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.
Aug 03
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Colorado Springs Police K9 Remme Dies From On-Duty Injury

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Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Springs Police K9 Remme died from a spinal injury sustained while he was on duty. K9 Remme was playing with his partner, Officer A. Genta, during his nightly break at about 2 a.m. on July 13 when he suddenly collapsed in pain. He was rushed to the emergency veterinary hospital […]

Aug 03
News, imported
Violent Passenger Say He’s Gonna Take Plane Down, Heroes Handcuff Him To Seat

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Atlanta, GA – Two Good Samaritans with backgrounds in law enforcement jumped up to help Delta airlines flight attendants subdue and handcuff an out-of-control passenger on Thursday. The incident occurred on Delta Flight 1249 from Portland, Maine to Atlanta on Aug. 2, when a passenger began causing a commotion in the back of the airplane, […]

Aug 03
News, imported
Lawmaker, Activists Calls For Pardon Of Arsonist Who Was ‘Protesting’

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St. Louis, MO – A Missouri lawmaker is among many calling for the governor to pardon a man who was sentenced to eight years for burglarizing and starting a fire in a gas station convenience store during a riot. “There were no grounds for this harsh of a sentence, especially when his actions inflicted no […]

Aug 03
News, imported
VIDEO: Woman Who Recorded Officer-Involved Shooting Defends Officer

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Allentown, PA – A woman who witnessed the fatal shooting of a New Jersey man by South Whitehall Township police on July 28 posted videos she’d taken of the incident to Facebook and defended the officer involved (videos below). “Sooo yes I was there. Worst timing or best timing idk yet. Everyone is making it […]

Aug 03
News, imported
Correctional Officer Gets Death Threats After Accusations of Having Nazi Tattoo

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Worcester County, MA – A corrections officer was falsely accused of being Nazi after a volunteer for a liberal bail fund visited the Worcester County Jail and House of Corrections and mistook a University of Norwich football tattoo for a neo-Nazi tattoo. “Went to post two bails at Worcester House of Corrections tonight. You can […]

Aug 02
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Pittsburgh Police K9 Loki Dies Day After His 10-Week Birthday

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Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Police K9 Loki died while he was playing with his trainer on July 7. K9 Loki was a bloodhound puppy who had just joined the Pittsburgh police to be trained as a human locator. KDKA reported that K9 Loki celebrated his 10-week birthday on Friday and woke up spunky and happy […]

Aug 02
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: Virginia State Police K9 Vader Murdered In Pursuit Of Murder Suspect

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Sussex County, VA – Virginia State Police K9 Vader was murdered in the line of duty by a bullet fired into his handler’s vehicle by a suspect on Wednesday. K9 Vader, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois who joined the Virginia State Police as a narcotics detection dog nine months before he was killed, was fatally shot […]

Aug 02
News, imported
VIDEO: Enraged Dad Tackles Pervert Taking Upskirt Photos Of Child

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Cypress, CA – A man caught taking inappropriate photos of women in skirts at a Target store in was tackled by an enraged father who saw him filming his teenage daughter on Tuesday (video below). The Cypress Police Department said it was alerted to the problem at about 8 p.m. on July 31, when they […]

Aug 02
News, imported
Waitress Caught Framing Sheriff’s Employee With Bogus Racist Message On Check

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Waco, TX – A waitress has been fired from her job after she admitted writing a racist message on a receipt and blaming it on a sheriff’s employee. Freestone County Sheriff Jeremy Shipley didn’t fool around when he received a report on Monday night that a sheriff’s office employee “had written a racist remark on […]

Aug 02
News, imported
New York Attorney General Candidate Vows To ‘Prosecute’ ICE

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Albany, NY – A candidate for Attorney General for the state of New York said she wanted to abolish and prosecute U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout is running as a Democrat in the Sept. 13 primary to replace disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned in May after […]

Aug 02
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VIDEO: ‘Unarmed Black Man’ Shot By Officer Was Actively Beating Him

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Silver Spring, MD – Prosecutors have released their findings and bodycam footage from a June officer-involved shooting when a man was fatally shot while attacking a police officer (video below). Based on the evidence and a review of the law, the Office of the State’s Attorney’s for Howard County investigated and determined that Montgomery County […]

Aug 02
News, imported
DEVELOPING: Colorado Springs Officer Shot In The Head

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Colorado Springs, CO – A Colorado Springs police officer was critically wounded when he was shot while responding to a call for shots fired in the area early on Thursday morning. KDVR reported that the incident occurred at about 2:45 a.m. on East Boulder Street on the east side of the city when officers responded […]

Aug 01
News, imported
Police Chief Has Mayor Charged Over Corruption Allegations

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Commercial Point, OH – The mayor of the village of Commercial Point is facing a slew of charges after he threatened and intimidated a man who reported him for illegally using a commercial dumpster. An employee of Westport Homes, a housing development construction company, witnessed Commercial Point Mayor Gary Joiner illegally filling a trash dumpster […]

Aug 01
News, imported
VIDEO: People Outraged Over Arrest Of Teen Who Attacked Cops

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Stoughton, MA – Authorities are investigating an incident when police deployed a Taser on a violent 16-year-old girl at a homeless shelter in Stoughton (video below). The incident began when police responded to Evelyn House, a homeless shelter, for a report of a staff member being threatened with violence, WBTS reported. Police said that after […]

Aug 01
Fallen Heroes, imported
Hero Down: NYPD Officer Richard Lopez Dies From 9/11-Related Cancer

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New York, NY – Retired New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Richard Lopez died on July 9 after a long battle with 9/11-related cancer. Officer Lopez, 52, served with NYPD for 20 years before he was forced to retired due to the cancer he developed from working for an extended period on the search and […]

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