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 17
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VIDEO: Chief Responds Outrage Over Arrest Of 12-Year-Old Rapper Who Attacked Cop

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Cobb County, GA – The Cobb County police chief defended the officer featured in a controversial viral video arresting a 12-year-old boy and his aunt in a mall (video below). The 12 year old, Corey Jackson, was allegedly selling CDs inside the mall on Oct. 6, something he had already been told not to do […]

Oct 16
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AMBER Alert: Police Find Parents Murdered, 13-Year-Old Daughter Gone

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Barron, WI – Police are searching for a 13-year-old girl they believe is “missing and endangered.” Authorities discovered Jayme Closs had disappeared after they received an anonymous 911 call from her home at about 1 a.m. on Monday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Barron County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home and found Jayme’s parents, […]

Oct 16
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VIDEO: Cop Gets Viral Praise For Disarming, Talking To Boys Brandishing BB Gun

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Columbus, OH – A police officer taught two young men a very important lesson after he disarmed them on Saturday. Columbus Police Officer Peter Casuccio was doing a ridealong with a member of a community group on Oct. 13 when he received a call for two boys with a gun nearby, WSYX reported. When Officer […]

Oct 16
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VIDEO: Police Announce Charges For 9 Proud Boys, 3 Antifa For Street Brawl

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New York, NY – Surveillance video of a fight between protesters and attendees of a Proud Boys event on Friday showed a masked antifa member throw a bottle at a group of Proud Boys, who reacted with violence (video below). Tensions had been building in the days ahead of Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes’ Oct. […]

Oct 12
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VIDEO: Man Calls Mommy For Help After Arrest For Attacking Pro-Life Activists

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Bloomington, IN – A college student was arrested after he was filmed spray-painting signs and destroying property at a pro-life protest at Indiana University – Bloomington on Oct. 4. Indiana University police officers arrested 21-year-old Thomas Metcalf and charged him with disorderly conduct, vandalism, and larceny-theft, FOX News reported. Metcalf, a member of the university’s […]

Oct 12
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Half Of Small Town’s Department Quits, Including Chief

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Massillon, OH – The Perry Township Police Department’s chief and most of its officers resigned from police force in the first two weeks of October. First, Perry Township Police Chief Charles Adams resigned unexpectedly at the township Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 3, just a few months after he took the position, WKEF reported. […]

Oct 11
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VIDEO: Looters Dig Through Wreckage Of Family Dollar After Hurricane

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Panama City, FL – A video posted to social media showed a Family Dollar store in hurricane-ravaged Florida being combed through by looters in the wake of the storm (video below). Andrew Newcomb of Live Storms Media captured video of the discount store in Panama City after Hurricane Michael passed through the area as a […]

Oct 11
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Mosby Loses Again: Baltimore Officer Acquitted For Hitting Armed Suspect

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Baltimore, MD – A judge found a Baltimore police officer not guilty on Thursday of assault or misconduct in office when he accidentally collided with an armed suspect during a chase. Baltimore Police Officer Kevin Battipaglia was indicted by a grand jury in March for an incident that occurred on-duty on Dec. 24, 2017, WBFF […]

Oct 11
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Concealed Carry Hero Shoots Man Attacking Starbucks Barista

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Millcreek, UT – A Starbucks barista is very grateful that one of her regular customers had a concealed weapon with him on Oct. 4, when a man attacked her behind the counter at the coffee shop. Shelby Hamilton, 24, was working an early morning shift at the Starbucks located at 3900 South and 900 East […]

Oct 10
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Fallen Officer’s Family & Local Officers Chastised For Photo Shoot At Memorial

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Marion, OH – A high school senior trying to take special pictures honoring his fallen-officer father was harassed by an administrator for not getting permission to pose at a public memorial. It’s tradition for the residents of Marion to capture landmark moments in their lives with a picture taken on the front steps of U.S. […]

Oct 10
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Owensboro Officer Shot By Homeowner Who Thought He Was Suspicious Person

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Owensboro, KY – An Owensboro officer was shot by a homeowner early on Wednesday morning as he searched for a suspicious person who may have been breaking into vehicles nearby. The Kentucky State Police said Owensboro Police Officer Zachary Morris responded to the call for a suspicious person in the area of Hathaway and 6th […]

Oct 10
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Truck Allegedly Torched Because Of Pro-Trump Bumper Stickers

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Vancouver, WA – A pickup truck that sported two stickers supporting President Donald Trump’s reelection was vandalized and set on fire in a bar parking lot early Sunday morning. “I literally just put them on this weekend,” the truck’s owner, Johnny MacKay, told KOIN. “If I would’ve known somebody would’ve taken politics this far — […]

Oct 10
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Prosecutor: Rape Allegations Against Three Cops Fabricated, But Too Late For One

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Bellevue, WA – Prosecutors have dropped the charges against a now-former police officer who served 49 days in jail because of what investigators now say were fake rape allegations. John Kivlin was one of three members of the Bellevue Police Department who was accused of sexual misconduct by the same woman, KING reported. Kivlin spent […]

Oct 09
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Trump Condemns ‘Vilification’ Of Police, Says He’s Sending Feds To Chicago

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Orlando, FL – President Donald Trump spoke to an international gathering of law enforcement on Monday in Orlando, and promised unparalleled support to the men and women he called a “room of heroes.” The President spoke at the 125th anniversary celebration of the International Association of Chiefs of Police on Oct. 8, and reaffirmed his […]

Oct 09
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VIDEO: Bodycam Released For Cop On Trial For Hitting Fleeing Armed Suspect

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Baltimore, MD – Bodycam video was released just ahead of the start of the jury trial of a Baltimore police officer charged with first degree assault (video below). Baltimore Police Officer Kevin Battipaglia was indicted by a grand jury in March for an incident that occurred on-duty on Dec. 24, 2017, WBFF reported. “We go […]

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