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Mangano revamps Nassau precinct system

Nassau police Fifth Precinct in Elmont would be

Photo credit: Photo by Howard Schnapp | Nassau police Fifth Precinct in Elmont would be converted to a community policing center under a plan promoted by County Executive Edward Mangano (Jan. 30, 2012)

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano Monday proposed a reorganization of the police department that would realign the county's eight precincts and save as much as $20 million annually by cutting 100 administrative jobs, which could include police officers.

Mangano would turn four current station houses into "community policing centers," staffed by two officers each around the clock, and...

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