In the quiet of the Robertsdale substation on December 29, 1984, a tragedy unfolded that would cut short the life of a dedicated officer. Ernest J. Malatinka, a 47-year-old Caucasian male and a respected sergeant with the Hammond Police Department, was found deceased from a single gunshot wound. The initial discovery was shrouded in uncertainty, prompting a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his untimely death. For seventeen years, Sergeant Malatinka had served his communi
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