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Police: Flavor Flav arrested in Hempstead for speeding with suspended license

Police say they arrested Flavor Flav in Hempstead this morning for speeding with a suspended license. William Drayton, 54, also known as Flavor Flav, was arrested Thursday at about 9:30 a.m. Police

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Jan 9, 2014, 11:20 PM

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