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Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke Indicted on Federal Civil Rights, Conspiracy Charges
The former top cop for Long Island’s Suffolk County has been indicted for allegedly assaulting and violating the civil rights of a man arrested for breaking into the officer’s department-issued vehicle in 2012. The two-count indictment unsealed Wednesday also charges James Burke with conspiracy to obstruct a federal civil rights investigation into the attack on Christopher Loeb.
