Steel Crawford, 17, let go of a rope swing over the river at Pleasant Point Park in Buxton, landed awkwardly and never resurfaced, officials say.
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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Tractor-trailer rollover cleared from Maine Turnpike spur in Falmouth
Speed and distracted driving cited as likely factors in the crash that blocked the Exit 11 ramp off I-295 southbound for 4 hours and disrupted traffic traffic Friday afternoon, the Maine State Police say.
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Driver charged in South Portland car-crash death pleads not guilty
William Blanchard, 19, is charged with manslaughter in the September 2018 crash that killed a 20-year-old man from Wilton.
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Portland police arrest man charged with child rape in Pennsylvania
Jeremiah L. Gleason, 42, faces an extradition warrant on 7 felony charges brought by a police department near Harrisburg, according to police.
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Kennebunk service plaza reopened after gas leak
A natural gas leak closed the entrance ramp to the northbound service plaza in Kennebunk along the Maine Turnpike.
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Bronx man sentenced to 26 years for sex trafficking, drug dealing
Vincent Graham, 35, pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to selling drugs and coercing a Biddeford woman into prostitution.
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Mortgage servicer to pay attorney fees, fines for Maine foreclosures
Homeowners were foreclosed upon by a Florida-based loan servicer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, on behalf of a lending company that no longer existed.
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Court upholds Waterboro man’s attempted kidnapping conviction
Christopher T. Hall is serving 20 years for injuring a woman with a stun gun during a botched kidnapping attempt in 2015.
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Victim’s girlfriend says petty dispute precipitated shooting at Walmart
Tara Nguyen says she used to work with Gage Dalphonse, the man accused of killing Jean Fournier in a parking lot Saturday night in Auburn. “Jean walked off, and Gage got out and shot him,” she said.
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Police charge Auburn man with murder in Walmart shooting
Gage Dalphonse, 21, is accused in the killing of Jean Fournier, 42, and police say the attack was not random.