Ace D. Haseltine of South Carolina is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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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Missing teacher sought help for anxiety the day before she disappeared, husband says
A lead about a possible sighting of Kristin Westra doesn’t pan out, leaving authorities to consider all possibilities as they continue their search for the elementary school teacher from North Yarmouth.
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Portland man to serve 40 years for sex abuse of a child
Kevin Carey, 49, was convicted Sept. 12 of 15 counts of sex-related charges.
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Search for missing Maine teacher broadens, and those who know her are mystified
Investigators are still working to gather clues about the disappearance of Kristin Westra of North Yarmouth.
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Mystery deepens as search teams find no sign of missing elementary school teacher
Kristin Westra, 47, of North Yarmouth, a teacher on Chebeague Island, was last seen when she went to bed at home Sunday night.
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Searchers find body of skydiving instructor in Lebanon a day after jump accident
The body of Brett Bickford, 41, was found late Friday afternoon near the Lebanon airport. Officials continue investigating how he got separated from his student during a tandem jump.
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Portland man identified as victim of Presumpscot River crash
Jonathan D. Patry, 38, of Portland was found dead inside his car after someone saw the vehicle upside down in the river Thursday morning.
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Freeport school had concerns about teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
Officials at Pine Tree Academy noticed earlier this year that the math teacher was spending too much time alone with a female student.
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Police find man’s body after car plunges into Presumpscot River
It wasn’t clear when the car went into the river, but it was first spotted Thursday morning at the Windham-Gorham border.
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SMCC student dies in South Portland crash
The 20-year-old man was a passenger in a car that crashed through a barrier into Bug Light Park, police said.