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Residents divided on Nassau precinct plan

Originally published: January 31, 2012 8:47 PM
Updated: January 31, 2012 10:14 PM
By AISHA AL-MUSLIM  aisha.al-muslim@newsday.com

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano (Dec. 14, 2011)

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano (Dec. 14, 2011)

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To Shawnett Foster of Roosevelt, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's proposal to convert her local police precinct into a community policing center is a "big mistake."

"I think it is better to have people in the precinct -- God forbid anything happens," said Foster, 32, whose community is served by the First Precinct in Baldwin.

But Elmont resident Jack Lancaster supports the restructuring,...

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