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Add 'Wrangler' To Wilmington Police Officers' Job Description

Two Wilmington Police officers were able to make sure three horses got home safely Sunday.

WILMINGTON, MA -- Wilmington Police Officers Butch Alpers and Darryl Ceruolo are being credited with making sure three horses got home safely Sunday afternoon. The horses broke free from their barn on Chestnut Street but were returned safely a short while later.

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