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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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Famed Asylum graffiti wall in Portland bites the dust
With a couple of swipes by an excavator’s jaws, the famed mural that has adorned the rear wall of the nightclub and concert venue comes tumbling down.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2016
Lewiston man, 89, dies in crash on turnpike
Henry Roy is killed when his car collides with a paving roller in a construction zone.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2016
Topsham police officer injured when suspected drunken driver hits cruiser
Officer Lucas Shirland, among the newest members of the force, is treated for neck pain, and the other driver is charged.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2016
Portland social worker indicted on charge of sexually assaulting patient
Kelly O’Rourke was arrested earlier on one count of gross sexual assault, under a provision that makes it a felony for a psychiatrist or social worker to have a sexual relationship with a patient.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2016
Suspect’s Norwegian acquaintances say alleged behavior ‘makes no sense’
They describe a socially awkward man with autism and no interest in politics.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2016
Norwegian tourist charged in death threats against Portland police
Espen Brungodt, 28, is arrested at a Portland hotel, unarmed, after emails and tweets discuss shooting officers from a parking garage. Brungodt’s father says his son has a form of autism.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Cumberland County sheriff investigating release of Muslim protesters’ photos
The sheriff’s office is looking into whether photos of two women arrested at a July 15 protest were improperly released.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Fatal overdose Thursday part of likely record for Sanford
So far this year, five people have died of overdoses out of a total of 23 reported overdoses, a rate that puts the city on track to double the number in 2015.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
New York man with fake credit cards is charged with 54 counts of fraud, police say
Keith J. Evans, 25, was arrested in Westbrook on Sunday following a search by police of the car he was traveling in.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Maine boat captain accused of holding machete to man’s neck in Boston
Boston police say Stephen Thuotte, of Porter, assaulted a Brunswick, Maine, man at the Boston Fish Pier.
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