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Cops: Driver rams cop car twice, then hits tree

A driver rammed a Suffolk police car twice during a traffic stop Thursday in North Amityville, eventually hitting a tree and fleeing on foot before being arrested, police said.

The incident happened shortly after 6 p.m. when two officers attempted to stop a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix for a traffic violation - only to have the driver, Calvin Jones, 31, of Tyrconnel Road in North Amityville, refuse...

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