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Cop spots fashionable HOV mannequin in Suffolk

Originally published: February 3, 2010 7:45 PM
Updated: February 3, 2010 9:56 PM
By GARY DYMSKI  gary.dymski@newsday.com

Quick ReadPolice said Kathleen A. Frascinella dressed a mannequin in a long, dark wig, color-coordinated blouse and a blazer and scarf.

Deputy Sheriff Robert Howard looks at the mannequin

Photo credit: James Carbone | Deputy Sheriff Robert Howard looks at the mannequin he says turned out to be the front-seat "passenger" when he pulled over Kathleen A. Frascinella, 61, of Mount Sinai on Wednesday morning as she was driving west in the HOV lane between exits 58 and 57 on the Long Island Expressway. (Feb. 3, 2010)

Something about a passenger in a car traveling the HOV lane of the Long Island Expressway in Islandia Tuesday morning seemed odd to Deputy Suffolk County Sheriff Robert Howard.

The passenger was wearing sunglasses, and the front-seat visor was pulled over to the side window. But it was cloudy outside.

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