Henry never raised another puppy.
And he never stopped carrying Bear’s old collar inside the pocket of his worn canvas coat.
Six years passed.
Then came the hottest Tuesday anyone on Sycamore Drive could remember.
Police cars blocked both ends of the street.
Officers crouched behind doors.
Neighbors stood behind yellow tape filming with their phones.
A man suspected in a violent robbery had fled into the neighborhood.
A resident reported seeing someone in a dark jacket enter the property at 442 Sycamore Drive.
The old Cole house.
Most neighbors
