Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 During an awful time in our society's history - in which half-the-population loudly decries any type of law enforcement - let me state strongly that the world needs more cops like my late partner, and friend, Ken Beers. Officer Ken Beers (ret.) Ken and I started in law enforcement as auxilliary officers of the Pepperell (MA) Police Department. We received no pay for that, but were paid a whopping $2.50 per hour when appointed as Special Police Officers. The pay got better as we attained full-time status. Ken wasn't in it for the money. He loved being a cop, and so many in the small town loved and respected this fine individual. He practiced "Community Policing" before it had a name. And Ken was always there for me - assisting me on calls - calming a situation before it escalated - and on one fateful day , preventing me from being shot by a triple murderer on the run from the law. Despite my Chief not favoring 2-man cruisers, Ken chose to ride with me during...

 A true-and-suspenseful horror tale of haunting, homicides and the hunt for triple-murderer, Daniel Laplante - as told by the cops that were there By Lt. Thomas Lane (Ret.)  Daniel Laplante - cold, calm, clever, calculating- Photo: YouTube   Elm Street  surfaces on six (6) occasions in the Laplante saga: 1.) He  resided on Elm Street  in Townsend, Massachusetts  2.) He  kidnapped a woman  at gunpoint on  Elm Street, Pepperell , Massachusetts 3.) That kidnapped woman fled to the Gillogly residence on Elm Street after escaping from the armed fugitive, Laplante. 4.) He was arrested and transported to Massachusetts State Police Barracks on Elm Street in Concord . 5.) He was  tried, convicted   and sentenced for the murders at  Superior Court , corner of  Elm Stree t and Gorham Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. 6.) The author, Thomas Lane, lived on Elm Steet, Pepperell, Massachusetts while a police Sgt./Lt. for the t...