Tamika Mays was promoted June 14 to detective sergeant, becoming the first Black woman to hold the post in the Suffolk County Police Department. She will supervise a team of six detectives in the Special Victims Section. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. Credit: Anthony Florio; Photo Credit: Tamika Mays

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