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County force to fight quality-of-life issues New COPE program to supplement work POP cops B y N oa h M anskar Nassau County’s most popular cops are getting some help. The Nassau County Police Department has established a Community-Oriented Police Enforcement, or COPE, program to tackle quality-of-life crimes and supplement the work of 16 problem-oriented police, or POP, officers. The department has plans to expand both programs and add at least eight officers between them, Acting

Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said in an interview last week. “It pays huge dividends,” Krumpter said. “The community loves it, the elected leaders love it and the executives in this police department love it.” Six officers and a supervisor were assigned to the program about a month ago, said Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun, commanding officer of the Public information Office. The force is based at the police headquarters in Mineola and targets low-level offenses, such as open-container viola-

tions, underage drinking and narcotics violations, LeBrun said. Village of East Hills Deputy Mayor Manny Zuckerman said he thinks a force like COPE is “sorely needed” on the North Shore, but wondered whether it would be sufficiently staffed to address problems thoroughly. “It seems a step in the right direction but I’m just hoping it’s not too little in terms of what we can do,” he said. The 16 POP officers handle quality-of-life offenses now, Continued on Page 78

Re-elected Estates trustee weighs retirement decision Siff wins with write-in votes after declining to run Arlene Butterklee, Northwell employee and professional dog trainer receiving an award at the Valley Forge Kennel Club in Dec. 2015. See story on Page 10.

B y A dedamola A gboola Having spent the past 12 years volunteering on the Village of Roslyn Estates Board of Trustees, Sandy Joel Siff figured it was time he retired. So he decided not to file for re-election. When no one else filed for

Siff’s seat, Village Clerk Brian Rivera said the winner would be based on write-in votes at the March 15 election and if there were no write-ins the mayor and the Board of Trustees would select someone to serve in Siff’s place. Then the election was held and Siff won with 15 write-in votes.

Incumbent trustee, Brian Feingold who ran unopposed, received 23 votes to earn a sixth two year term. Siff said he was in disbelief when he found out he had been re-elected. “I’m very honored by the trust the people of Roslyn Estates have placed in me,” Siff Continued on Page 62

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