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The total compensation of police and sheriff's department employees in Nassau and Suffolk last year reached almost two-thirds of each county's payroll, propelled by generous raises, overtime and retirement packages.
A Newsday analysis of county records shows years of raises above the inflation rate pushed base salaries to as much as $219,000 for a Nassau police captain. A Suffolk sheriff's...
