Police are investigating an assault that occurred in a homeless encampment around 11 a.m. Monday.
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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One suspect arrested, police seeking second man in Presque Isle shooting
One man was in critical condition after the shooting, and police say he and the suspects knew one another.
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Attempted traffic stop turns into a rescue after crash and vehicle fire
With luck and quick thinking by Deputy Kevin Collins, a 17-year-old boy survived the fiery crash after apparently fleeing from the officer Tuesday night in Waterboro.
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With traffic deaths up 24%, police ramp up drunken-driving patrols for holiday weekend
Officials expect more than 1 million vehicles on the Maine Turnpike over the Labor Day weekend, and police agencies across Maine will be watching for impaired drivers.
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York police, video doorbell company team up to aid investigations
Ring’s partnership with York police aims to give investigators a new way to ask for surveillance footage from residents’ security systems.
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Break-in attempt at Maine Historical Society may be key to string of Portland burglaries
Police say Tim Toun, 30, was arrested and is being investigated in connection with more than a dozen recent burglaries at businesses in the city.
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Falmouth police find 15-year-old boy, say he likely ran away
Tacoma Malloy, who had been missing since Saturday, was found Tuesday evening at a local address, police say.
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Portland mourns city worker as it investigates how he was killed on the job
Martin Dinh, 46, was finishing his shift emptying trash barrels Sunday when he got out of his trash truck and the vehicle somehow struck and killed him.
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Police never asked landlord who killed 2 teenagers if he had a gun, court records reveal
Biddeford is asking a judge to end lawsuits filed against city police in the murders of Derrick Thompson and Alivia Welch by James Pak, who had threatened to shoot one of his tenants.
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Jury rules that Lisbon man broke the law in 2015 Planned Parenthood protest
Brian Ingalls of Lisbon yelled loudly enough outside the Portland clinic that patients and workers inside were disrupted.