The coronavirus has infected 27 inmates and 2 staff members, the jail said 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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Police say bill to eliminate intelligence unit would make Maine less safe
But critics say the more than $1 million used to fund the Maine Information and Analysis Center would be better used for other programs.
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Portland resident to vie for quiz show glory on ‘Jeopardy!’
Susan McMillan, a former reporter for the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, will appear on the long-running TV show Friday.
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Missing Westbrook man found dead in Standish woods
Someone spotted the car belonging to Donald Bois parked on an unpaved section of Moody Road and called police Friday.
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Press Herald sues Maine State Police over concealed discipline records
The newspaper is working to obtain public information on why more than a dozen state troopers were disciplined since 2015.
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Portland police hire new mental health crisis responder, media liaison
The city said Monday that it added the positions in the police department and backfilled a vacancy for a third role, addressing substance use and overdose deaths.
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Man convicted for killing Somerset County deputy asks for new trial
John Williams, the man who killed Deputy Eugene Cole in 2018 is asking a judge to grant him a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to turn over information that could have helped his defense.
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Portland police charge 2 in attack on motorist with out-of-state plates
Police say 2 people who accosted and assaulted a motorist on Congress Street because he had Vermont license plates now face assault and drug charges.
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Hours before turnpike chase, niece asked police to take man into custody
Brunswick police took a shotgun from David Stoddard during a mental health crisis in October, but refused his niece’s request shortly before he led state troopers on a high-speed chase Tuesday.
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Police radio traffic provides details of intense, high-speed chase that led to 2 fatalities
The recording reveals that the driver of a pickup truck tossed power tools, trash and even a handgun out his window at police as he fled at speeds up to 110 mph.