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Merrick burglar at center of police scandal could be freed

Zachary Parker leaves the Nassau County Courthouse in

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Zachary Parker leaves the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola. (Aug. 31, 2012)

The Merrick burglar whose alleged preferential treatment by Nassau police led to the downfall of three top commanders is up for parole this week, according to the state prison system. And he could be freed only months into a 1 1/3 to 3 year prison sentence.

The burglar, Zachary Parker, 21, is locked up at the prison boot camp Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, in upstate Brocton....

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