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Bellone's outburst at Newsday for story on top cop Webber was misdirected

September 29, 2012 8:52 PM By JOYE BROWN joye.brown@newsday.com

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, with Police Commissioner

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, with Police Commissioner Edward Webber nearby, holds up a Newsday newspaper during a press conference in Hauppauge. (Sept. 27, 2012)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone came out swinging last week -- against Newsday and what he called the newspaper's "cop bashing."

Newsday's offense? A front-page story on Edward Webber, Bellone's police commissioner, who legally will be pulling down as much as $321,000 annually in salary and pension. And he'll be eligible for $306,600 for unused vacation and sick time accrued during...

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