In his first interview since the death of 16-year-old Charles Maisie Knowles, Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick says he will invite a diverse group of independent groups to review policies and practices.
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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Two Bridges jail administrator pleads not guilty to OUI charge
Mark Westrum was arrested Oct. 8 in Bath after an officer saw him driving without his headlights on, police say.
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Second of 3 men sentenced in 2013 Biddeford slaying
Bub Peter Nguany, 29, gets 40 years for intentional murder in the revenge killing of Charles Raybine, who was shot multiple times in the face.
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Police ask for help finding missing Portland man
Evariste Munyensanga, 29, a long-distance runner who lives on Cumberland Avenue, has not been seen since 4 p.m.Friday, police say.
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Vandal carves TRUMP into dashboard of car with anti-Trump bumper sticker
Megan Dyke’s car was parked in her Portland driveway when someone also peeled the “#NeverTrump fight hate” sticker from her bumper and slashed her seats.
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Driver pleads not guilty in fatal hit-and-run in Windham
Devin Brown, 33, is held on $50,000 bail after pleading not guilty to several charges, including failure to remain at the scene of an accident involving death.
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Lewiston robber shot by would-be victim
Police say 27-year-old Abdulahi Abdi pulled a knife on a man on Birch Street and demanded his wallet, but the man shot Abdi in the shoulder.
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Former prison guard accused of sex with inmate pleads not guilty
Joshua Dall-Leighton, who was celebrated for donating a kidney to a stranger, pleaded not guilty to five felony sex charges in York County Superior Court.
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Long Creek juvenile center’s mental health protocols questioned after suicide
‘Every red flag should have gone up’ in the case of a suicidal transgender teen, national experts say. So far, the state-run facility has shed no light.
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Mother of transgender teen who died at Long Creek begged officials repeatedly to help her son
‘They said they would keep him safe,’ says Michelle Knowles, yet her son managed to take his own life at the South Portland juvenile detention facility.