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Suffolk police seek to recruit Muslims

Suffolk County police

Photo credit: Newsday/David Pokress | Suffolk County police

Sgt. John Johnson of the Suffolk County Police Department stood outside a mosque in Bay Shore on Friday with a stack of fliers, looking for young Muslim men and women who might want to join the force.

It was part of a department effort to get the force to more closely mirror Suffolk's changing society, and that means getting more Muslims on board.

"Diversity helps us accomplish the police...

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