Traffic was backed up in both directions along I-95 Thursday morning as police talked down a New Hampshire man who had threatened to jump from the Piscataqua River Bridge.
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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Eliot Cutler possessed thousands of images of child sex abuse, police say
When officers went to search his home in March, police say that Cutler admitted they would find images depicting child sexual abuse. Analysts discovered thousands of videos, court records show.
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Portland couple injured in Oxford County crash that followed police chase sue driver
Nicole Kumiega and Ethan Wyman sue Ethan Rioux-Poulios, who was supposed to be unlicensed, a step their lawyer says might help spur an insurance payout needed to cover medical expenses.
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Man killed in Portland was a hard worker, hoping to get his life back on track
The family of Derald “Darry” Coffin, 43, said they expected him to move back to the Midcoast this weekend to try to get clean and make a fresh start.
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Police identify man shot dead on Woodford Street, but give no other details
Derald Coffin, 43, was found shot outside 107 Woodford St. following an argument early Tuesday morning, police said.
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Trucking company owner says driver disappeared after Portland crashes
Wayne O. Shaw, of Ridge Road Express Inc., said the employee who crashed a tractor-trailer into three parked cars and a building in Portland has not returned his calls and police are looking for him.
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Police still searching for truck driver who struck cars, building in Portland
Portland police have not released any more information about their progress in identifying the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck cars and a building last Friday but kept on trucking.
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Doctor suspended for COVID-19 exemptions testifies about letters, faces sanctions
Dr. Paul Gosselin of Waterville could be reprimanded, fined or lose his medical license for his alleged failure to properly keep patient records in a dozen cases where he signed a letter urging that front-line workers be exempted from the vaccination mandate.
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Car crashes into Westbrook Inn, displaces tenants
The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Maine Medical Center for treatment.
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Three officers caught in York County shakedown finally stripped of police credentials
The revocations end a bizarre, decade-long chapter that began with the daughter of a police officer who went to a concert and then found personal items missing from the limo that had taken her there.