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Staying connected with the community had been an important task for Shaun since he had first been elected as sheriff, and he found it easiest to do when he spent time where the people in town congregated. That meant every Wednesday morning he had breakfast at the diner. Ester certainly had her finger on the pulse of Centennial, but sometimes he needed an unbiased view.
Parking a block away, he climbed out of his SUV and took a long look, both ways, on Second Street. He recognized names, faces, and vehicles, and what most of them were doing. Part of his protective nature was to search out that which didn’t belong, such as an odd vehicle, a person who behaved out of the ordinary, or an unusual noise that would tip him off to potential trouble. When nothing caught at his eyes or ears, he
