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Joye Brown: Lucero case makes fed probe necessary

October 5, 2009 10:40 PM By JOYE BROWN joye.brown@newsday.com

Quick ReadThe Marcelo Lucero case makes a federal probe in Suffolk necessary.

An undated file photo of a Suffolk police

Photo credit: Newsday/Alan Raia | An undated file photo of a Suffolk police vehicle.

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Joye Brown has been a columnist for Newsday since 2006.

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An aggressive investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. attorney's office into allegations of discriminatory policing is just what's needed in Suffolk County.

There is too much distrust. Too much anxiety. And too many instances in which immigrants complain they are afraid to report crimes against them to police.

It's time to turn Suffolk County over and shake out the truth.

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