LAWRENCE — Ask Jesus Flores about the time in 2013 when a neighbor stabbed him eight times and watched as blood poured out of his body. He’ll shrug and say he’s all but forgotten about it ...

Penn, 34, of Lawrence, was found guilty of the first degree murder of Aneury "Willy" Guzman, 21, who he shot in the head outside 452 Water St. on April 1, 2004.

But they aren’t able to. Lawrence’s budget crunch has all but gutted the city’s law enforcement. In fiscal year 2011, Lantigua cut the police department from 151 officers to 110.