Pricey cop payouts can open a door

Credit: Thomas A. Ferrara
Regarding Ellis Henican's column "Pricey send-offs in lean times" [News, Feb. 27]: Now that the Nassau County Police Department, one of the highest-paid departments in the country, has made Nassau the laughingstock of the nation, we should have ample cause to review every salary, benefit package and retirement clause in the contract.
Curtis M. Field

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