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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PublishedMarch 8, 2017
Man convicted of Portland murder pleads guilty to drug charge
Gang Majok, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Treyjon Arsenault in 2015, pleads guilty in York County to a drug trafficking charge.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2017
Suspect pleads guilty, gets 30 years for murder of Westbrook High graduate
Gang Deng Majok shot 19-year-old Treyjon Arsenault, an innocent bystander, inside Da Block Studios in Portland’s Old Port in 2015.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2017
Two York County men made up story of home invasion, police say
The police believe the men fabricated the story after they had been drinking and fought each other.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2017
West End homicide victim sold marijuana, showed cash on social media, friend says
The roommate of Bryan K. Garcia, 35, who died Monday, said he and others warned Garcia not to show off his money. ‘If you have $20,000, why are you showing people?’
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PublishedMarch 1, 2017
Accidental overdoses of fentanyl killed former Old Orchard Beach councilor, Saco woman
It’s unclear whether Dana Furtado, 44, and Amber Morrow, 21, knew the substance was pure fentanyl, a painkiller up to 50 times as powerful as heroin.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2017
Portland homicide victim was convicted sex offender
Bryan K. Garcia of Scarborough, who was found unresponsive Monday in his car on a West End street, also had convictions for drug and weapons offenses.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2017
Bomb threat leads to evacuation of Gorham High School
Maine State Police dogs detected nothing suspicious during a search of the building, and classes will resume on Wednesday.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2017
Trio charged with robbing, beating woman at South Portland motel held on bail
Police say a man and two women accused of beating a 28-year-old woman were looking for profits from drug sales and wanted to avenge a slight.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2017
Mother of Acton murder suspect says her daughter endured years of abuse
Linda Griffin says Kandee Weyland, who is accused of fatally stabbing her ex-husband, only intended to confront him about losing custody of their children.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2017
Acton woman charged with killing ex-husband had lost custody battle
Scott Weyland’s mother says police told her that when Kandee Weyland received a court judgment calling her ‘severely compromised’ in caring for her children, she found him and stabbed him.
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