Falmouth police said Friday evening that Christine Hammontree, 29, was found days after she was last seen in New York’s Times Square.
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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State’s tallest building approved for site in downtown Portland
The 18-story building, with more than 260 apartments, will be geared toward middle-market rents. Construction could begin this summer.
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Remains found in Caribou identified as man missing since 2019
Kurtis Madore, 31, was reported missing in June 2019.
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Police investigate human remains found in Caribou
Police will try to determine whether the remains are those of a Caribou man who has been missing for nearly two years.
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Portland detective reveals trail of clues leading to arrest in 2016 cold case killing
In a bail hearing Wednesday, police describe the investigation that led to Aristotle Stilley, who is charged with murder in the 2016 shooting death of David Anderson in the city’s West End.
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Suspect flees before police surround home in Buxton
A standoff that developed before 10:30 a.m. ended several hours later after police discovered the man they sought had already fled.
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Police investigate discovery of human remains at home of deceased Casco man
Relatives cleaning out their father’s home after his death found the remains in an outbuilding on the property on Poland Spring Road.
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Portland man’s arrest shines light on growing white nationalist movement
Andrew Hazelton, who is charged with possessing child pornography, was a member of a small but vocal white supremacist propaganda group that recently established a presence in Maine.
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Fears of workplace shooting led to child porn charge against Portland man
A Portland business owner called the FBI after receiving an anonymous tip that an employee was a white nationalist who was buying guns and preparing for the collapse of society.
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Maine secretary of state backs bills to keep trash talk off license plates
Lawmakers who don’t like the proliferation of plates with objectionable content are proposing new limits and have the support of Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.