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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PublishedMay 31, 2020
State presses pause on training new police officers
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy had to cut short its in-person training of the latest class and is still working out how to restart the program for the next class of prospective officers.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Hundreds take to Portland streets to protest Minneapolis police killing
Demonstrators marched through the downtown area Friday afternoon, and one group blocked Franklin Street.
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PublishedMay 28, 2020
State warns owners to renew lapsed vehicle registrations
Most Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices will reopen for limited in-person business Monday, and the state said motorists must register vehicles by July 11 unless their town or city offices remain closed.
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
Roofing contractor charged in death of worker pays $45,000 to settle old safety violations
Scarborough-based Purvis Home Improvement will pay $45,000 over seven years to settle old workplace safety violations the company that predate the death of a worker in 2018.
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PublishedMay 25, 2020
Sanford police find vehicle they think hit child on bicycle
A 12-year-old boy was struck near the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and Mousam Street on Saturday and suffered serious injuries.
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PublishedMay 25, 2020
City and town Memorial Day services tempered by pandemic
Elected officials, veterans and the public observed a quieter, socially distant Memorial Day on Monday, devoid of the busy parades and graveside gatherings typically held to honor the nation’s fallen soldiers.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
CMP corridor opponents seek info gathered during alleged police spying
A group has asked Gov. Mills and CMP chairman David Flanagan to release any information that may have been collected about about them by the Maine Information and Analysis Center.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Fire quickly extinguished at Maine Jewish Museum in Portland
However, the site on Congress Street suffered significant water damage, firefighters say.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Fryeburg police chief placed on administrative leave
Chief Joshua Potvin was placed on administrative leave earlier this week for an unidentified reason, the Fryeburg town manager said.
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
More Maine legislators call for oversight of secretive state police unit
Two lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations about practices of the Maine Information and Analysis Center.
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