The Scarborough store was evacuated after Sean Francis of Portland allegedly threatened police and store officials because they were holding his wife.
Matt Byrne
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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Anthony Sanborn, Maine’s 1st convicted killer to be released on bail, gets taste of freedom
He is adjusting to a world that left him behind during nearly three decades spent behind bars.
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Divers search Westbrook river for missing Portland man
Sebastian Kelley was last seen June 17 in Portland.
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Prosecutors want to exclude experts’ testimony on serial killer theory in Sanborn case
An attorney for Anthony Sanborn, whose post-conviction review is scheduled for next week, is arguing that Jessica Briggs’ murder was the work of a serial killer, but prosecutors say that argument is speculation.
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Bicyclist injured in collision with SUV in Wells
Philip E. Philbin, 52, of Clinton, Massachusetts, was not wearing a helmet when he struck on Atlantic Avenue.
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Teens arrested after robbery of West End convenience store
A clerk at the Cumberland Farms on Pine Street said two men with handguns and wearing masks entered the store and demanded money about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Bath man charged with indecent exposure
Jeremy Collier, 39, was arrested after two teenage girls said Collier exposed himself to them on Front Street.
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Saco attorney convicted of federal money laundering faces new scrutiny
Gary Prolman, who spent nine months in prison but won back the right to practice law in 2016, is is accused of unspecified misconduct by a former female client.
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South Portland lawmaker interviewed by Secret Service for anti-Trump rant on Facebook
Democrat Scott Hamann is also stripped of his committee assignments by House Speaker Sara Gideon, who calls his conduct ‘inexcusable.’
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Investigators seize bookkeeper’s computer from Lilley law firm
Investigators suspect the late attorney’s employee siphoned off funds estimated at more than $850,000.