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 02
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VIDEO: Woman Chokes Out Bouncer She Mistakenly Thought Had Groped Her

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Plattsburgh, NY – A New York woman choked a nightclub bouncer until he passed out, after she mistakenly believed he swatted her on her backside, according to police (video below). Kierah Lagrave, 22, was arrested on a second-degree felony strangulation charge on Thursday, Newsweek reported. The attack occurred at the Five1Eight nightclub at approximately 10:20 […]

Nov 02
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People In Migrant Caravan Sue Trump For Violating Their Constitutional Rights

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Washington, DC – Twelve of the estimated 4,000-member migrant caravan trekking through Mexico towards the United States border have filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials alleging violations of their constitutional rights. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington on behalf of 12 Honduran migrants in […]

Nov 02
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Felony Charges Dropped Against Man Who Secretly Ran Off To Mexico With Teen Girl

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Allentown, PA – A 45-year-old married man who ran off to Mexico with his daughter’s 16-year-old friend has pleaded guilty to corruption of minors. Kevin Esterly pled guilty to the misdemeanor count as a condition of a plea agreement with the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, Lehigh Valley Live reported. In exchange, felony charges of […]

Nov 02
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AZ Troopers Association Endorses Senate Candidate Without Members’ Approval

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Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona State Troopers Association has withdrawn its endorsement of United States Representative Kyrsten Sinema, after members of the union argued that the executive board opted to back her without the support of rank-and-file officers. Sinema, a Democrat, is running against U.S. Representative Martha McSally in a heated race for the U.S. […]

Nov 01
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Dallas Police Corporal Travis Wells Dies In Crash

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Gaston County, NC – Dallas Police Department Corporal Travis Wells died in the line of duty on Thursday morning in a single vehicle rollover crash. Cpl. Wells, 46, was traveling along Dallas-Bessemer City Highway, also known as NC 275, at approximately 10 a.m., when his 2007 Ford Crown Victoria ran off of the road and […]

Nov 01
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Philly Officer Fired For Shooting Drug Dealer Who Rammed Police During Pursuit

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Philadelphia, PA – A 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, who fatally shot a convicted drug dealer after a vehicle pursuit in 2017, will be fired for unjustifiable use of force, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced on Wednesday. “The officer should’ve taken advantage of cover and concealment as the other three officers did,” […]

Nov 01
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Waller Co. Deputy Loren Vasquez Dies In Storm 3rd Day On Patrol

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Waller County, TX – Waller County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Loren Vasquez died in the line of duty on Wednesday night, when her patrol vehicle went airborne as she was responding to an emergency water rescue, and landed upside down in a flooded ditch. Deputy Vasquez, 23, was in the midst of her third shift as […]

Nov 01
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Teen Shoots At Cops With Replica Gun, Police Shoot Back With Real Guns

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Houston, TX – Harris County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a 17-year-old motorist on Wednesday evening, after the teen led them on a pursuit and then shot at them. The incident began at approximately 3:50 p.m., when the unnamed teenage driver sped around a school bus that had stopped to let students out on Stuebner Airline […]

Oct 31
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Alaska State Troopers K9 Blazer Dies From Gastric Torsion

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Wasilla, AK – Alaska State Troopers K9 Blazer died during emergency gastric torsion surgery on Oct. 19, according to his department. Alaska State Trooper Daron Cooper rushed his partner, K9 Blazer, to a veterinarian after he began “showing signs of quickly deteriorating health,” the Alaska State Troopers said in a Facebook post. The six-year-old Belgian […]

Oct 31
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Piedmont Police Officer Kevin Blue Succumbs To Cancer

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Piedmont, AL – Piedmont Police Department Officer Kevin Blue passed away on Oct. 27, following a battle with an inoperable form of brain cancer. Officer Blue, 51, was diagnosed with Stage IV glioblastoma in July, after he began experiencing memory problems, The Birmingham News reported. When the six-year department veteran was given six months to […]

Oct 31
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Jackson Succumbs To Cancer

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Wheaton, IL – DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Jackson died on Oct. 25, following a battle with cancer, according to his department. Deputy Jackson, 64, served the department for nearly 20 years as a patrol deputy, detective, and township deputy, the Daily Herald reported. “His smile is going to be missed in a big way […]

Oct 31
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VIDEO: Supercross Star Fatally Shoots Himself During Confrontation With Police

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Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released bodycam footage of the moment a Supercross racing star fatally shot himself outside the Rampart Division police station (video below). Tyler “One Punch” Evans, 38, was the suspect in a domestic violence report that was made on Sept. 14, LAPD said in a […]

Oct 30
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Hero Down: Brigham Asst. Chief Dennis Vincent Dies Of Aneurysms After Training

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Salt Lake City, UT – Brigham City Police Department Assistant Chief Dennis Vincent died in the line of duty on Oct. 26, after he suffered two brain aneurysms while performing his annual fitness test on Oct. 18. Chief Vincent, 53, had just completed his fitness test at the Box Elder High School track, when he […]

Oct 30
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Juvenile Shoplifter’s Family Gets Payday Because Cop Tased Her When She Ran

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Cincinnati, OH – The City of Cincinnati and Kroger have agreed to pay $240,000 to the family of an 11-year-old girl who was tased while shoplifting. Off-duty Cincinnati Police Officer Kevin Brown was working a security detail at the Spring Grove Village Kroger store on Aug. 6, when 11-year-old Donesha Gowdy and her friend decided […]

Oct 30
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VIDEO: Interstate Gunfight Leaves Gunman Dead, 3 Troopers Wounded

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Phoenix, AZ – Three Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers were wounded in a gunfight with an armed suspect during rush-hour traffic on the interstate on Monday evening (video below). The incident began in Mesa at approximately 4 p.m., when officers received a report of a suspicious person in a white truck, The Arizona […]

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