Mansfield's first black officer & former chief leaves a legacy
A man who broke race barriers and served his community longer than any other is being remembered.Former Mansfield Police Chief Lawrence “Bunker” Harper passed away at 90-years-old just before Christmas.He was known as mostly as Bunker, Larry to some and Harp to others, but one title to all.“Everybody, until the day he died, called him chief,” said son Rollie Harper.A title Harper earned.“Nobody will ever touch my dad’s 54-year record, that’s insane,&rdqu
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