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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PublishedDecember 27, 2022
Investigation continues into death of 3-year-old Edgecomb girl on Christmas Day
A neighbor said police wanted to know whether anyone heard banging or screaming before someone called 911 to report the girl was not breathing.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2022
As other states modernize, Maine car safety inspection lags behind
Maine is the last state in New England without a digital system to track car safety inspections.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
State police to conduct outside review of intelligence collection after lawsuit
The external review was ordered after a federal jury found in favor of a retired detective who blew the whistle on suspected illegal information collection practices at the Maine Information and Analysis Center.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
New lawsuit claims Augusta-area priest ‘groomed’ 13-year-old hoping to enter priesthood
Three new lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Portland were filed Monday, brought on by a change to state law that lifted the statute of limitation on sexual abuse claims.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Jury awards $300,000 to retired trooper who sued state police for retaliation
The nine-person federal jury ruled in favor of George Loder, of Scarborough, a retired detective who accused his former employer of retaliating against him for reporting alleged illegal activity at a state police intelligence center.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Top state police leaders deny retaliation claims in trooper’s whistleblower trial
Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Friday in the case of George Loder, a retired state police detective who claims he faced professional retaliation for blowing the whistle on illegal practices at a state intelligence agency.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
Supervisors of aggrieved trooper say they never asked him to break the law
George Loder is suing state police, alleging he suffered professional retaliation when refused to share information with the FBI, but two of his supervisors say they never asked Loder to break the law.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
State police collected info on political activist, former attorney testifies
Former state police attorney Christopher Parr testified during the first day of a civil lawsuit over a retaliation claim within the agency.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Retired trooper who claimed whistleblower retaliation goes to trial Monday
George Loder of Scarborough says the Maine State Police retaliated against him for reporting alleged illegal activity by the agency.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2022
Homicide investigation turns up ‘destructive devices’ at Addison home
State police were searching a home in Addison connected to a homicide investigation when they found ‘several destructive devices.’
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