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Suffolk Police organize team to combat gang attacks

Originally published: July 29, 2009 9:28 PM
Updated: July 29, 2009 10:48 PM
By ANDREW STRICKLER andrew.strickler@newsday.com

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Suffolk County Sheriff's Department photo of a MS13 gang tattoo on a gang member. / File Photo / April 24, 2007

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Suffolk County Looks to Expand Focus on Gang Arrests

Following a series of vicious gang-related attacks in Suffolk County in recent weeks, some of which victimized innocent bystanders, Suffolk police will reorganize officers assigned to combating gangs across precincts into a single team, officials said Wednesday.

The new detail, tentatively called the Gang Suppression Team, will group personnel now assigned to anti-gang duties in different...

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