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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PublishedOctober 2, 2018
Mystery deepens as search teams find no sign of missing elementary school teacher
Kristin Westra, 47, of North Yarmouth, a teacher on Chebeague Island, was last seen when she went to bed at home Sunday night.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Searchers find body of skydiving instructor in Lebanon a day after jump accident
The body of Brett Bickford, 41, was found late Friday afternoon near the Lebanon airport. Officials continue investigating how he got separated from his student during a tandem jump.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Portland man identified as victim of Presumpscot River crash
Jonathan D. Patry, 38, of Portland was found dead inside his car after someone saw the vehicle upside down in the river Thursday morning.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Freeport school had concerns about teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
Officials at Pine Tree Academy noticed earlier this year that the math teacher was spending too much time alone with a female student.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2018
Police find man’s body after car plunges into Presumpscot River
It wasn’t clear when the car went into the river, but it was first spotted Thursday morning at the Windham-Gorham border.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2018
SMCC student dies in South Portland crash
The 20-year-old Wilton man was a passenger in a car that crashed through a barrier into Bug Light Park, police said.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2018
Teacher at religious school in Freeport charged with sexual assault
Derek Michael Boyce, a math instructor at Pine Tree Academy, run by Seventh-day Adventists, is accused of gross sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2018
New rules tied to previous tree-cutting convictions put Buxton logger in a bind
Anthony Boisvert says the requirement that he pay thousands of dollars for a performance bond is threatening to put him out of business over violations that were not intentional.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2018
Portland police search for suspect in Sunday night stabbing
A 33-year-old woman was injured in the stabbing, which was reported near Congress Square Park shortly before 10 p.m., police said.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2018
Family of N.H. man killed in Saco asks police to reopen investigation
Police say Michael Burns was shot and killed last year in self-defense, but family members are disputing that claim.
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