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.
Nov 20
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Slidell PD Officer Jason Seals Killed From Funeral Procession Crash

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Slidell, LA – Slidell Police Officer Jason Seals died in the line of duty on Saturday, nearly two months after he was injured in an on-duty motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral procession. Officer Seals, 35, was traveling along Highway 190 West at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sep. 25, when a motorist suddenly pulled out […]

Nov 20
News, imported
VIDEO: Security Guard Shoves Much Larger Customer Inside Tulsa QuikTrip

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Tulsa, OK – An Oklahoma activist group is calling for a criminal investigation after video surfaced that showed a physical altercation between a QuikTrip security guard and a customer (video below). We the People Oklahoma has demanded that police determine whether or not the private security guard who appeared in the video is also a […]

Nov 20
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Cop Killer Was Supposed To Be In Jail, But Judge Let Him Walk

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Gwinnett County, GA – The man who murdered Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney was a self-proclaimed gang leader who had been released to probation despite prosecutors’ attempts to keep him locked up. Tafahree Maynard, 18, already had a history of violent offenses when he fatally shot Officer Toney on Oct. 20, WSB reported. According […]

Nov 20
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Officer Attacked By Suspect High On PCP; While Others Recorded, One Man Helped

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Dallas, TX – A passing motorist heroically rushed to the aid of a Dallas police officer who was being attacked by a PCP-fueled suspect on Friday afternoon. Although there were other witnesses at the scene, they stood idly by and recorded the incident with their cell phones instead of trying to help the officer, KTVT […]

Nov 19
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Gardena Officer Toshio Hirai Killed In On-Duty Motorcycle Crash

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Los Angeles, CA – Gardena Police Department Officer Toshio Hirai died in the line of duty on Nov. 15, after he was injured in a three-vehicle crash while traveling to work. Officer Hirai, a Gardena motorcycle officer, was riding along Western Avenue just before 8 a.m. on Nov. 14 when the collision occurred, Gardena Police […]

Nov 19
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Union: NYPD Promotes Commander Who Threatened To Kill Cops Who Didn’t Meet Quota

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Staten Island, NY – The New York City Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) is protesting the impending promotion of a precinct commander who they claimed has a history of bullying and threatening the officers he supervises. New York Police Department (NYPD) Captain Kenneth Noonan, who currently commands the department’s 123rd Precinct, is scheduled to be promoted […]

Nov 19
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Chipotle Fires Manager Over Racism Claims, Then Realizes They Were Wrong

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St. Paul, MN – A savvy Chipotle manager was fired after a video showed her refusing to serve a group of black men until they showed that they had money (video below). Now, the company has rehired her after it was shown that the men had a history of stealing food without paying. “You gotta […]

Nov 19
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VIDEO: Fugitive Pulls Gun On Officer In Restaurant, Gets Destroyed

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Muskogee, OK – The Muskogee Police Department has released bodycam footage that captured the moment a wanted fugitive pulled out a handgun while he was being arrested inside an Oklahoma bar (video below). The incident occurred at the I Don’t Care Bar and Grill at approximately 2 p.m. on Nov. 12, after police received a […]

Nov 19
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Officer In Trouble Over Blue Line Flag On Patrol Car After Citizen Complains

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Albuquerque, NM – An Albuquerque police officer was forced to remove a blue-line flag decal from a department-issued patrol car, after a citizen complained. The citizen who complained claimed that it violated the U.S. Flag Code. However, despite similarity to the U.S. flag, the pro-police flag is considered an entirely different flag, and does not […]

Nov 19
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Man Claims Cops Arrested, Beat Him For No Reason, Then Details Come Out

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Yonkers, NY – A combative man who said he tried to bite a police officer during a fight at a traffic stop has alleged that police stopped and beat him because he is black. Terrence Shaw, who claimed he is a former Jamaica Defence Force special operations officer, said he was pulled over on Saturday […]

Nov 16
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Sutter County K9 Bandit Killed When Officers Shoot Murder Suspect

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Butte County, CA – Sutter County Sheriff’s Office K9 Bandit died in the line of duty on Thursday, when officers opened fire on an escaped parolee while the canine was attempting to apprehend him. The incident began at approximately 11 a.m., when police received a report that a “suspicious” man had been living in a […]

Nov 16
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Disgraced Parkland SRO Ignores Subpoena, Starts A GoFundMe

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Sunrise, FL – Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Resource Deputy Scot Peterson, the armed Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who failed to act while Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 students and faculty members on Feb. 14, failed to show up to testify before an investigative state commission on Thursday. Peterson, who had been subpoenaed to appear […]

Nov 16
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Ex-State Trooper Killed In Gunfight After Shooting DA In The Face

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Demopolis, AL – A former Alabama state trooper was fatally shot by police on Thursdays afternoon, after he brazenly shot a district attorney in the face outside the prosecutor’s office. The incident occurred at approximately 1 p.m., as Alabama’s 17th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Greg Griggers was sitting in his vehicle after returning from having […]

Nov 15
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Commission: Broward Sheriff’s Captain Was ‘Dream-Like’ During Parkland Shooting

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Sunrise, FL – Broward Sheriff’s Office Captain Jan Jordan, the commanding officer during the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, was described as “being over her head” and in a “trance-like” state throughout the active shooter situation, the commission investigating the incident was told on Thursday. Broward Sheriff’s Lieutenant Stephen […]

Nov 15
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: NYPD Officer Brittany Gromadzin Dies From Mystery Medical Issue

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Staten Island, NY – New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Brittany Gromadzin died unexpectedly from an undetermined medical issue on Wednesday, according to her father. Officer Gromadzin, 29, had been receiving medical treatment for nearly a year for “unknown ailments,” and underwent a multitude of tests during that time, her father, Jim Kelly, said in […]

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