The fatal Maine Turnpike crash involving a trucker in November has put the spotlight on inspections.
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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SWAT team arrests man after standoff in Standish
The encounter began about 10 a.m. when police tried to execute an arrest warrant stemming from a June standoff with the same suspect.
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Scary new scam threatens death if recipient doesn’t pay up
A Falmouth resident reports the text message to police, who say it’s a variation on a standard theme but they haven’t seen one that ominous before.
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Police seek man suspected of smashing windows at halal market in Portland
Advocates for Muslim-Americans condemn the vandalism at the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue.
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Man sets fire to wife’s home, fatally stabs himself
State fire investigators and Fairfield police are investigating the domestic violence incident that occurred after midnight.
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Man sets fire to wife’s home, car, fatally stabs himself
State fire investigators and Fairfield police are investigating the domestic violence incident that occurred after midnight.
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‘We don’t believe you’: Victim’s family denounces driver accused in Casco hit-and-run
Speaking through a law firm representing the family of Lorna Nugent, the family takes aim at statements by the family of Jeffrey E. Smith Jr., the accused driver.
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Truck driver in I-95 crash that killed 2 Mainers violated safety rules, authorities say
The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered the Massachusetts company to immediately stop interstate trucking operations.
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Police seek help finding suspect who fled I-95 traffic stop
Michael Gatcomb, 33, of Livermore Falls, is believed to be the man who fled from a New Hampshire state trooper early Wednesday morning.
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Windham woman in wheelchair struck by car
Police say the accident is still under investigation but appears to have been caused by pedestrian error.