Capt. Jason Burke and Detective Gene Gallant encouraged their department to get the best technology for crash reconstruction. Now, their work is a hot commodity.
Morgan Womack
Staff Writer
Morgan covers breaking news and public safety for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in 2024, she reported for Michigan State University's student-run publication, as well as the Indianapolis Star and Michigan Public. She's passionate about telling human-centered stories and battling for access to public records. As someone who grew up on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, Morgan feels at home in Maine's natural scenery.
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Skydiver seriously hurt in Lebanon
Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was brought to the hospital after a hard landing in which he didn’t slow his parachute.
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Are social media scams hindering missing persons cases?
When a woman from Virginia went missing in Maine, her family turned to social media for help finding her. But those pleas kept getting flagged as spam and removed, a recent trend seen by law enforcement in Maine.
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Four-year-old was in North Berwick day care’s driveway when she was killed
Police responded to the day care at 74 Buffum Road on Thursday afternoon to find the girl had been hit by another parent’s car.
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Virginia woman found dead in Dayton had just moved to Maine
Autumn Cleveland was found Monday afternoon, just a few days after she left her hometown in Virginia to move north. Her family said she was shy but full of love for those closest to her.
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Lewiston woman can sue jail officers who watched her give birth, federal court rules
The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that 2 Cumberland County correctional officers do not fall under qualified immunity in the suit filed by Jaden Brown, who alleges the officers violated her constitutional rights to privacy.
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Maine unionists urge workers to vote for Harris at annual Portland breakfast
The celebration was an annual Labor Day event run by the Southern Maine Labor Council.
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Piscataqua River Bridge reopens after police shooting on I-95
The bridge was shut down Thursday morning after police shot and killed a man on I-95, later finding an 8-year-old child dead inside the man’s car.
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Police say man pointed gun at troopers before he was shot and fell from Piscataqua River Bridge
The man, who has not been identified, is accused of killing a woman in Troy, New Hampshire. An 8-year-old boy was found dead in his car. Police said the boy was not shot by officers.
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Maine CDC says not to eat fish from 4 freshwater bodies in Brunswick
The agency says the advisory is based on PFAS testing the Navy did around its former base in October 2023, before the spill this week of 1,450 gallons of firefighting foam containing the toxic chemical.