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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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Portland man charged with shooting into police garage
Police say Abdikareem Hassan, 32, fired 5 shots into the police parking garage the night of July 5. He’s been held in jail since then on other charges from that night.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Stolen documents show Maine police unit shifted focus from terrorism to routine crimes
The so-called fusion center, which has its roots in 9/11 and has taken heat for collecting data on citizens, now focuses on low-level offenses as well.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Hack of Maine police data means hundreds, including suspects, must be notified about leak
Maine’s police intelligence center was one of several law enforcement agencies whose reports were stolen last month, potentially hampering investigations.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
‘Lover’s triangle’ leads to pedestrian hit-and-run in Saco, police say
A 20-year-old Saco man was charged with aggravated attempted murder after hitting a person with his car on Monday morning, police said.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Portland police on alert after gunfire, weekend incidents
Shots were fired into the department’s garage Sunday night and fireworks were aimed at officers in Kennedy Park, police say.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
Young filmmakers in Portland turn friendship into activism
Three recent high school graduates took on their first documentary project, capturing the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Portland.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Anti-racism protest that got violent caught Portland police unprepared, City Council told
The city releases a 4-page report on its response to the demonstration of June 1, which police now say drew about 2,500 protesters and put the department ‘in a crisis mode.’
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Maine lawmakers will question top police officials about race disparities, surveillance tools
The joint standing committee on Criminal Justice and Public safety will meet Wednesday for the first time since the Legislature shut down for the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Maine law enforcement agencies lack the data needed to address racial disparities
The public outcry over systemic racism and police violence spurred by the death of George Floyd has renewed pressure on state officials to fund and support robust data collection and analysis by police agencies.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Portland police arrest data mirrors national race disparity, calls for deeper look, experts say
Criminal justice experts say determining why will require more data and an external review that includes hearing from people who have been arrested to learn what led to their interactions with police.
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