Editor’s note: This version has been changed from the original to remove one quote that could not be confirmed. May Day! May Day! As of May 12, there are 1.38 million Americans infected, more than ...

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A version of this story ran in the June 2014 issue. Sam Allen served nearly 40 years as a police officer and administrator before retiring in 2008 and joining the police department of Balch Springs, ...