I was driving to work that morning when I heard cars calling off blocking intersections intersecting my route. When I called the radio room by phone to inquire why, the dispatcher, voice cracking, told me what had happened. I met Peter while teaching a block during his recruit training, but didn't know him personally. Nevertheless, I immediately felt the worst knot in my stomach I had ever known in my police career (14 years at that time) when I learned what had happened. I am now retired, and I