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Man claims Suffolk officer used excessive force in West Islip incident

With his attorneys present, Craig Costello spoke with News 12 about the incident that occurred in January. He claims he didn’t notice that a Suffolk officer had his lights on and followed him from a CVS to his brother’s home in West Islip.

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Jul 24, 2020, 2:37 PM

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