A 31-year-old man from Tenants Harbor is ejected from the vehicle when its driver runs a stop sign and strikes a pickup truck Tuesday.
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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Probe of Cumberland County Jail suicide shows no policies violated
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says staff members at the jail followed policies in responding to the suicide in March, but he won’t release the report.
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60-year-old hiker found dead in Baxter State Park
The man was discovered Sunday morning on the Chimney Pond Trail. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
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Maine police leaders say Trump’s advice to rough up suspects is ‘wrong message’
Officials say it’s illegal, hurts community relations, weakens criminal cases and violates their core values of professionalism.
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Pun for the road may keep drivers from being distracted
Unlike some states, Maine can take a witty approach to highway safety.
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Police arrest one woman, look for another in connection with vandalism in Hollis
More than 20 properties were sprayed with paint in the same part of town where a man in a creepy clown mask was arrested this week, police say.
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Two charged in Cherryfield killing fight extradition from New York
Police are not saying why the couple were in northern Maine or whether Sally Shaw was a random victim.
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Missing woman from Maine died on Delaware train tracks, family says
Sarah Meyer, 33, a 2002 graduate of South Portland High School, died this week, her husband said. She may have been struck by a train.
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Construction crew strikes water main near Marginal Way
The break has shut off water to businesses between Chestnut Street and Franklin Arterial.
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New York pair charged with murdering woman found in Cherryfield
Carine Reeves, 37, and Quaneysha Greeley, 19, are charged with murdering Sally Shaw, whose body was found along a road.