As the department adopts the devices to record interactions with residents, officials decline to reveal policy details or say when the video will be in use.
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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More alleged victims emerge as Topsham man pleads not guilty in sexual abuse case
The charges against Henry Eichman, 56, who helped found the Midcoast Youth Theater program in Brunswick, now include allegations from at least five children.
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Ever wondered what happens at a highway weigh station? Take a look
The fatal Maine Turnpike crash involving a trucker in November has put the spotlight on inspections.
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SWAT team arrests man after standoff in Standish
The encounter began about 10 a.m. when police tried to execute an arrest warrant stemming from a June standoff with the same suspect.
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Scary new scam threatens death if recipient doesn’t pay up
A Falmouth resident reports the text message to police, who say it’s a variation on a standard theme but they haven’t seen one that ominous before.
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Police seek man suspected of smashing windows at halal market in Portland
Advocates for Muslim-Americans condemn the vandalism at the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue.
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Gift of community at Maine church, with Christmas dinner on the side
Seventy volunteers feed hundreds at the free feast at the Westbrook Warren Congregational Church.
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Fairfield man sets fire to wife’s home, fatally stabs himself
State fire investigators and Fairfield police are investigating the domestic violence incident.
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Police officer rescues Richmond man from fire
Wade Welner, 30, is being treated for smoke inhalation at Maine Medical Center.
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Bradford man struck, killed by car in Massachusetts identified
It is unclear why 39-year-old Lawrence Perham was on foot in the southbound travel lane of I-495 near Lowell.