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Hempstead Village trustees appoint deputy police chief
Photo credit: J.C. Cherubini, 2011
The Hempstead Village board of trustees has appointed a permanent village police deputy chief at an annual salary of $160,000.
The board unanimously approved at a Tuesday night meeting the selection of Mark A. Matthews to fill the position.
Matthews served with the New York Police Department for about five years before joining the village police department in 1987. He served as a patrol...