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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PublishedApril 18, 2022
Waterville doctor suspended for COVID-19 exemptions testifies about letters, faces sanctions
Dr. Paul Gosselin could be reprimanded, fined or lose his medical license for his alleged failure to properly keep patient records in a dozen cases where he signed a letter urging that front-line workers be exempted from the vaccination mandate.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
Tips, case counts rise for Maine investigators of child sex abuse online
The state police computer crimes unit has been investigating an increasing number of leads, including one that led to the arrest of former candidate for governor Eliot Cutler.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
Charges against Eliot Cutler spotlight high-tech search for illegal internet material
Law enforcement relies on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a unique nonprofit that by law acts as a conduit of information between technology companies and police.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2022
Eliot Cutler posts bail on child porn charges
The two-time former Maine gubernatorial candidate was released from the Hancock County Jail on Saturday afternoon following his arrest Friday on charges he possessed sexually explicit material of a minor under 12.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler arrested on charges of possessing child porn
Hancock County District Attorney Matt J. Foster said 10 files of sexually exploitative material depicting children were found in the search of his properties on Wednesday.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2022
Truck driver who struck, killed Falmouth couple is accused of streaming TV before crash
David E. Herring, 40, is charged with 2 counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Geoff and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Gattis, both 68. Herring was driving a tractor-trailer, and failed to stop in time when traffic slowed down.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Burglary of Gorham marijuana grow shows risks involved in Maine’s high-flying business
As pot businesses proliferate around the state, criminal activity has followed. In Gorham, one business was the victim of a band of audacious burglars who cut a hole in the side of a building to get to the valuable cannabis inside.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
BMV revokes license for Penobscot County driver whose manslaughter conviction went unnoticed
The license suspension appears to relate to a 2019 fatal crash in Bangor, and is the first corrective action by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to close a gap in how it processes suspensions for the most serious driving-related crimes.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
No serious injuries in dramatic I-95 crash involving state trooper, tractor-trailer, family in SUV
The crash occurred in the southbound lanes near mile marker 1 in Kittery about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, when Trooper Robert Flynn stopped to assist a broken-down flatbed truck.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Courts, prosecutors, BMV agree to fix gap in license suspensions
Spurred by a recent crash in Oxford County, the agencies say they have created a process to make sure criminal conviction information that should trigger a license suspension is communicated to the BMV.
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