Matt Byrne

Staff Writer

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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Published
January 25, 2018

Portland police search for knife-wielding robber of Brighton Avenue Subway

A man wearing a ski mask entered the store, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police say.
Published
January 24, 2018

Driver in critical condition after Alfred crash that sent vehicles into buildings

Mary McNally, 62, of Hollis was driving a car that collided head-on with a tractor-trailer Tuesday night on Route 202.
Published
January 24, 2018

‘Distracted’ driver injured when car rear-ends school bus in Falmouth

The 9 children aboard the bus and the bus driver were uninjured.
Published
January 18, 2018

It’s time to shift away from incarcerating young offenders at Long Creek, researchers say

Rather than a large, centralized detention center like the one in South Portland, youths in Maine would be better served by smaller, community-based treatment centers, a new policy paper recommends.
Published
January 17, 2018

Police  say Portland officer arrested at Massachusetts nightclub assaulted customers

The police report says Zahra M. Abu pushed crowd members, assaulted the venue’s head of security and refused to leave, then later said she was a victim of racial profiling.
Published
January 17, 2018

Great Island man sets fire to mobile home, kills dogs, police say

Bradley Wallace, 30, is charged with one count of felony arson.
Published
January 17, 2018

Robbery of Westbrook dry cleaner ends in foot chase, arrest

A 29-year-old woman entered the Pratt Abbott on Main Street, brandished a knife, and demanded money.
Published
January 17, 2018

New Hampshire student killed when snow tube hits tree along Sunday River ski trail

A second Portsmouth High School student is seriously injured in the accident, which happened on a steep trail at 2 a.m. Wednesday when the resort was closed.
Published
January 16, 2018

Portland man charged with murdering longtime domestic partner waives initial court appearance

Anthony Leng, accused of shooting Sohka Khuon at their home on Jan. 7, will have a probable cause hearing as early as next week.
Published
January 16, 2018

Portland police officer put on leave after arrest in Massachusetts

Zahra Munye Abu, the first Somali immigrant to serve on the city’s force, is charged in Worcester with 5 misdemeanors, including assault.