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.
Sep 07
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VIRAL VIDEO: Outrage After Cop Recorded Winning A Fight With A Woman

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Goodyear, AZ – A Goodyear police officer is under internal investigation after a cell phone video showed him striking a woman in the head after she resisted his efforts to place her under arrest (video below). The incident took place at 11:48 a.m. on Thursday, when the Goodyear police officer pulled over an unnamed female […]

Sep 07
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Officer Who Shot Justine Damond Concerned Training Officers And Psychiatrists

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Minneapolis, MN – Field training officers and two psychiatrists raised concerns about former Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor’s fitness to serve the community for more than two years before he fatally shot Justine Damond in July of 2017, court documents showed. Damond, 40, called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her […]

Sep 06
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Memorial Honoring Fallen Cop Declared ‘Insult To Veterans,’ City Orders Removal

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Vandergrift, PA – The Vandergrift borough council has determined that a Hometown Hero banner honoring a fallen police officer is an “insult to veterans,” and voted to have it removed from a utility pole outside the local police department. “If they wanted to honor first responders, there’s another way they could do it,” council member […]

Sep 06
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Cops Raid Home Of Couple Accused Of Stealing $400K From Homeless Veteran

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Florence Township, NJ – Police executed a search warrant on Thursday morning at the home of a New Jersey couple accused of stealing over $400,000 from a fundraising account they established to help a homeless veteran. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said the raid was conducted as part of a criminal investigation into the actions […]

Sep 06
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Burger Chain Approves Employees Wearing ‘Abolish ICE,’ ‘Black Lives Matter’ Pins

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Portland, OR – Burgerville has reversed their policy banning political pins, because their employees refused to follow it. A group of Burgerville employees who violated the policy by wearing buttons at work that read, “Black Lives Matter,” “No one is illegal,” and “Abolish ICE” alleged that the policy was a form of “white supremacy.” Employees […]

Sep 06
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Refugio County K9 Grunt And K9 Nell Strangled To Death

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Aransas County, TX – Refugio County Sheriff’s K9 Grunt and K9 Nell were strangled to death by an illegal alien they were pursuing through dense brush on Saturday. The incident began north of Holiday Beach at approximately 9 a.m., when an officer attempted to pull over a black pickup truck, Aransas County Sheriff Bill Mills […]

Sep 06
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Workers Comp Won’t Cover Corrections Officers In Mass Fentanyl Exposure

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Chillicothe, OH – Prison employees who were exposed to a potentially deadly combination of fentanyl and heroin inside the Ross Correctional Institution have learned that workers compensation will not cover their medical expenses. The mass casualty incident occurred just before 9 a.m. on Aug. 29, when an inmate exhibited symptoms of a possible drug overdose, […]

Sep 05
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VIDEO: Car Thieves Flee, Leave Baby Alone In Car; Fur Missiles Drag Them Back

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New Port Richey, FL – Pasco Sheriff’s Office has released bodycam footage of K9 Shep taking down a suspect car thief during a foot pursuit on Tuesday. The incident began after Pasco County Deputy Nick Carmack attempted to stop the driver of a stolen vehicle, the department said in a Facebook post. The driver sped […]

Sep 05
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Man Rams Truck Into News Station To Promote Anti-Police Conspiracy

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Dallas, TX – An irate man repeatedly rammed his truck into the side of a downtown news station building on Wednesday morning. He then threw countless fliers and papers around his vehicle and ranted about someone trying to kill him. A bomb squad was also dispatched to check on the contents of a duffle bag […]

Sep 05
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Now-Former Philly Cop Charged With Murder For Shooting Armed Felon

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Philadelphia, PA – A former Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder, after he fatally shot an armed convicted felon during an on-duty altercation in 2017. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the charges against former Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownall on Tuesday morning, WPHT reported. Officer Pownall, 36, was fired by the department […]

Sep 05
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Chicago PD Sgt. Steven Bechina Fatally Shot Himself In Patrol Car

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Chicago, IL – Chicago Police Sergeant Steven Joseph Bechina died of an apparent suicide while on-duty on Monday. Sgt. Bechina, 47, was found unresponsive in his patrol vehicle in the 0-100 block of North Des Plaines Street at 3:46 p.m., WMAQ reported. He was rushed to by ambulance to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, […]

Sep 05
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Police Recover Body Of Toddler Reported Abducted By Stranger, Mother Arrested

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Largo, FL – The mother of a 2-year-old boy who told police her son had been kidnapped by a stranger has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge for the brutal death of her child. According to an arrest affidavit, Charisse Stinson, 21, confessed that she struck her toddler, 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau, in the face […]

Sep 04
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‘No Money Left’ – All $400K Raised For Homeless Vet Is Gone

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Philadelphia, PA – A New Jersey couple who helped raise over $400,000 to assist a homeless veteran never turned the remaining funds over to the man’s attorney on Friday, despite a court order. “There is no money left,” the veteran’s attorney, Christopher Fallon confirmed on Tuesday, according to NJ.com. “Where the money went, I have […]

Sep 04
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Riverhead Police K9 Rocky Killed During Pursuit

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Riverhead, NY – Riverhead Police Department K9 Rocky was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, when the vehicle he was riding in with his partner crashed into a pole during a pursuit. The incident began at approximately 2:30 a.m., when the unidentified driver of an Audi drove through a DWI checkpoint on Long […]

Sep 04
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Gives In To Protesters, Won’t Seek Re-Election

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Chicago, IL – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced that he will not seek re-election for a third term, amid outcry from protesters who have repeatedly demanded that he step down from his position. “As much as I love this job and will always love this city and its residents, I’ve decided not to seek […]

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