Author - Sandy Malone

Managing Editor - twitter.com/SandyMalone_ - Prior to joining The Police Tribune, Sandy wrote the Politics.Net column for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Campaigns & Elections magazine. More recently, she was an internationally-syndicated columnist for Conde Nast (BRIDES), The Huffington Post, and Monsters and Critics. Sandy is married to a retired police captain and former SWAT commander.
Oct 22
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VIDEO: Florida Man Opens Fire On Police, Gets Destroyed In Gunfight

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Lake Mary, FL – Prosecutors have cleared three police officers who shot a man in a shopping center parking lot in May after he pulled a gun on the officers (video below). Prosecutors reviewed a report following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). They determined Lake Mary Police Officers Martin A. […]

Oct 22
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BREAKING: Officer Toney’s Killer Captured Dead

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Snellville, GA – The man accused of murdering 30-year-old Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney on Saturday is dead. Police officials said Monday morning that Tafahree Maynard, who was believed to have shot Officer Toney, had been located, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Shortly thereafter, police put out another update that said Maynard was dead. WXIA […]

Oct 19
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BREAKING: State Trooper Stabbed In Head

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New Salem, MA – A Massachusetts state trooper was stabbed in the head at the end of a police chase on Friday. WBZ reported that the trooper was taking the 18-year-old suspect into custody when he was attacked. The original incident occurred in Orange but ended in nearby New Salem, the Northwestern District Attorney’s office […]

Oct 19
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Trump Says He’ll Send Military To Close Border If Mexico Doesn’t Stop Migrants

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Mexico – Guatemala Border – Thousands of central American migrants traveling in a caravan broke through a border wall in Guatemala on Friday and rushed the Mexican border. “We are going to the United States!” Edwin Santos shouted as he raced past the officers with his family. “Nobody is going to stop us!” When the […]

Oct 19
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Arrested Man Shoots Trooper While Handcuffed

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Bartow County, GA – A wanted felon was fatally shot on Thursday after he used a hidden gun to shoot a Georgia State Patrol trooper. Authorities said the incident began when the state trooper pulled over a gold Toyota Camry for driving too slow in the left lane of I-75, WXIA reported. As he approached […]

Oct 18
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Texas Requires All Students To Watch This Video About How To Interact With Cops

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Austin, TX – A new Texas law requires that all students must be taught how to interact with police before they graduate from high school. The Community Safety Education Act, authored by State Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), called for students to be taught about how to act when stopped by police officers as part of […]

Oct 18
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Cop Stuck With $84k Medication Costs After City Forgets To Give Him Insurance

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Temple, GA – A rookie police officer who has just been diagnosed with a serious medical issue cannot get treatment because the city failed to enroll him in their health insurance program. Temple Police Officer Justin Jordan said he was told his new job came with health insurance when he was hired for the Atlanta […]

Oct 18
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Wounded Hero Returns GoFundMe Donations Because State Says They’re Illegal

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Falmouth, MA – A wounded police officer has returned all of the donations he received from the community because of a Massachusetts law that prohibits him from accepting gifts of more than $50. Falmouth Police Officers Donald DeMiranda and Ryan Moore were shot in the line of duty on July 27 while responding to a […]

Oct 18
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Democratic Operative Arrested For Attacking Female GOP Campaign Manager

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Las Vegas, NV – A Democratic super PAC employee was arrested for attacking a female Republican campaign manager on Tuesday night. Kristen Davison, the 31-year-old campaign manager for Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt, told police that 50-year-old Wilfred “Mike” Stark grabbed and twisted her arm, and refused to let go, FOX News reported. “Politics […]

Oct 18
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Commissioner Calls Cops Stupid Over Swatting Response, Chief Fires Back

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Grand Rapids, MI – The Grand Rapids police chief defended his officers for putting a 12-year-old girl in handcuffs while they were responding to a call about a shooting on Oct. 9 (video below). Officers were responding to a 911 caller’s report about a neighbor being shot when the incident occurred, WDIV reported. “Somebody shot […]

Oct 18
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VIDEO: Man Tases Deputy, Grabs His Gun, Then Good Samaritans Jump In The Fight

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Pasco County, FL – A man used a deputy’s Taser against him during a violent struggle, and got ahold of the deputy’s gun before good Samaritans who stopped to help subdue him. The incident began when Pasco County Deputy Darren Goodwald tried to stop a grey Dodge Caravan with license plates that tracked back to […]

Oct 17
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Victim’s Family Says DA Offering Accused Rapist No Jail Because It Was 1st Rape

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Waco, TX – A former Baylor University fraternity boy accused of rape will not serve any time behind bars, or have to register as a sex offender, if the judge approves his plea agreement. “In my nearly 40 years of law practice, I’ve never seen a sweetheart deal like this before,” said the victim’s attorney, […]

Oct 17
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Police Are Arresting Dozens Of Armed Looters In Hurricane-Ravaged Area

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Panama City, FL – Deputies in Bay County have been arresting about 10 looters a night, and police said they’re usually armed. Bay County Sheriff’s Major Jimmy Stanford said deputies have arrested about 10 suspected looters every night since Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida panhandle on Oct. 10. Maj. Stanford said looters have […]

Oct 17
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Man Sets House On Fire Then Starts Shooting At Firefighters And Police

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Springfield, OR – Police believe a man set fire to his home early Wednesday morning to lure first responders into an ambush. The emergency call about the fire at 536 Oakdale Avenue came in at about 4 a.m. on Oct. 17, KATU reported. When the first fire crews arrived on the scene, somebody started shooting […]

Oct 17
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VIDEO: Fugitive Faceplants During Tasing After Fighting Cops

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Abilene, TX – A video of a man stiffening like a board mid-air after being tased by police at the Mall of Abilene on Tuesday has gone viral (video below). The incident began when police responded to a criminal trespass call from the Lowe’s on Ridgemont Drive on Oct. 17, KTXS reported. Officers located the […]

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