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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PublishedJune 1, 2018
Maine drug deaths remained high in early 2018, with fentanyl taking a bigger toll
There were 86 deaths, compared with 89 for the first three months of 2017, but more people died from fentanyl, the powerful synthetic painkiller, than in years past.
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PublishedJune 1, 2018
Homeland Security tip led police to Bath school bus driver accused of taking ‘upskirt’ photos
Timothy McGowan, 50, of Bath faces one misdemeanor count of violation of privacy.
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PublishedJune 1, 2018
Teenager killed in late-night crash in Weld was 4-time state wrestling champion
Griffyn Smith, 19, was a passenger in a car that hit a tree and overturned off West Side Road.
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PublishedJune 1, 2018
Portland police, heeding quacks, rescue brood of ducklings
The baby mallards were stuck in a storm drain on Cumberland Avenue when two officers intervened.
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PublishedMay 31, 2018
Fate of Rockland man who allegedly talked about school shooting rests with doctors
Brandon Luzzi is being held at Pen Bay Medical Center while clinicians determine whether he is well enough mentally to go home or needs treatment.
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PublishedMay 31, 2018
A warning, an emergency lockdown – 44 minutes later, the scene is secure
On a day when Rockland police were to train on school lockdown procedures, a disturbing tip sent authorities into action.
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PublishedMay 30, 2018
Police say they could charge Rockland man who heard voices ‘telling him to do a school shooting’
Brandon Luzzi remained at Pen Bay Medical Center on Wednesday getting a mental health evaluation, a day after 8 guns were seized from his home within sight of South Elementary School.
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PublishedMay 29, 2018
South Berwick man on ATV hit pedestrian and fled on foot, police say
Franklin Mann is charged with aggravated assault and operating under the influence resulting in an injury, both felonies.
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PublishedMay 29, 2018
Fire damages 3-family house in Portland
Firefighters who happened to be nearby noticed the fire.
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PublishedMay 29, 2018
Arundel man, 40, dies in Kennebunk moped crash
Andrew Giles wasn’t wearing a helmet when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail, police say.
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