Damage is estimated at $750,000 in the nearly simultaneous fires that broke out Sunday night at R.C. Moore depots in Scarborough and Poland.
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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Colorado trucker sentenced for transporting child porn
Agents in Maine discovered that the trucker, who was traveling from Utah to Texas, transported memory cards containing the illicit material.
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Cumberland County Jail inmate who hanged himself has died, his sister says
Dante Majeroni, 26, is pronounced dead at Maine Medical Center a week after corrections officers found him in his cell.
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Head of state’s Long Creek youth correctional facility resigns
Jeffrey D. Merrill II, who was put on administrative leave Wednesday, tendered his resignation over the weekend, according to Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick.
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Long Creek administrator placed on administrative leave, investigation launched
The action follows several incidents at the youth correctional facility, including a suicide and an escape attempt by three residents.
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Cumberland County jail inmate attempts suicide
Dante Majeroni, 26, was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday night with a sheet around his neck. He is on life support at Maine Medical Center, a family member said.
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Beech Ridge owner claims blackmail is behind lawsuit against him
In a response to the lawsuit, which alleges sexual abuse, Andrew Cusack said the plaintiff colluded with a former race driver to try to blackmail him with the accusations.
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Six hunters accused of illegally shooting snowshoe hares
Five hunters from Massachusetts and one from Maine shot 67 more hares than they were legally allowed to, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Gorham High School evacuated after bomb threat
In the second such incident in less than a month, police dogs found no evidence of a bomb during a sweep of the building.
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Waterfront Concerts promoter arrested on domestic violence charge
Alexander Gray is charged by Portland police after allegedly knocking down his girlfriend, briefly choking her and repeatedly hitting her head on the floor.