Douglas Putnam, who has been missing since Wednesday night was located by officers shortly after the department released a statement about his disappearance.
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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Four-vehicle crash is cleared on Maine Turnpike in Scarborough
Two of three northbound lanes were temporarily closed after the 10 a.m. crash.
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South Portland police investigate gunshots in Pleasantdale neighborhood
No one was injured, but bullets damaged a car and some buildings.
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Three from Sanford charged with kidnapping, assault
They are accused of luring a man to an abandoned apartment, beating him and attempting to extort an undisclosed amount of money for his release.
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Portland teenager still missing a week after she ran away
Hilda Vanessa Sanaguaray-Upaya, 14, was last seen by family members near the Northgate Shopping Center, police say.
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Eighty dogs, including 30 puppies, confiscated from house in Gray
Officials believe the home was being operated for unlicensed breeding and issue a summons to Anita McBride, but she denies the animals were living in substandard conditions.
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Four men burglarized same Westbrook business 3 nights in a row, police say
One suspect remains at large.
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Police investigate death of 13-year-old Yarmouth girl as possible suicide
The seventh-grader at Harrison Middle School was found unresponsive in her home by family members Monday evening.
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Portland man shot domestic partner at least 5 times after an argument, police say
A detective testified Friday that Anthony Leng admitted shooting Sohka Khuon, saying that she turned to him with a knife in her hand, but police say the evidence doesn’t match the story.
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Embattled former York County probate judge reprimanded again by state’s highest court
Robert M.A. Nadeau, suspended previously for unethical conduct, failed to recuse himself from a 2016 child support case involving a woman who had criticized him on social media.