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LI's highest-paid cop made $246,374 going after drunken drivers

A suspect is arrested under suspicion of DWI

Photo credit: File / Thomas A. Ferrara | A suspect is arrested under suspicion of DWI in Oceanside by Nassau police

Long Island's highest-paid county police officer is not a chief or a division commander. He's not even a detective.

He's Officer Daniel McKenna, of the Nassau County highway patrol's special drunken-driving enforcement team, who last year earned $246,374, according to county records -- including more than $113,000 in overtime. It's part of the price tag of Nassau's get-tough policy against...

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