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.
Aug 13
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Comanche County Investigator Timothy Cole Dies From Gunshot Wounds

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Fletcher, OK – Former Comanche County District Attorney’s Office Investigator Timothy Cole died in the line of duty on Aug. 4, after suffering complications from gunshot wounds he sustained while serving a warrant in 2007. Investigator Cole, 61, was assigned to the Comanche County Drug Task Force when he assisted Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and […]

Aug 13
News, imported
Police Recruit Fired Over Accusations Of Racist, Homophobic Social Media Posts

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Shively, KY – A Shively Police Department recruit accused of making racist and homophobic posts on social media between 2015 and 2017 has been fired, the department announced. Police Recruit Trent McDuffie was hired by the Shively Police Department in mid-July, and was in his fourth week at the police academy when agency officials became […]

Aug 13
News, imported
VIDEO: Baltimore Officer Resigns After Video Shows Him Delivering Beatdown

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Baltimore, MD – A Baltimore police officer has resigned from his position after cell phone footage that showed him in a physical altercation with an argumentative man went viral (video below). The incident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, when two Baltimore police officers encountered 26-year-old DeShawn McGrier on an east Baltimore sidewalk, The […]

Aug 11
News, imported
Audio Released Of Suicidal Man Who Stole Horizon Airplane – What We Know

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Seattle, WA – The Horizon Air employee who stole an aircraft from Sea-Tac International Airport on Friday night told air traffic controllers that he expected to have a “moment of serenity” while he took in the sights around him, and admitted he never planned to land the plane, audio recordings of the communications revealed. The […]

Aug 11
News, imported
VIDEO: Pastor Berates Parishioners & Cops With Racial Slurs During Arrest

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Highland Park, MI – A prominent Michigan pastor hurled racial insults at his parishioners and a white police officer during a vulgar tirade after he was placed in handcuffs for interfering with an investigation outside his church, video footage showed. The incident occurred on June 24, when Highland Park police officers responded to the church […]

Aug 11
News, imported
VIDEO: Man Suddenly Takes Cop’s Taser, Gets Shot

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Florida City, FL – A man who was pulled to safety by witnesses after he launched his minivan into the ocean was shot after disarming an officer of his Taser, recently released bodycam footage showed. The incident occurred at approximately 12 p.m. on Mar. 29 on U.S. Highway 1, just south of Florida City at […]

Aug 10
News, imported
Cop Fired For ‘Racist’ Social Media Posts Awarded Over $100K In Lost Wages

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West Linn, OR – A former West Linn police officer accused of making racist comments on social media will receive at least $100,000 in lost wages after an arbitrator determined that higher-ranking officers in the department were aware of his social media posts but did not tell the officer to delete them. West Linn Police […]

Aug 10
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VIDEO: Cop In A Coma From Shooting, So Police Escort Son To First Day Of School

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Orlando, FL – Two months after Orlando Officer Kevin Valencia was shot and critically injured in the line of duty, his fellow officers escorted his 5-year-old son to his first day of kindergarten (video below). “Two months ago today, Officer Kevin Valencia was shot in the line of duty and remains in a coma,” the […]

Aug 10
News, imported
VIDEO: ‘Routine’ Traffic Stop Ends In Gun Battle, Trooper Shot In Femoral Artery

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Plainfield, PA – Dashcam footage that showed the near-fatal roadside shootout between Pennsylvania State police and an armed assailant was released by prosecutors on Thursday (video below). The video’s release came six weeks after Daniel Clary, 22, was convicted of attempting to murder Pennsylvania State Trooper Ryan Seiple and Corporal Seth Kelly, The Morning Call […]

Aug 10
News, imported
FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Spotted Breaking Into Dakota Meyer’s Brother’s House

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Adair County, KY – The fugitive wanted for threatening to shoot President Donald Trump and the Northampton County district attorney is now suspected of breaking into the house of the brother of Medal of Honor recipient, Dakota Meyer. Shawn Christy, 27, has been on the run since mid-June, and is currently the subject of a […]

Aug 09
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VIDEO: Officer Uses Knee Shot To Take Down Screwdriver-Wielding Woman

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Enoch, UT – An Enoch police corporal who shot a female burglary suspect in the leg after she swung a screwdriver at another officer twice, and refused repeated commands to drop her weapon, was found to have acted within the department’s policy, a committee of Enoch officials ruled on Tuesday (video below). Conversely, the Iron […]

Aug 09
News, imported
VIDEO: Fleeing Armed Suspect Shot By Police, Family Claims He Posed No Threat

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Nashville, TN – Recently released school surveillance footage captured the moment that a Nashville police officer shot an armed man seen fleeing from a suspected stolen vehicle (video below). The incident occurred on July 26, when Nashville police noticed a vehicle driving erratically just moments before the driver sped away, WSMV reported. Just after 7 […]

Aug 09
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VIDEO:Antifa Protests Brutality By Storming City Hall, Attacking Security Guards

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Portland, OR – Antifa protesters attempted to storm Portland City Hall on Wednesday morning to level allegations of police brutality. The demonstration was in response to the city’s handling of antifa’s counter-protest at the Patriot Prayer gathering on Saturday. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 8, at least 30 members of the group heckled the […]

Aug 09
News, imported
Uniformed Officer Is Refused Service At Verizon Store, Company Responds

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Waltham, MA – A cell phone store employee refused to serve a uniformed Waltham police officer, and now the company is saying that the employee was actually refusing to serve numerous people. The incident occurred on Tuesday, when on-duty Waltham Police Officer Dan Collins went into the Verizon store on Tower Road, WFXT reported. “Cellular […]

Aug 09
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High School Teacher Disciplines Students For Wearing NRA Shirts

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Lodi, CA – Two high school students said they were accosted by their history teacher after they wore t-shirts that expressed their support for the Second Amendment and the National Rifle Association. The incident occurred at Lodi High School on Aug. 3, when the unnamed teacher spotted two tenth graders wearing the blue t-shirts with […]

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