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 12
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Sheriff Suspends Investigator Opposing Him For Re-Election

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Adams, WI – The Adams County sheriff, who is running for re-election against one of the department’s investigators, placed his opponent on administrative leave on Wednesday citing a 17-year-old case. With less than a month to go before the election, Adams County Sheriff Sam Wollin said he recently discovered that he needed to re-examine the […]

Oct 12
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VIDEO: Man Convicted Of Assaulting Cops Gets Payday Because They Hit Him

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Worthington, MN – A man who pleaded guilty to two counts of assault after threatening police will receive a $60,000 settlement from the city in connection to his claims that police use excessive force during his arrest (video below). “I did not even have the opportunity to take off my seatbelt before I was literally […]

Oct 11
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Kids Over 12 Years Old Risk Arrest For Trick-Or-Treating In Some Cities

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Chesapeake, VA – Chesapeake lawmakers have outlawed trick-or-treating for children over the age of 12, but they are not the only municipality to impose such rules. In Chesapeake, trick-or-treating is only allowed between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., and anyone over the age of 12 caught partaking in such activities is subject to a $100 […]

Oct 11
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North Dakota Trooper Refused Service At KFC/Taco Bell

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Devils Lake, ND – A uniformed North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was denied service at a combination Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell restaurant in Devils Lake, after an employee claimed that the trooper was only there to harass him. The incident occurred over the weekend of Oct. 6, when the unnamed trooper stopped by […]

Oct 11
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Magistrates Refuse To Sign Warrants For Armed Robbers, Rapists, Citing Racism

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Mecklenburg County, NC – Offenders accused of violent crimes in Mecklenburg County are increasingly being issued summonses to appear in court, rather than having warrants issued for their arrest. Mecklenburg County Chief Magistrate Khalif Rhodes, who is vying for the District Court Judge seat against the county’s senior district attorney, Karen McCallum, said that the […]

Oct 11
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VIDEO: Man Attacks Cop Then Gets Hit By Truck While Running Away

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Vancouver, BC – Three men brutally assaulted a Vancouver police officer during a traffic stop on Tuesday night (video below). One of the assailants attempted to flee the scene on foot, and was struck by a pickup truck, cell phone footage showed. The incident began at approximately 10 p.m. on Oct. 9, when two Vancouver […]

Oct 11
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Home Invader Beats, Slashes Retired Cop, Rapes His Wife

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Brooklyn, NY – A retired New York Police Department lieutenant was pistol-whipped and slashed in the face by armed robbers, who then brutally raped his wife during a home invasion early Monday morning. The incident began at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, when three assailants forced their way into the 72-year-old retired lieutenant’s Marine […]

Oct 11
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VIDEO: Gunfight With Suspect Who Shot Three People Captured On Video

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Rochester, NY – A gunman shot three of his family members in multiple targeted attacks on Wednesday before he engaged in a rolling gunfight with police (video below). After the killer fatally shot the first person, he led police on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed in the driveway of yet another family […]

Oct 10
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Hero Down: Mount Laurel Police Officer Erica Aybar-Morillo Found Dead At Home

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Sicklerville, NJ – Mount Laurel Police Officer Erica Aybar-Morillo died suddenly at her residence on Oct. 7. “This past weekend we lost our friend and sister, Officer Erica Aybar # 149,” Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “Erica passed away suddenly at her home.” Her obituary for her […]

Oct 10
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Hero Down: Nacogdoches Deputy Raymond Jimmerson Fatally Struck By 2 Vehicles

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Nacogdoches, TX – Nacogdoches County Deputy Raymond “Boo-Boo” Bradley Jimmerson was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 5, when he was struck by two vehicles as he was clearing debris from a roadway. Deputy Jimmerson, 49, responded to a report of an obstruction on US Highway 259 approximately seven miles north of town […]

Oct 10
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Waco Police K9 Kastor Fatally Shot While Attacking Handler

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Waco, TX – Waco Police Department K9 Kastor died in the line of duty on Oct. 5, after he attacked his human partner as they prepared to breach the front door of a residence to serve a warrant. The incident took place in front of a home on the 2000-block of Seneca Avenue, as local […]

Oct 10
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Judge Cuts Suspect’s Bail For Attempted Murder Of Cops After Lawyer Blames Cops

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Chicago, IL – A man accused of attempting to murder an Alsip police officer by ramming a vehicle into him during a traffic stop had his bond reduced by a Cook County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday. Jamal Campbell, 25, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder of a police officer in connection to the […]

Oct 10
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VIDEO: Fur Missile Takes Down Suspect Who Started Fighting Trooper

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Volusia County, FL – A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office K9 quickly brought a foot pursuit to a close on Monday afternoon, when he apprehended a suspect who allegedly fought with a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during a traffic stop (video below). The incident occurred on Interstate 95, when the trooper stopped the unnamed suspect for […]

Oct 09
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Fallen Firefighter’s Bride Poses For Photos On Their Wedding Day

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​Glendale, IN – The fiancé of a fallen Indiana firefighter honored the couple’s anticipated wedding day by participating in a bridal photo shoot with their friends and family, nearly 10 months after her husband-to-be was killed at a collision scene. Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Kendall Murphy, 27, died on Nov. 10, 2017, shortly after […]

Oct 09
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VIDEO: Mob Surrounds, Attacks Chicago Officers, Locks Them Inside House

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Chicago, IL – Three Chicago police officers were taken to a hospital Monday afternoon, after they were assaulted and locked inside an Englewood home by multiple suspects. Chicago Code Blue posted video of the tail-end of the incident to Facebook (video below.) The incident began at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Oct. 8, when a suspect […]

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