Daniel McDonnell died inside the First Precinct building in West Babylon in 2011.&nbsp;McDonnell&#39;s widow says police escaped accountability for her husband&#39;s death.

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The SCPD&nbsp;and DA&rsquo;s office conducted flawed homicide probes in the deaths of Daniel McDonnell and Dainell Simmons.

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Dainell Simmons&nbsp;was 29 when he died inside a Middle Island group home. His mother, Glynice Simmons,&nbsp;says police escaped accountability for her son&#39;s death.

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