An affidavit details a former Portland officer’s aggressive behavior and use of police resources to stalk a colleague after a breakup, but a plea agreement could result in the case being dismissed.
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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COVID outbreak persists at Cumberland County Jail, with more than 50 cases and 1 inmate hospitalized
Forty-nine inmates had active infections as of Thursday, while four corrections officers were isolating at home after testing positive and three others were symptomatic and out of work.
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Pedestrian hit and killed by pickup on Riverside Street in Portland
The crash is the third in just over two weeks in which a vehicle has hit a pedestrian in the city.
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Fire at Portland city shelter appears to have been set
No injuries were reported in the fire in a third-floor bathroom. The clients and staff evacuated as fire crews worked to assess the damage.
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Four Portland home health agency managers charged with wage-fixing, anti-competition scheme
The indictment unsealed this week alleges that they conspired in a secret agreement to keep worker wages low and eliminate competition.
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Newspapers go to court to reveal state police misconduct records
A judge will soon decide whether the Maine State Police must turn over more disciplinary records and unmask redacted information in a freedom of access lawsuit.
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The 10 shootings examined by Maine’s Deadly Force Review Panel
The shootings occurred in the period from July 2017 to April 2020.
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Review of police shootings focuses on need for more preventive mental health services
People who are shot by police are often in mental health crisis and armed, the Deadly Force Review Panel said. There are chances long before shootings to head off tragedy with help.
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Conditions for youth at Long Creek have improved, corrections commissioner tells lawmakers
Commissioner Randall Liberty said his agency is pushing to hire more staff and prevent more eruptions of violence at the state’s juvenile lockup.
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Portland police officer charged with assault in on-duty incident in May
Portland police refused to release any details of how the alleged assault occurred or how Christopher Crout came into contact with the victim.