Author - Holly Matkin

Holly is a former probation and parole officer who is married to a sheriff’s deputy. She is a regular contributor to Signature Montana magazine, and has written feature articles for Distinctly Montana magazine.
Aug 14
News
Wisconsin Teacher Convicted On 25 Counts For Repeated Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old Student

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Tomah, WI – A 74-year-old woman has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old male student while she was working as a teacher at a private school in Wisconsin. A Monroe County Jury convicted Anne Nelson-Koch on all 25 charges against her on July 31 after a three-day trial, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. […]

Aug 14
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Videos Show Suspect In Stolen Ambulance Ramming Cop, Hitting At Least 13 Vehicles In Wild Chase

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Arlington, VA – More than a dozen vehicles were damaged and a Virginia trooper’s patrol car was rammed by a stolen ambulance during a chaotic pursuit on Saturday in the near suburbs of the nation’s capital. The destructive crime spree began at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Aug. 12, when the driver behind the wheel of […]

Aug 14
Fallen Heroes
Hero Down: Battle Ground Police Sergeant Richard ‘Rick’ Kelly Suffers Fatal Medical Emergency On Duty

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Battle Ground, WA – Battle Ground Police Department (BGPD) Sergeant Richard “Rick” Kelly died in the line of duty on Aug. 10 after suffering a medical emergency. The 54-year-old sergeant was on duty when the medical issue struck, the City of Battle Ground said in a press release the following day. His exact cause of […]

Aug 14
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VIDEO: Florida Deputy Stops Runaway Boat By Leaping Onto It After Coast Guard Asks For Help

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Pinellas County, FL – Deputies chasing a driverless runaway boat were able to stop the speeding vessel after one of them managed to pull alongside the boat to allow a second deputy to jump aboard (video below). The incident occurred approximately three-quarters of a mile off of Coquina Key and St. Pete Pier on July […]

Aug 14
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Suspect Holds Uniformed Texas Cop At Gunpoint When He Tries To Break Up Parking Lot Fight

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San Antonio, TX – A uniformed Crystal City police officer working a security detail at an apartment complex was held at gunpoint while trying to break up a fight in the complex’s parking lot early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at an apartment building located in the 100-Block of Emerald Ash at approximately 4:30 a.m. […]

Aug 09
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VIDEO: Teen Suspect Flees Police, Begs To ‘Call Mama’ After Getting Tased

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Rockdale County, GA – Bodycam footage captured the moment when a suspect begged to call his mother after he ran from police and was Tased (video below). The incident occurred on July 12 on eastbound Interstate 20 just past mile marker 84, the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) said in a video briefing on July […]

Aug 09
Fallen Heroes
Hero Down: Bradford Township Police Lieutenant Jeffrey Shade Suffers Fatal Heart Attack On Duty

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Bradford, PA – Bradford Township Police Department (BTPD) Lieutenant Jeffrey Shade died in the line of duty on Aug. 4 after suffering a massive heart attack. Lt. Shade was at the station when the medical emergency struck early Friday morning, The Bradford Era reported. Bradford Township Supervisor Laree Sue Behan said she received a call […]

Aug 08
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Parents Apprehend Alleged Pervert Who Filmed Daughter In Park Bathroom, Hold Him For Police

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Fullerton, CA – An alleged peeping Tom accused of recording a 12-year-old girl inside a park bathroom late last month was apprehended and held down by the girl’s parents until police arrived to take over. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said the incident occurred inside the women’s restroom at Valencia Park on July 23, […]

Aug 08
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VIDEO: Heroic Good Samaritan Helps Struggling Cop During Near-Deadly Brawl With Fugitive

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Amarillo, TX – A good Samaritan heroically jumped in and helped subdue a combative suspect who grabbed an Amarillo police officer’s duty weapon and shot the officer in the leg during a near-deadly brawl late last week (video below). The incident began at approximately 8 a.m. on Aug. 4, when an Amarillo motorcycle officer pulled […]

Aug 07
News
Kansas Officer Murdered, Suspect Killed In Shootout At Gas Station

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Mission, KS – A Fairway police officer died on Monday after he was critically wounded in a deadly shootout with a suspect outside a local gas station on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the QuikTrip gas station off of Interstate 35 at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 6, the Shawnee Mission Post reported. Lenexa […]

Aug 07
Fallen Heroes
Hero Down: Alpharetta Department Of Public Safety Master Police Officer Bradley Rocks Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency

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Alpharetta, GA – Alpharetta Department of Public Safety (ADPS) Master Police Officer Bradley Rocks died on July 20 after suffering a medical emergency. The 52-year-old officer was off-duty when the medical issue struck, the ADPS said in a press release two days later. Officer Rocks was rushed to a local hospital, where he passed away […]

Aug 07
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Prominent Oncologist Shoots Her Baby, Turns Gun On Herself In Tragic Murder-Suicide

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Somers, NY – A prominent New York City oncologist allegedly shot her four-month-old baby to death before killing herself inside her $1 million home on Saturday morning. Police said the shocking murder-suicide took place 40-year-old Dr. Krystal Cascetta’s home on Granite Springs Road on Aug. 5, The Journal News reported. Cascetta’s husband, 37-year-old Timothy Talty, […]

Aug 04
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Suspect In Stolen SUV Slams Into 2 Kids, 8 Adults While Fleeing From NYPD

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New York, NY – Two children and eight adults were mowed down by a suspect who was fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle in Manhattan on Tuesday. The incident began at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, when New York police tried to stop a maroon 2018 Hyundai Tucson with Illinois license plates, WABC […]

Aug 04
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Missing Cleveland Mom Of Eight’s Remains Found Behind Abandoned House After 11-Month Search

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Cleveland, OH – The body of a Cleveland woman who went missing nearly one year ago was found late last month stuffed inside a storage tote that had been dumped behind an abandoned home. Tyresha Little, 41, was last seen alive on Aug. 30, 2022, WOIO reported. Chicago police said they have spent the past […]

Aug 04
News
VIDEO: Armed Carjacker Shoots Stockton Police Sergeant In Chest Multiple Times

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Stockton, CA – Harrowing bodycam footage captured the moment when a Stockton police sergeant was shot in the chest while chasing an armed carjacker early Wednesday morning (video below). The incident began at approximately 3 a.m. on Aug. 2, when the Stockton Police Department (SPD) received a report of an armed carjacking in the 700-block […]

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