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Cops: Brothers steal wire near Suffolk police HQ

Two brothers wanted to steal valuable metal wire they saw on the ground next to Suffolk police headquarters in Yaphank, police said, but their efforts Thursday only gained them access to a night in a steel cell, and the possibility of many more. William Berketis, 37, of Patchogue, and his brother Steve, 23, of Copiague, were each charged with one count of fourth-degree grand larceny, a crime punishable...

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