CAPTURED!!

Here in Western NY and in the towns along the border of NY and PA, there has been a 5 month manhunt going on for a fugitive named
Ralph "Bucky" Phillips. He had escaped jail in WNY, shot and wounded a NY State Trooper in an upstate county and has been on the loose and taking cover in several towns he knew well. Last week Thursday, two more NY State Troopers were shot several times and wounded critically...on Sunday, those wounds proved fatal to one of the officers. "Bucky" is the primary suspect in those shootings. During the last 5 months, in some areas, he has become a sort of folk hero and even after the troopers were shot, his core group of supporters were asking him to surrender so that HE didn't get hurt. It was exasperating. Finally, on Thursday, he was placed on the FBI's 10 most wanted list and the search became national.
In the end, he surrendered to police - looking haggard and defeated. It was a bittersweet victory for the many police agencies involved with the search because the mortally wounded State Trooper will be laid to rest on Monday. The Superintendent of State Troopers was gracious in his praise of all the police agencies involved with the search...and sincere in expressing the grief they all felt with the death of their fellow trooper. And resolute in his words of what they do..."In the end," he said, "we always get the bad guys."
My reason for sharing this today is to remind us all that, truly, good DOES win over evil....always. We may learn lessons along the way, our hearts may be saddened, and there will be sacrifice. But goodness will always take precedence. Always.
Blessings,
Sue