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.
Dec 26
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21-Year-Old Firefighter Killed In Crash While Responding To Christmas Day Fire

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Hamilton, NJ – Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Natalie Dempsey died in the line of duty on Christmas morning, when she lost control of her vehicle while responding to a structure fire. Firefighter Dempsey, 21, was on her way to fight the fire at approximately 6:20 a.m., when the 2001 Honda Accord she was driving […]

Dec 25
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Broward Sheriff Now Requires Deputies To Intervene When Kids Are Being Murdered

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Pembroke Park, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) has officially altered its policy to require deputies to take action to stop attackers and protect potential victims during active shooter incidents. Seventeen students and faculty were fatally shot, and another 17 were wounded, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, when […]

Dec 25
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TSA Transitions To Floppy-Eared K9s Because Pointy-Eared K9s Are Too Scary

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Arlington, Virginia – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made an internal informal decision to swap out pointy-eared K9s for floppy-eared K9s, in an effort to make the security dogs appear less scary. “We’ve made a conscious effort in TSA…to use floppy ear dogs,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske told the […]

Dec 25
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Palm Beach County K9 Cigo Fatally Shot By Attempted Murder Suspect

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Wellington, FL – Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBCSO) K9 Cigo was murdered in the line of duty on Christmas Eve, after he was shot by the attempted homicide suspect he was pursuing. “Our hearts are truly broken after a suspect shot and killed our K9 Dog tonight, on Christmas Eve,” Palm Beach County Sheriff […]

Dec 25
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Dead Man’s Family’s GoFundMe Fails After Video Shows Him Trying To Kill Cop

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St. Louis, MO – The St. Louis Police Department (SLPD) has released security camera footage that captured the moment a suspect in a stolen vehicle dragged a police officer with the SUV and crashed into a nearby gas pump. The driver, later identified as 29-year-old Demario Bass, was fatally shot by the officer during the […]

Dec 25
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Louisville Det. Deidre Mengedoht Killed By Impaired Semi Driver

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Louisville, KY – Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Detective Deidre “Dee Dee” Mengedoht was killed in the line of duty on Christmas Eve, when she was struck by an intoxicated semi-truck driver during a traffic stop. The fatal collision occurred at 2:09 p.m., after the 32-year-old detective stopped a pickup with four occupants under the […]

Dec 24
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VIDEO: Lone NYPD Officer Fights Off Waves Of Vagrants In Subway

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New York, NY – A lone New York police officer managed to fight off a violent crowd of vagrants during a hostile encounter at a subway station (video below). “That was a pretty intense situation,” a department spokesperson told Blue Lives Matter on Monday. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, as the […]

Dec 24
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Kevin Spacey Charged With Sexual Assault, Responds With Bizarre YouTube Video

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Nantucket, MA – Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey released a bizarre video of himself on YouTube on Monday, shortly after prosecutors announced that he has been charged for the alleged sexual assault of a man at a bar in 2016 (video below). On Monday, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe announced that Spacey, 59, has […]

Dec 24
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DUI Driver Hits Cops, Patrol Car Bursts Into Flames, Citizen Pulls Cop From Fire

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Houston, TX – A heroic citizen helped a wounded Houston police officer rescue his partner from the burning wreckage of their patrol vehicle on Monday morning, after a suspected drunk driver turned in front of the officers. “This is a Christmas miracle – talking about officers that are hospitalized, not officers that are dead,” Houston […]

Dec 24
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Officer Loses 160 Hours Of Pay Over ‘Hateful Language’ On Social Media

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Orlando, FL – An Orlando police officer was forced to forfeit a month’s worth of overtime pay in lieu of suspension, after he was accused of using “hateful language” during two incidents in 2017. An arbitration hearing into whether or not the City of Orlando was justified in doling out the sanctions against Officer Robert […]

Dec 24
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Man Takes Over Family’s New Home, Says Law Can’t Stop Him Because He’s Sovereign

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Suwanee, GA – A squatter who moved into a $500,000 home before its new owners arrived claimed he had the right to do so because he is an indigenous Moorish American. “Bro, who gonna come tell me I can’t take it? Who gonna take it from me?” Joel Fedd said in a video he made […]

Dec 21
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Charged Cop Asks For Judge To Rule On Shooting, But Prosecutor Demands A Jury

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Portsmouth, VA – A Portsmouth police officer charged for shooting an armed burglary suspect during a foot pursuit in 2017 will have his fate decided by a jury, even though he opted to have a judge decide the outcome of the case. Nicole Belote, the attorney representing 32-year-old Portsmouth Police Department Officer Jeremy Durocher, said […]

Dec 21
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PD Social Media Post Blaming Crime On People Turning ‘Away From God’ Goes Viral

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Opp, AL – A rural Alabama police department that blamed Satan for the town’s homicides is facing criticism for failing to separate government and religion. The Opp Police Department posted the religion-laden, all-caps message to its Facebook page on Tuesday, according to the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). “There have been five murders in Covington […]

Dec 21
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Cincinnati PD Sgt. Arthur Schultz Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot

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Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Police Department Sergeant Arthur Schultz died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while sitting inside his vehicle near Eden Park early Thursday afternoon. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that I announce here today that we are investigating the death of one of our own,” Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac told […]

Dec 21
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Teacher’s Aide Only Needs To Serve 30 Days In Jail For Sex Assault Of 9-Year-Old

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St. Albans, VT – A former school employee has admitted to repeatedly sexually molesting a 9-year-old boy both at the school where she worked and at her home. Josie Spears, 33, a former Highgate Elementary School teacher’s aide, pleaded guilty to lewd a lascivious conduct with a child, two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct, […]

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