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 16, 2021
Standish man faces charges in high-speed chase through Bath, Wiscasset
The driver of an SUV failed to stop for a state trooper, but was stopped when Wiscasset police deflated two of his SUV’s tires.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Court date set for Portsmouth police officer charged with domestic assault in Maine
South Berwick resident Todd Goodwin, 44, is expected to appear in York County District Court next week on one count of domestic violence assault.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Lewiston attorney suspended six months for lying and misconduct
Attorney Stephen Link was found to have been intentionally dishonest with one client and to have failed to follow through on representing another.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Man charged in Portland standoff Sunday was charged in similar confrontation in January
In that earlier incident, Carlos Ernesto Ramos-Dubon allegedly threatened a teenager and officers with a knife and then tried to flee.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Cumberland County commissioners end jail emergency
During a meeting that lasted only a few minutes, commissioners voted unanimously to return jail operations to normal.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Cumberland County Jail eases lockdown as officials move to end COVID emergency
An outbreak that began in September and peaked this month appears to have eased, allowing the jail to accept new inmates.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Officers had no chance to de-escalate, Falmouth police say of fatal shooting
A person called police Tuesday night to report that a man was running around an intersection with a knife, police radio transmissions indicate.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Man shot by Portland police says he wanted officer to kill him
Edward Hyman says he was desperate, depressed and out of options when he attempted ‘suicide by cop’ Oct. 9 outside the Preble Street Resource Center.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Are pot-related problems on the rise? State lacks data to say for sure
One year after recreational marijuana was legalized, there are some warning signs, but few statistics to show how legal cannabis impacts public safety.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Infections and lockdowns at Cumberland County Jail ease for now
But new infections inside the jail mean the virus is still circulating.
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