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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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Police say heroin laced with lethal synthetic drug may be circulating in Sanford area
They issue an alert about the danger of W-18, which can cause near-instant death, in hopes of avoiding an overdose ‘disaster.’
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PublishedAugust 31, 2016
Portland police use Facebook to ID suspect in theft of elderly woman’s cane
Police asked for the public’s help to identify the man, and the community delivered.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2016
Rumford drug felon gets 4 years in prison for gun possession
Troy Blanchard was convicted of a drug felony in 2014, which prevented him from legally possessing a firearm.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2016
Driver suffers medical problem, hits Macy’s at Maine Mall
The driver and a passenger are both taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police say.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2016
Six-vehicle crash on I-295 cleared, traffic flowing again
The vehicles collided in the southbound passing lane near exit 17 in Yarmouth.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2016
Maine AG providing police with overdose antidote
It’s ‘part of my responsibilities,’ Janet Mills says, using settlement funds to pay for the opioid antidote. Since June, it has revived 14 addicts.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2016
Man found bleeding in Falmouth Wal-Mart parking lot dies
Police are investigating the cause and circumstances of the 67-year-old’s death.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Notes containing threats against Muslims found at Westbrook apartment complex
The typewritten strips of paper, which said ‘All Muslims are Terrorists should be Killed,’ are discovered by an Iraqi resident of Westbrook Pointe on Prospect Street.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Portland Catholic Diocese settles with 6 sexual abuse victims for $1.2 million
The plaintiffs were all sexually abused by James Vallely, a longtime priest in the Bangor, Portland and South Berwick areas who is now deceased.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2016
Six of 18 arrested during July protest waive arraignment
The protesters, who blocked a busy section of Commercial Street on July 15, are due back in court in October.
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