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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PublishedNovember 1, 2019
2nd handgun found at Portland Jetport in 2 days
A TSA agent spotted the 9 mm handgun, tucked in a Florida man’s backpack, during an X-ray screening.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2019
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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PublishedOctober 30, 2019
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.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2019
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.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
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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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
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.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
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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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
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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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
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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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
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.
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