Michael Holden appeared disoriented to his girlfriend around midday Tuesday, hours before 77-year-old Robert and Margaret Macdonald were assaulted in their lakeside home.
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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I-295 in Falmouth reopens following car fire
The car fire at mile 9 southbound in Falmouth caused major traffic delays Tuesday afternoon.
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Dumpster fire briefly closes baggage claim area at jetport
Cardboard in the dumpster ignited Monday afternoon, forcing a brief shutdown of the baggage claim area at the Portland International Jetport.
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Former Libertarian House nominee from Bath charged with attempted murder
Maine State Police arrest Christopher Hallowell, 24, in Albion after a brief car chase that began when a trooper recognized the man wanted in connection with a shooting early Monday.
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Saco police searching for 15-year-old missing girl
Police in Saco are asking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl missing since March.
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Hollis man in custody after striking pregnant wife with car, police say
David Moody, 37, turned himself in to state police Monday morning after an incident at his home Sunday afternoon.
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Owner charged after loose dogs bite South Portland woman
The owner of two pit bull-type dogs was issued multiple summonses for the incident, which happened Monday in a yard on Elderberry Drive.
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Fight over state funding for religious schools heads to federal appeals court
Judge D. Brock Hornby rules that Maine education money cannot pay tuition to religious schools in communities without state-funded schools of their own, but acknowledges an inevitable appeal.
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Driver killed in South Portland car crash
David Folsom, 39, died following a crash Tuesday evening on Broadway in South Portland, police said.
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Saco man who sold bomb to federal agent gets 2 years in prison
Michael Rickett, 23, sold a military-grade improvised explosive device to an undercover agent for $350.