Hate-crimes cop says Levy has interfered
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Suffolk County Police Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks resigns as commander of the Suffolk County Hate Crimes Task Force, walking out of the meeting Jan. 18, 2011, in Hauppauge. Sources briefed on an Aug. 6 fatal car crash in Center Moriches identified Reecks as the victim of the single-car crash.
Head of Suffolk hate crimes unit resigns
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Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks, whose 13-year tenure as commander of Suffolk County's hate crimes unit ended abruptly two weeks ago, describes himself as a cop who simply wants to do his job.
But he contends that his ability to do that job, to aggressively carry out the mission of his unit - solving hate crimes - was compromised by the administration of Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy.
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