Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

  Seasoned hunters have the ability to locate criminals, dead bodies and evidence - not only in the woods, but anywhere. They consistently find the bodies of persons reported missing months or years prior. When hunting, they don't look for the whole deer. They look for a part of the animal or subtle movement - and listen for the slightest noise. They find things when others fail. In the winter of 1987, an intruder and future murderer known as Daniel Laplante was secreted somewhere in a house after kidnapping the inhabitants , and the local police, state police and a K9 were not able to find him. Several searches were negative.  A few days later, the intruder was back and had to be found. Officer Steve Bezanson , now retired, was the man-of-the-hour. Steve has been an avid hunter for decades and was a veteran cop at the time . Officer Bezanson checked for tracks in the fresh snow around the house and found none. The intruder was still in the house . He did another search an...

 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 bill proposed by the Joint Judiciary Committee in Massachusetts would would prosecute offenders between the ages of 18 and 20 years of age as juveniles instead of adults. Here is their logic: Daniel Laplante using the "unformed brain" defense Advocates told lawmakers in the Joint Judiciary Committee that offenders in this age group do not have fully formed brains and cannot completely understand the implications of their actions. "The adult brain, especially the pre-frontal cortex in particular is not fully developed until age 25 and why this is important is because it has implications for a young person's impulse control and self-regulation," said Attorney General Andrea Campbell who testified in favor of the bill. Then why not raise that age limit to 25? Please excuse my sarcasm . I personally have seen the age of violent offenders drop precipitously over the past decades. How about this 6-year-old boy that shot his teacher : 6-year-old boy who shot hi...

 Triple-murderer, Daniel Laplante, killed Priscilla Gustafson and her two young children but his kill-count could have been much higher.  When the 16-year-old Laplante took five people hostage at the Bowen household, he may have murdered all of them had young Tina Bowen not escaped and summoned the police. And when Frank Bowen spotted the would-be killer inside the same home, it was Officer Steve Bezanson that out-thought Daniel and found him in his supposedly-secure hiding place.  And a year later, when a warrant was issued for Laplate's arrest on murder charges, what might have been the outcome had Lynne McGovern not asked me to accompany her into her home where the clever and elusive fugitive was waiting for us. It may have been my partner's (Officer Ken Beers) presence that prevented Danny from trying to kill me with a shotgun and force Mrs. McGovern to drive him out of the area. The kill-count in the Daniel Laplante saga ended up totaling 3, a mother and her two kids...

Some will think that this is folly and nonsense. Not so, folks! It was all too real! -- Lt. Tom Lane, Pepperell (MA) P.D. (retired). Are there strangers living in your home? | Banfield https://t.co/POpCaiwDSc via @YouTube — Tom Lane (@CelticsSentinel) July 23, 2022 The lessons in survival abound in the Daniel Laplante saga. This happened 36 years ago, and the world hasn't become any saner in that time. Beyond the horror and surreal nature of these events, there are many lessons that an be learned from what transpired. I suggest people read my article and  tune in to Lifetime TV's Phrogging: Hider in my house scheduled for Monday, July 25, 2022 at 10:00 P.M. Don't be skeptical! It all happened! https://www.celticssentinel.com/2021/07/the-elm-street-nightmare.html    

 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...