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Many Latinos and their advocates applauded the announcement by the Suffolk Police Department that it will make significant changes in how it deals with Latino communities in the county.

The announcement stems from a deal to settle a Justice Department investigation into how the SCPD handled the case of an immigrant who was stabbed to death in Patchogue.

The killing of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero by a group of teenagers in Patchogue in 2008 sparked an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into allegations of discriminatory policing by the SCPD. The federal probe focused on complaints that Suffolk police discouraged Latino victims from filing complaints and failed to investigate crimes and hate crime incidents involving Latinos.

As a result of the 4-year-long investigation, Suffolk police have agreed to a wide range of reforms including enhanced training for officers, enhanced investigations into allegations of hate crimes, improving police services for individuals with limited English proficiency and strengthening police outreach efforts in Latino communities.

The Justice Department says it will monitor the Suffolk Police Department's compliance of the agreement.

Many Latinos and their advocates applauded the announcement by the Suffolk Police Department that it will make significant changes in how it deals with Latino communities in the county.    The announcement

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I'm meteorologist Rich Hoffman through hyperlocal weather forecast. The rest of today. A little breaks of sunshine. We have a couple of spotty rain or snow showers moving on through. We've had a few flakes flying out over the east end. Now, through the rest of today, still that chance of a rain or snow shower. Now, in Huntington through this evening it's cold. We top out to a high of 41. By the time we're coming home from work around five o'clock, 39 degrees, we're in the thirties, skies will clear overnight and tomorrow morning, cold temperatures around 25 to 30 degrees. So out the door today this afternoon, 41 degrees, it's cold that rain and snow shower, wind chills have been in the twenties and thirties. So if you're outside the gloves, the hat, the warm boots and also the scarf and keep yourself warm. The rest of today, take a look. Now, tomorrow. So it's cold today. Tomorrow, the chance of a rain or snow shower in the afternoon hours of Thursday, a high of only 40 to start off hot for Thursday night, slight chance of a rain or snow shower early and then overnight hours of Thursday into Friday, skies will start to clear and weather will be improving on your Friday. How about a temperature near 50 degrees? So, changes coming our way towards the weekend, Saturdays dry Sunday. We're watching the storm. It will have strong winds and the timing of the rain looks to be during the afternoon and evening hours of Sunday. If it gets delayed a little bit more, it's more towards Sunday night. So the threat of some brief heavy rain, Sunday night into early Monday morning and some strong winds, we could have winds on Sunday night, 40 to 50 MPH. Recapping today. Temperatures, low forties that rain in passing snow shower tonight, turning colder lows 25 to 30. It's a cold start to your Thursday morning. Saturday looks good at 54. Then that rain and wind Sunday night into Monday morning.

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Suffolk County Police Department to make significant changes in outreach to Latino community after federal probe