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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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019
Reports of drugging incidents prompt police to warn bar patrons
Police in Portland, Saco and Biddeford are investigating reports from at least 9 women who say they felt that something in their drinks incapacitated them and made them violently ill.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
At least 5 women suspect they were drugged at Saco pub, prompting police investigation
The general manager of the Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery says she has communicated with the women, who report either blacking out or getting violently ill.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
Man with history of public stunts chops at Westbrook ice disk
Christopher Angelo, who has a history of pulling public stunts in his home state of New Jersey, walked onto the world-famous circular ice floe on the Presumpscot River on Thursday with a pickax and other equipment.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
New Jersey man with history of public stunts takes a whack at Westbrook ice disk
Christopher Angelo, armed with a pickax, a hatchet and a small chainsaw, walked onto the world-famous ice floe Thursday saying he wanted to study it and turn it into a giant peace sign.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019
Couple charged with sex trafficking ordered held without bail
Sou Chao Li and Derong Maio are accused of coercing two dozen Chinese women into prostitution after they came to the U.S. on tourist visas.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
Windham man charged in fatal crash had drugs in his system, police say
Manford C. Rideout, who has been charged with manslaughter, is accused of driving a tow truck across the center line on Route 115 and striking a Toyota Prius driven by Adam Clark of Augusta.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
With an assist from a paddler, Westbrook’s famous ice disk gets back in the spin of things
The paddler had more success than a man who tried walking onto the massive ice disk Wednesday, only to be stopped by police.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
More videos: As Westbrook’s ice disk turns, scientists wonder: why?
Although spinning ice disks have been spotted around the world for at least 120 years, researchers have yet to fully explore how and why they form and rotate.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
Baby dies from injuries suffered when truck hit her mother’s SUV in Waterboro
Gabrielle Kennedy, who was 10 months old, was injured Thursday in the crash on Route 202. Her death could mean more serious charges against the truck driver.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Truck driver charged in crash that injured baby in Waterboro
Police charge the driver of a box truck that rear-ended an SUV in part because witnesses told police that the truck driver did not appear to make any effort to slow down.
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