Griffyn Smith, 19, was a passenger in a car that hit a tree and overturned off West Side Road.
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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Portland police, heeding quacks, rescue brood of ducklings
The baby mallards were stuck in a storm drain on Cumberland Avenue when two officers intervened.
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Fate of Rockland man who allegedly talked about school shooting rests with doctors
Brandon Luzzi is being held at Pen Bay Medical Center while clinicians determine whether he is well enough mentally to go home or needs treatment.
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A warning, an emergency lockdown – 44 minutes later, the scene is secure
On a day when Rockland police were to train on school lockdown procedures, a disturbing tip sent authorities into action.
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Police say they could charge Rockland man who heard voices ‘telling him to do a school shooting’
Brandon Luzzi remained at Pen Bay Medical Center on Wednesday getting a mental health evaluation, a day after 8 guns were seized from his home within sight of South Elementary School.
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South Berwick man on ATV hit pedestrian and fled on foot, police say
Franklin Mann is charged with aggravated assault and operating under the influence resulting in an injury, both felonies.
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Fire damages 3-family house in Portland
Firefighters who happened to be nearby noticed the fire.
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Arundel man, 40, dies in Kennebunk moped crash
Andrew Giles wasn’t wearing a helmet when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail, police say.
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Warren Watson, former Maine news executive and author, dies at 67
He served as managing editor of the Portland Press Herald and executive editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel during a diverse journalistic career that included teaching and writing.
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Memorial Day parade a time for reflection, thanks in Portland
Scores of families, children and veterans wave flags and cheer during the annual procession on Congress Street.