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 20, 2020
Portland firefighters battle blaze at abandoned building
The two-story brick structure stands next to railroad tracks near Bell Street in North Deering.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Rifle stolen from Maine State Police cruiser found in Boston
Police say an AR-15 rifle stolen in June 2018 from a state police cruiser was recovered in Boston over the weekend.
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Small businesses urge Mills to slow reopening of Maine economy
In a letter to the governor, owners of more than 80 small businesses in southern Maine call for the 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors to remain in effect.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Legislator, activists want oversight, answers in alleged police surveillance abuses
But the state pushed back Friday and said it stands by the personnel and practices of the Maine Information Analysis Center, which functions as an intelligence agency for state and local police.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Maine trooper says he was retaliated against for reporting illegal police surveillance of citizens
George Loder’s federal whistleblower lawsuit says he suffered retaliation for calling out illegal practices by a secretive intelligence-gathering center run by the state police.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
As many as 2,000 workers needed in Maine to support production of virus tests
CoWorx, a staffing firm with an office in Saco, is looking to hire up to 2,000 people to assemble diagnostic testing kits, including at Abbott Laboratories.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Injured couple sues Cumberland County sheriff over chase that ended in crash
Barbara and Elmer Young were seriously injured when a suspect tried to swerve around a police spike mat and slammed into their car and another vehicle in 2018.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Westbrook woman who was reported missing is found safe
Kyndra Hopkins, 29, was reported missing after she was last seen Sunday morning. She was located safely, police said Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
Westbrook police search for woman missing since Saturday
Police are looking for Kyndra Hopkins, 29, who was last seen leaving her job in South Portland.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Q&A: Portland police chief talks stress, change and policing during pandemic
Frank Clark was hired eight months ago to lead the state’s largest police department, but he never imagined he would be leading during such unprecedented times.
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