There was a certain bit of sad irony when Philadelphia Police Officer took the witness stand earlier this week to lay out the horrific details of his run-in with pure evil.
Hartnett, sometimes through tears, told the jury how a man in a long, flowing white garment walked up to his police cruiser, produced a gun and opened fire.
Hartnett's testimony came one day before the solemn anniversary of another similarly tragic incident.
It was 16 years ago that Upper Darby Officer Dennis McNamara stopped to check on a suspicious vehicle. A member of an outlaw biker gang approached him and shot him point-blank in the head. McNamara did not survive to tell his tale. He was the first Upper Darby officer to die in the line of duty.
We salute Hartnett for what he did.
And sadly remember Officer Dennis McNamara.
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