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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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Police investigate shooting in Old Port Thursday night
A man was shot on Wharf Street in Portland after he was ejected from a bar and returned, police said.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Advocates urge lawmakers to pass expanded ‘Good Samaritan’ law aimed at curbing drug deaths
Dozens of Mainers die from drug overdoses because people around them are afraid of arrest, bill supporters say, but police say it could provide blanket immunity from arrest for unrelated crimes.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Former Mt. Ararat school resource officer accused of sexually touching student pleads guilty to an assault charge
The plea deal means Randy T. Cook, 47, will spend seven days in the Cumberland County Jail. Cook resigned as a police officer in November 2020.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
In rarity, police department presses criminal case against one of its own
An affidavit details a former Portland officer’s aggressive behavior and use of police resources to stalk a colleague after a breakup, but a plea agreement could result in the case being dismissed.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2022
COVID outbreak persists at Cumberland County Jail, with more than 50 cases and 1 inmate hospitalized
Forty-nine inmates had active infections as of Thursday, while four corrections officers were isolating at home after testing positive and three others were symptomatic and out of work.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Pedestrian hit and killed by pickup on Riverside Street in Portland
The crash is the third in just over two weeks in which a vehicle has hit a pedestrian in the city.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Fire at Portland city shelter appears to have been set
No injuries were reported in the fire in a third-floor bathroom. The clients and staff evacuated as fire crews worked to assess the damage.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Four Portland home health agency managers charged with wage-fixing, anti-competition scheme
The indictment unsealed this week alleges that they conspired in a secret agreement to keep worker wages low and eliminate competition.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Newspapers go to court to reveal state police misconduct records
A judge will soon decide whether the Maine State Police must turn over more disciplinary records and unmask redacted information in a freedom of access lawsuit.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
The 10 shootings examined by Maine’s Deadly Force Review Panel
The shootings occurred in the period from July 2017 to April 2020.
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