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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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
Driver in Casco hit-and-run had been drinking and doing drugs, police say
Jeffrey E. Smith Jr. told his parents he thought he hit a deer, but detectives allege he hit and killed Lorna Nugent while he and a woman he met at a party were driving around looking for a place to have sex.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2016
Auburn couple investigated for selling diseased puppies
Police executed a search warrant Monday at the home of Steven and Leala Evans after someone complained that a puppy they sold had parvo virus, a contagious and potentially fatal viral infection.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2016
Icy tracks derail Pan Am train in Leeds
The locomotive was not towing loaded cars when it struck an ice dam at Blue Rock Road and derailed.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Sebago man charged in hit-and-run death of woman in Casco
Lorna Nugent, 56, was struck and killed on Route 302 shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday. Jeffrey Eugene Smith Jr. was arrested Monday afternoon.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Windham man arrested hours after allegedly robbing Portland Shaw’s
Portland police say Joshua Nelson demanded cash from a clerk at the supermarket about 9:40 p.m. He was arrested less than two hours later.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2016
Brunswick man severely injured when clothing catches fire
Thomas Soucy was adding a log to his wood stove when his pants, and then his wheelchair, caught fire.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2016
Maine’s first deep freeze fills shelters, strands motorists
Shelter staffers patrol Portland streets to look for stragglers and AAA Northern New England responds to hundreds of calls per hour, mostly to deal with dead batteries.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2016
Maine State Police to review investigation records in 1993 death of Hebron shooter’s first wife
A murder-suicide last week in which Daniel Randall killed his daughter sparks a new look at a case involving Greta Randall’s fatal fall at a Cape Elizabeth park, which was ruled an accident.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2016
Sanford man wanted after police chase in Waterboro
Authorities say Tyler Cann, 24, of Sanford sped away from officers in Waterboro, and officers broke off the pursuit when it became too dangerous.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2016
Biddeford raid reveals building, safety code violations
Police say they went to 84 High St. to investigate alleged drug trafficking and found eight code violations.
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