Former Old Orchard Beach fire chief pleads not guilty to arson
Prosecutors say Ricky Plummer deliberately set a wildfire in April that destroyed 43 acres of marsh and took more than 100 firefighters to control.
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