Matt Byrne

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
November 25, 2016

Eddington third-grader dies unexpectedly

RSU 63 Superintendent Susan Smith says Isaiah Perry, 8, was a ‘wonderful, friendly’ child; the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Published
November 23, 2016

Cape Elizabeth locates missing man; Portland police still searching for another

Allyn Fye, of Cape Elizabeth, was located Wednesday, Cape police said. Evariste Munyensanga, of Portland, was last seen Friday and has not been heard from since.
Published
November 23, 2016

Corrections chief says he plans outside review in response to teenager’s suicide at Long Creek

In his first interview since the death of 16-year-old Charles Maisie Knowles, Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick says he will invite a diverse group of independent groups to review policies and practices.
Published
November 22, 2016

Two Bridges jail administrator pleads not guilty to OUI charge

Mark Westrum was arrested Oct. 8 in Bath after an officer saw him driving without his headlights on, police say.
Published
November 22, 2016

Second of 3 men sentenced in 2013 Biddeford slaying

Bub Peter Nguany, 29, gets 40 years for intentional murder in the revenge killing of Charles Raybine, who was shot multiple times in the face.
Published
November 22, 2016

Police ask for help finding missing Portland man

Evariste Munyensanga, 29, a long-distance runner who lives on Cumberland Avenue, has not been seen since 4 p.m.Friday, police say.
Published
November 22, 2016

Vandal carves TRUMP into dashboard of car with anti-Trump bumper sticker

Megan Dyke’s car was parked in her Portland driveway when someone also peeled the “#NeverTrump fight hate” sticker from her bumper and slashed her seats.
Published
November 21, 2016

Driver pleads not guilty in fatal hit-and-run in Windham

Devin Brown, 33, is held on $50,000 bail after pleading not guilty to several charges, including failure to remain at the scene of an accident involving death.
Published
November 21, 2016

Lewiston robber shot by would-be victim

Police say 27-year-old Abdulahi Abdi pulled a knife on a man on Birch Street and demanded his wallet, but the man shot Abdi in the shoulder.
Published
November 21, 2016

Former prison guard accused of sex with inmate pleads not guilty

Joshua Dall-Leighton, who was celebrated for donating a kidney to a stranger, pleaded not guilty to five felony sex charges in York County Superior Court.

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