The girl was last seen near Deering High School on Monday.
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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‘Crazy dangerous’ opiate carfentanil claims first life in Maine
The substance is 5,000 times more potent than heroin, and is used in veterinary medicine to tranquilize elephants and other large animals.
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Toddler who died at Raymond day care center was being treated for ear infections
Determination of the cause of death of 16-month-old Travis Weston awaits test results, police say.
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Fire damages building at Kennebunkport business
A fire at a cottage rental business on Wildes District Road was reported about 10:53 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
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Judge in review of Sanborn murder case rejects prosecutors’ call to step aside
The state has questioned the impartiality of Justice Joyce Wheeler, but she stays on without making her reasons public.
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Prosecutors ask judge in Sanborn murder case to recuse herself
The Attorney General’s Office says it requested Justice Joyce Wheeler step down from the case because of statements she made at Sanborn’s bail hearing in April.
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Bay State man charged with illegal elver possession
Joseph Starratt, 51, of Middleborough, Mass., was found with 16½ pounds of glass eels last month in Scarborough, authorities say.
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Missing Portland man may be trying to walk to Canada
Portland Police said a 39-year-old from Portland, Benvindo Nzau, is experiencing mental health problems and may be attempting to walk from Portland to the Canadian border.
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Maine police arrest Massachusetts man after multiple car chases
Tyler Keating avoided police for more than a week, they say, fleeing from traffic stops on the highway and in Portland.
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Amid hiring crunch, Portland police offer $10,000 signing bonus
The police department says it wants to fill 10 officer positions and four dispatcher jobs before the start of the next police academy class in August.