A man wearing a ski mask entered the store, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police say.
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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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.
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‘Distracted’ driver injured when car rear-ends school bus in Falmouth
The 9 children aboard the bus and the bus driver were uninjured.
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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.
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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.
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Great Island man sets fire to mobile home, kills dogs, police say
Bradley Wallace, 30, is charged with one count of felony arson.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.