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An NYPD officer from Nassau County was shot on the job last night during a gunfight with a suspect in Jamaica, Queens.Authorities say Sgt. Craig Bier, a highly decorated member of an NYPD anti-gang unit,

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Decorated NYPD officer from LI shot in Jamaica

An NYPD officer from Nassau County was shot on the job last night during a gunfight with a suspect in Jamaica, Queens.Authorities say Sgt. Craig Bier, a highly decorated member of an NYPD anti-gang unit,

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