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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PublishedMay 5, 2017
Portland taxi driver recounts knife attack by passenger
‘He just reached around and said, I’m gonna cut you,’ says Joe Kamysz, 60, of Gorham of the attack early Friday outside a strip club.
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
Lewiston sweep nets 14 on drug, various other charges
The operation results in two arrests on felony drug counts, along with a dozen arrests for charges including outstanding warrants.
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
Westbrook brothers plead not guilty to welfare fraud
They are accused of using a Portland grocery store owned by the older brother to defraud the government in a cash-back scheme involving welfare benefits.
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PublishedMay 3, 2017
State funding for court-appointed attorneys runs out
Lawyers representing indigent defendants for the rest of the fiscal year will have to wait until July 1 to be paid.
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PublishedMay 2, 2017
Police quickly charge suspect in West End convenience store robbery
Police say Garlrenice Somnang Tek, 27, of Portland threatened and poked a knife at a store clerk.
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PublishedMay 2, 2017
Lebanon man wanted in domestic violence assault is still missing
Dale Godfrey, 52, has not been seen or heard from since he fled his Lebanon home April 26. He is wanted for a charge of domestic violence assault.
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PublishedMay 2, 2017
Investigator turns over Sanborn murder case files that he kept in his attic
The boxes of material held exculpatory evidence and show that a detective lied at the trial, the defense team says.
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PublishedApril 27, 2017
Portland Jetport warns neighbors: It could get noisy
Between May 15 and June 6, a construction project will force a change in flight paths and take aircraft over neighborhoods in Portland, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough.
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PublishedApril 27, 2017
Man who died in South Portland tent fire is identified
Police used comparative DNA samples from a family member to identify Rodney Jewell, 48.
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PublishedApril 26, 2017
New filing in Sanborn case adds accusations against police, prosecutor
Anthony Sanborn Jr., convicted in 1992 of killing Jessica Briggs, was released on bail this month after a key witness said her testimony against him had been coerced by investigators.
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