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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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Maine law enforcement agencies lack the data needed to address racial disparities
The public outcry over systemic racism and police violence spurred by the death of George Floyd has renewed pressure on state officials to fund and support robust data collection and analysis by police agencies.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Portland police arrest data mirrors national race disparity, calls for deeper look, experts say
Criminal justice experts say determining why will require more data and an external review that includes hearing from people who have been arrested to learn what led to their interactions with police.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Black people more likely than white people to face arrest, use of force by Portland police
Although black people make up about 7-8% of the city’s population, they have accounted for 17-23% of the arrests in the city in recent years, according to data released by the police department Friday.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Portland council delves into details of city’s police policies
City councilors begin the task of probing the department’s policies and procedures during a nearly 3-hour meeting in which they pepper the police chief with questions.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Portland man says critical tweets led police officers to his door with summons
Christian MilNeil then tweeted about two officers showing up at his house to serve a summons for graffiti. Police, who also tweeted during the incident, deny they were retaliating for critical comments he made about the Portland department.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Portland Police Department releases use-of-force policy
It bars the use of chokeholds, neck restraints and other tactics that might cut off someone’s ability to breathe.
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Greater Portland chiefs vow to listen, but offer no policy changes
Current and former police chiefs from 9 communities in Greater Portland gathered Wednesday to condemn the killing of George Floyd, and said they ‘can and must do better,’ vowing to listen to demonstrators’ concerns about race and policing.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Portland chief and other officials meet with protest organizers to hear grievances
Protest organizers Hamdia Ahmed and Abdul Ali held a virtual meeting Tuesday with the chiefs of Westbrook and Portland police and state and local officials to discuss the mistreatment of people of color that had led to their demonstrations.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Police arrest 23 during overnight confrontations with anti-racism demonstrators
Portland police say 22 people were charged with failure to disperse, and one man, a tractor-trailer driver, was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon for driving into the protest area. All have since been bailed out.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Over 1,000 protesters demonstrate in Portland, some clash with police as tensions flare later in the night
The crowd gathered at the police station Monday to protest the death of a black man detained by police in Minneapolis, chanting ‘I can’t breathe’ as they staged a die-in. At least 8 were arrested after several tense standoffs and some vandalism.
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