Sheriff Kevin Joyce says it’s unconstitutional to delay anyone’s release so ICE officials without warrants can consider deportation, but he fears those freed will commit crimes.
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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Police release sketch of person seen with homeless man before slaying
Anyone with information about the man in the sketch should call Portland police, who are investigating the slaying of Sunao Thomas Yamada Jr.
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Suspected heroin dealer wanted for attempted murder is captured in Maine
A state police tactical team helps re-arrest Rafael Santiago-Salazar, 19, in Machias.
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Crash in Yarmouth on I-295 slows northbound traffic
Cars are backed up between exit 15 and exit 17, according to a Turnpike Authority tweet.
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Portland man charged with assaulting 8-week-old daughter
Police say the infant suffered a serious injury and had to be hosptalized.
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Car crashes into Westbrook church
No one suffers serious injuries when the vehicle failed to yield to traffic at Main and Stroudwater streets and barreled into the First Baptist Church.
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Former Sen. Mitchell outlines some ways to fix a broken political system
At a UNE event, he says that until the flood of ‘corrupt money’ influencing politics and the partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts are ended, divisions will persist.
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Police track Maine suspect’s movements leading up to quadruple slayings
As a judge orders a psych evaluation for the Rockport man accused of murdering his mother, two grandparents and a caretaker, the DA says the victims were bludgeoned and a baseball bat was found nearby.
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Have you seen this skateboard? Police say owner could be tied to car thefts
Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying the owner of a uniquely designed skateboard that was left in a stolen van following a police chase.
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Personal information on more than 524,000 Mainers breached in Equifax hack
Personal identifying information for nearly half of all adults in the state were potentially accessed by criminal hackers who breached Equifax databases.