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James Pavese, longtime Suffolk police officer, dies

James Pavese reveled in being a cop and the meticulous legwork that resulted in apprehending a suspect.

Pavese, 76, who died Saturday at home in Kings Park after a long illness, applied that shoe leather for 36 years as a state trooper and officer for the Smithtown and Suffolk police departments.

"He was one of the best police officers I ever met," said former Suffolk District Attorney...

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