Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
Fire tears through Sanford neighborhood, destroying apartment buildings
A resident of the building where the fire started said she climbed down a fire escape to get out and was one of 4 people taken to a hospital for various reasons, including smoke inhalation.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2017
Alert goes out after string of daylight burglaries in South Portland
Police say the burglars have entered unlocked homes and taken jewelry, cash and precious metals.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Old Orchard Beach man accused of punching, choking pregnant girlfriend
Justin Murphy, 24, is arrested and charged with elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person – a Class A felony.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
LGBTQ rights group seeks report on conditions at Long Creek juvenile facility
One year after the suicide of a transgender teen at the facility, Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, or GLAD, files a request under Maine’s Freedom of Access Act.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Radar outages prompt change in Jetport flight patterns – and noise complaints
When the Portland International Jetport loses its FAA radar in Gray, airliners must take off over densely populated neighborhoods in South Portland.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Massachusetts man sentenced to 15 years for distributing drugs to Maine traffickers
Anibal Orsini, of Lawrence sold more than 100 grams of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine hydrochloride to three dealers who were arrested as drove back to Maine.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Pedestrian killed in accident Friday night identified as Corinth man
Brandon Henderson, 37, was struck by a pickup truck while walking on Route 15 in Corinth.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2017
Limerick teen accused of stealing women’s underwear; police recover 70 pair
The victims identified most of their undergarments, the York County sheriff says.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Fliers warning of nuclear war and extraterrestrials found on cars in South Portland
Police say the fliers don’t appear to fit the legal definition of hate crime, but could be described as ‘bat crazy.’
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Thief uses hammer to rob Portland jewelry store
The man walked in during business hours, smashed glass display cases and ran off with jewelry.
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