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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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Man who flipped car over I-295 guardrail identified
David A. McNeil, 37, of Cumberland is charged with driving drunk and driving to endanger in the incident Dec. 29 in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Truck driver charged in crash that injured baby in Waterboro
Police charge the driver of a box truck that rear-ended an SUV in part because witnesses told police that the truck driver did not appear to make any effort to slow down.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Lawmakers consider sealing, erasing records of past cannabis convictions
Four Maine legislators are pursuing bills to clear some convictions for marijuana possession that today would be legal.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2019
Westbrook police ask for help finding missing teen
A 17-year-old girl from Westbrook, who also was reported missing last summer, has not been seen by her family since Christmas night.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2019
One man killed, 2 injured in crash Down East
A Milbridge man died Friday night on Dyer’s Bay Road in Steuben.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Annulment hearing for Maine woman charged in daughter’s beating death postponed
Despite a plan by attorneys for both Sharon Carrillo, 34, and Julio Carrillo, 52, to annul their marriage, technical questions by the judge delay the process.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Maine woman charged in 2018 beating death of daughter seeks to annul marriage
Sharon Carrillo is expected to ask a District Court judge to end her marriage to Julio Carrillo, who also is charged with murder in Marissa Kennedy’s slaying, alleging he already was married at the time they wed.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2018
Man charged with Bridgton stabbing was angry about relationship
Tyle J. Loisel, 18, who faces four felonies, believed a woman who stood him up at a motel then spent the night instead with the man he allegedly stabbed, according to court documents.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
Driver accused in high-speed chase and crash that injured 4 says he’s not guilty
Dale H. Tucker, 29, faces 4 felony and 2 misdemeanor counts. Police say he fled a traffic stop Sunday, then hit other vehicles in Raymond, injuring himself and 3 others.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
Wet, heavy snow clears out after causing slide-offs, spin-outs during morning commute
The ocean storm dropped 5.3 inches on South Portland, and less on other parts of southern Maine, before it cleared out in time for the afternoon commute.
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