Dennis Hoey

Portland Press Herald

Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.

Latest

Published
June 9, 2020

Gorham police locate missing 13-year-old

Morgan Clark reportedly ran away from home Monday, but was found Tuesday at an undisclosed location.
Published
June 9, 2020

Portland police investigate shooting on Munjoy Hill

A young man was shot and briefly hospitalized following an argument among several people, police said Tuesday.
Published
June 8, 2020

Police seek man who robbed Shaw’s at Westgate in Portland

The robber threatened a cashier at the store around 12:18 p.m. Monday, police say.
Published
June 8, 2020

Gorham police search for 13-year-old who ran away from home

Morgan E. Clark left her home around 1:30 p.m. and was last seen at the Cumberland Farms in Gorham, police said.
Published
June 8, 2020

Fire damages post office on Peaks Island

The fire severely damaged an attached residence, and smoke was visible from mainland Portland, 3 miles away, on Monday afternoon.
Published
June 7, 2020

Dixmont man arrested after shooting another man in Bangor, police say

Benjamin Bowman, 24, was taken into custody Sunday morning following an altercation at a motel in the city.
Published
June 7, 2020

Four people arrested in Sanford, unrelated to Saturday’s peaceful protest

Those taken into custody were wanted on a variety of charges, including a probation violation, being a fugitive from justice, and drug possession, Maine State Police say.
Published
June 4, 2020

Another night of demonstrations and protests, this time in South Portland

Hundreds outraged by the death of a black man in the custody of Minneapolis police call for an end to systemic racism, and march from the city high school to the police station Thursday evening.
Published
June 4, 2020

With protest expected, Sanford imposes nightly curfew this weekend

The curfew will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, police said.
Published
June 4, 2020

Pickup, Mack truck collide head-on in Shapleigh

The pickup driver was distracted by her dog and veered into the opposite lane Thursday morning, and the road was closed for several hours, police said.