A TSA agent spotted the 9 mm handgun, tucked in a Florida man’s backpack, during an X-ray screening.
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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Heavy winds knock out power to thousands in Maine on Friday morning
More than 123,000 electricity customers throughout the state awoke without power Friday after a blustery overnight storm.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Thief clips internet lines, burglarizes Portland restaurant
A burglar climbed on the roof to cut the internet connection at Elsmere BBQ on Stevens Avenue so its security cameras wouldn’t record the break-in.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine video store owner convicted of selling 48,000 pirated DVDs
Douglas Gordon, 52, of Mattawamkeag was found guilty Wednesday of mail fraud and 2 counts of copyright infringement for illegally copying and selling more than 48,000 movie DVDs from an online store.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Thief in Limerick makes off with $1,500 stop sign
Police in York County are looking for whoever cut down and stole a solar-powered stop sign early Friday morning.
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UMaine secures $5 million grant for wind turbine development
The federal grant from the Department of Energy will fund the development of a new, floating wind turbine platform design.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Report: CMP parent company in merger talks worth $67 billion
Connecticut-based Avangrid is reportedly in discussions with Pennsylvania-based utility company PPL in a deal that could create one of the largest energy companies in the United States.
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Portland becomes first city in Maine to ban plastic straws
The City Council votes 8-0 to prohibit sales and distribution of plastic drinking straws in the city starting Jan. 1, 2021.
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In first month, Maine’s hands-free law drives tickets
Police officers wrote 232 tickets under the new ban on using devices while behind the wheel.
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Police say pug was snatched by coyotes in Scarborough, maybe
A resident reported the dog missing Wednesday and told police she suspected coyotes, but there was no evidence that a wild canine was involved, police said.