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Reecks' straightforward honesty remembered

Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks in an undated handout

Photo credit: SCPD | Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks in an undated handout photo from the Suffolk County Police Department.

As a boy, Robert Reecks was fascinated by cars and motorcycles. He dreamed of being a police officer.

As a man, he owned a Harley-Davidson and spent three decades rising through the ranks in the Suffolk County Police Department.

Saturday, Reecks, who was off duty, died when his unmarked police car crashed into a concrete bridge support on Sunrise Highway in Moriches. He was 57.

Reecks,...

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