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Name: 'It's something I've always dreamed of'
Uploaded: 2025-01-30T05:00:00Z
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Description: After a year-long, nationwide search, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced his nomination for deputy police commissioner. Kevin Catalina, a 57-year-old Sayville native and a veteran of the NYPD. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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'It's something I've always dreamed of'

After a year-long, nationwide search, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced his nomination for deputy police commissioner. Kevin Catalina, a 57-year-old Sayville native and a veteran of the NYPD. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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