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Town honors NCPD officers By MIKE POLANSKY Senior Correspondent
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Members of the Nassau County Police Department were at John Burns Park in Massapequa Tuesday, Aug. 4 as the town recognized National Night Out honoring law enforcement. In photo N. C.7th Precinct Commander Inspector Joanne Solieri (from right) is shown with PO’s Mike Bracco, Eugene Messmer, Sean Sullivan, Tom Considine, Ray Luthy, and PO P. J. Persichetti.
Nassau County police officers from the 7th Precinct met with residents during National Night Out at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa on Aug. 4, as the annual community event coincided with the Town of Oyster Bay’s free country music concert. National Night Out, which began in 1984, is held each year on the first Tuesday in August to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. John J. Burns Park was one of 11 locations across Nassau County that hosted events encouraging residents to meet officers in an informal setting. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Bipartisan opposition to former Suffolk DA Spota’s pardon request By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota’s bid for a presidential pardon is facing bipartisan opposition, with both the Suffolk County Legislature’s Republican majority and Democratic Caucus urging President Donald Trump to reject his request. Spota and his former chief investigator, Christopher McPartland, filed clemency petitions with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney in July, asking Trump to pardon their federal corruption convictions. The petitions contend the two men were unfairly prosecuted.
Their requests remain pending. assault of a handcuffed prisoner. Suffolk County Presiding OffiPiccirillo wrote that presidencer Anthony Pictial pardons cirillo, joined by should be the Legislature’s reserved for corRepublican recting miscarmajority, sent a riages of justice letter to Trump or extraordinary urging him to circumstances, deny clemency. not for public The lawmakofficials convicters argued that ed of corruption. Spota and He said granting McPartland clemency would committed “a undermine ANTHONY PICCIRILLO serious breach years of work to Suffolk County presiding officer restore public of public trust” by using their confidence in positions to obstruct a federal Suffolk County government followinvestigation into former Suffolk ing the Burke-Spota scandal. County Police Chief James Burke’s “The people of Suffolk County
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he people of Suffolk County deserve to know that everyone is accountable under the law, regardless of title or influence.
deserve to know that everyone is accountable under the law, regardless of title or influence,” Piccirillo wrote. County Legislator Steve Flotteron, who represents the 11th L.D., said it was important for the lawmakers to stand up to ensure the public’s trust in the system. “He (Spota) held one of the most powerful positions in the county and if we can’t trust the process and
the penalties given to anyone are any of us safe,” he said. “Too many times we get frustrated that the strong and connected always slip out the consequences of their actions. But the word public trust means that everyone must be treated equally and fairly.” The Suffolk County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus also urged Trump to deny the pardon request. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11