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Police look into missing cesspool cover

Quick ReadThe boy, 17, slipped into an open cesspool behind a Dunkin' Donuts in Smithtown.

Amiri Zeqiri, 17, of Central Islip, was working

Photo credit: Rob Garofalo | Amiri Zeqiri, 17, of Central Islip, was working at a Smithtown Dunkin' Donuts when he fell into this open cesspool Sunday night, police said. (Feb. 28, 2010)

Detectives are trying to determine how and when a cesspool cover went missing behind a Smithtown Dunkin' Donuts, leading to the death of a teenage worker who fell into the tank Sunday night while taking out garbage, Suffolk County police said.

Amiri Zeqiri, 17, of Central Islip, died after he was found in the cesspool by his 14-year-old cousin and co-worker, who went to look for him behind...

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