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Police: Off-duty detective foiled armed robbers

<p>Police arrested two teens accused in a string of armed robberies after an off-duty detective saw them putting on masks on a Merrick Avenue sidewalk.</p>

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Police: Off-duty detective foiled armed robbers

<p>Police arrested two teens accused in a string of armed robberies after an off-duty detective saw them putting on masks on a Merrick Avenue sidewalk.</p>

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