Portland police say a robbery at gunpoint earlier this month in the Old Port and an attempted purse-snatching in the same area Sunday evening are connected.
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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Police investigate death of Sanford city worker who was hit by truck he had been driving
The man, who has not been identified, and another city employee were using the bucket truck to hang Christmas wreaths outside Springvale District Court on Main Street.
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FBI task force arrests Saco man with alleged Mafia ties
William ‘Billy’ Angelesco, 48, was taken into custody Friday on one count of robbery that affects interstate or foreign commerce.
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Former corrections officer charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 9-year-old girl in Gorham
Kenneth Morang told police he fell asleep at the wheel after an overtime shift at the Cumberland County Jail and his pickup truck slammed into the back of an SUV, killing Raelynn Bell of Cumberland.
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Coast Guard halts search after boaters report they’re fine and sailing south
One of the three people on the sailboat thought to be missing off Maine contacted a family member to say they were off Montauk, prompting the Coast Guard to end an extensive search that was triggered by a garbled 911 call.
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Missing Raymond man found, is OK, police say
Siggi Hodhr Averysson, 39, was found living in the woods.
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Car plows into Portland restaurant
The vehicle was turning into the parking lot at The Sinful Kitchen on Brighton Avenue when it slid out of control and plowed into the building’s front deck.
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Suspected burglars in Portland area are bold and cunning, victims say
Police in Portland, Westbrook and South Portland are working to determine whether 20 burglaries committed at businesses in those cities since August are connected.
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Portland police search for suspect in stabbing on Cedar Street
A Portland man suffers wounds to an arm.
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Biddeford bus driver charged with OUI has mostly clean driving record
Richard E. Tanguay, 68, has no recent record of driving infractions, but was involved in a minor collision while driving a district school bus in 2011.