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.
Oct 17
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VIDEO: Man Claims Arrest Was For Being Black, But Cop Did Him Favor After Arrest

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Loveland, CO – A man who fought with Loveland police officers after being pulled over for an expired license plate has alleged that he was wrongfully arrested because of his race (video below). His friend quickly posted video clips of the arrest to Facebook calling the officers “ALL OF YOU FAT MOTHA FU–AS,” and claiming […]

Oct 17
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: North Carolina State Trooper Murdered By Gunman During Traffic Stop

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Columbus County, NC – A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was murdered by a gunman during a traffic stop early on Wednesday morning. Bladen County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Larry Guyton identified the fallen officer as Trooper Kevin Conner, WRAL reported. Trooper Conner was murdered at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 17 on U.S. Highway […]

Oct 16
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VIDEO: Pagans Motorcycle Gang Members Attack Cops

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Pittsburgh, PA – Undercover Pittsburgh detectives investigating reports of narcotics sales at Kopy’s Bar ended up in a brawl with several armed members of the Pagans motorcycle gang early Friday morning (video below). The fight broke out just after 1 a.m., when a bar patron recognized the four undercover detectives and blew their cover, WTAE […]

Oct 16
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Democratic Party Leader Forced To Resign For Saying He Stands For The Flag

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Allegheny County, PA – A top Pennsylvania Democrat said he was forced to resign from his position, after he defended the American flag and expressed his support for an East Pittsburgh police officer. Former Executive Director of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee Mark Salvas, who is also served as a Marine and is a Gulf […]

Oct 16
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VIDEO: ‘Routine Traffic Stop’ Takes Sudden Turn When Convicted Felon Pulls Gun

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Volusia County, FL – Bodycam footage captured the moment that a convicted felon grabbed a concealed firearm during a traffic stop and was nearly shot by a Volusia County deputy (video below). The incident occurred on Saturday night, when Volusia County Sheriff’s Deputy Devin LaFoucade, 23, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a […]

Oct 16
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VIDEO: Drunk Driver Grabs Gun From Nearby Bush, Opens Fire On Police

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Las Vegas, NV – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has released bodycam footage that showed a suspected drunk driver firing a gun at an officer after refusing to participate in a field sobriety test (video below). Officers returned fire, killing the gunman. During a media briefing on Monday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Assistant […]

Oct 16
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Dunkin Donuts Worker Fired For Refusing To Serve Cop Robs Same Donut Shop

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Cleveland, OH – A former Dunkin Donuts employee, who was fired in July for refusing to serve a uniformed Cleveland police officer, has been arrested for allegedly robbing the same store where he previously worked. Shontay Brown, 30, was arrested by Lakewood police and the U.S. Marshals on Monday for his role in the weekend […]

Oct 13
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President Trump Just Nominated His Own Picks To 9th Circuit, Breaking Tradition

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Washington, DC – After months of unsuccessful negotiations with California Democratic Senators Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein, President Donald Trump moved ahead without their support, and nominated three conservative judges to the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. On Wednesday night, the White House announced that President Trump nominated Kenneth Kiyul Lee, Daniel Collins, and […]

Oct 13
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High School Band Suspended Over Halftime Show, Upsetting Many

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Jackson, MS – The Forest Hill High School band has been suspended from performing for the rest of the academic year, after they depicted the execution of police officers during a halftime skit in Brookhaven on Oct. 5. Just one week after Brookhaven Police Patrolman James White and Corporal Zack Moak were murdered in the […]

Oct 13
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Boston Police K9 Rush Dies From Chemical Exposure

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Boston, MA – Boston Police Department K9 Rush died in the line of duty on Oct. 1, after he was exposed to chemicals during a building search on Sep. 23. K9 Rush, a four-year-old German Shepherd, and his human partner responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the old Radius Specialty Hospital […]

Oct 13
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Retired Deputy Ambushed By Bat-Wielding Robber Outside His Home

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Indianapolis, IN – A retired Indiana sheriff’s deputy was viciously beaten with a baseball bat during a robbery outside his home on Wednesday night. Retired Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Earl Pool had just pulled into his driveway after celebrating his 72nd birthday when he was ambushed from behind, WXIN reported. “He got out of […]

Oct 13
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VIDEO: Man Points Gun At Cops, Tells Them To Die, Family Suing Cops For Shooting

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Fairbanks, AK – The Fairbanks Police Department has released video footage of the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man who was armed with a revolver on Christmas Eve of 2017 (video below). The video combined audio recordings from the Alaska state troopers at the scene with dashcam and bodycam footage from the Fairbanks police department, […]

Oct 12
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Gilbert Police Department K9 Murphy Succumbs To Cancer

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Gilbert, AZ – Gilbert Police Department K9 Murphy has succumbed to an aggressive and debilitating form of cancer, his department announced on Sep. 24. K9 Murphy, a seven-year-old Dutch Shepard, joined the Gilbert Police Department in 2013, according to the city’s website. “It is with heavy hearts that we raise a final salute to canine […]

Oct 12
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: WBU Police Chief Lonnie Burton Dies Of Complications From Duty Injury

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Plainview, TX – Wayland Baptist University Chief of Police Lonnie Burton died in the line of duty on June 25, when he suffered complications related to a knee surgery to repair an injury he sustained on the job. Chief Burton, 64, fell from a curb outside the Wayland Baptist University Police Department on May 18, […]

Oct 12
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: OST Agent Kristopher Youngberg Dies On Way Home From Training

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Okemah, OK – U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Secure Transportation Agent Kristopher Youngberg died in the line of duty on Oct. 5, as he and four other agents were driving home from a training. Agent Youngberg, 41, and his fellow agents had just completed a training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, […]

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