Maine State Police and the FBI are investigating the phone calls that led to major police responses and widespread fear.
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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Scarborough police investigate window shot out of Broadturn Road home
Police found a window was shot out after a neighbor called 911 just after 1 a.m. to report a loud noise.
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Truck crosses centerline, causes 4-vehicle crash on Roosevelt Trail in Casco
One driver suffers life-threatening injuries and is flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland for treatment.
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Staff at youth prison slept in empty inmate housing between long shifts
Employees at Long Creek Youth Development Center were allowed to sleep in a housing unit meant for female inmates so they could cut down on long commutes.
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Speed, alcohol involved in fatal Harpswell crash
A 21-year-old driver was pronounced dead Monday morning after he crashed his pickup truck near Mountain and Reach roads in Harpswell.
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No injuries after school vehicles collide in New Gloucester
Vehicles from the Auburn School Department and the Morrison Center in Scarborough crashed at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.
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Plane that crashed in Arundel was too low during final approach, report finds
The plane was only 550 feet off the ground when it should have been about at about 1,300 feet during its final approach to Biddeford Municipal Airport this month.
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Portland police chief, sheriff at odds over jail intake limits
After a man allegedly threatened his officers, interim Police Chief F. Heath Gorham criticized Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce for continuing to limit jail intake.
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Ex-jail officer charged in fatal crash takes stand, says he wasn’t too tired to drive
Kenneth Morang, 64, testifies that he did not feel like he was too tired to drive home after a 16-hour shift. He fell asleep at the wheel, killing a 9-year-old girl.
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Former jail officer in fatal wreck told police he knew he was tired before crash
The key interview between Kenneth Morang and the lead investigator from the Gorham Police Department was not recorded, and the detective had to come back and repeat his questions on tape.