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Tania E. Lopez

New York
As seen in: Newsday, The Indianapolis Star, Belleville News-Democrat
Comms Director for Suffolk County @RayTierneyDA. Formerly with @NYSComptroller. Recovering journalist from @Newsday. Emmy nominated.
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Police on Gilgo: 'This case remains active'

Police on Gilgo: 'This case remains active'

Suffolk police top brass assured families of victims of the Gilgo Beach killings Thursday that, even after fi…

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Ex-police chief pleads not guilty to cover up

Ex-police chief pleads not guilty to cover up

James Burke, the former Suffolk County police chief of department, was arrested Wednesday on charges of assau…

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Feds: Ex-police chief tried to blackmail official

Feds: Ex-police chief tried to blackmail official

Former Suffolk police chief James Burke tried to blackmail a top civilian police official, using a GPS device…

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Burke's arrest unleashes torrents of regret, vindication

Burke's arrest unleashes torrents of regret, vindication

The arrest of former Suffolk police Chief of Department James Burke Wednesday spurred disappointment and conc…

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Lawyer: Top cop Burke showed 'poor judgment'

Lawyer: Top cop Burke showed 'poor judgment'

A Suffolk County attorney said Friday that Police Chief James Burke made a mistake when he showed up during a…

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$150G suit: Top cop 'personally took part' in beating

$150G suit: Top cop 'personally took part' in beating

The Smithtown man who has said he was beaten by Suffolk Chief of Department James Burke while detained in the…

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Sources: DA questions detectives over leaks to press

Sources: DA questions detectives over leaks to press

Two veteran Suffolk detectives who were once part of the federal Long Island Gang Task Force have been questi…

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Sources: DA questions detectives over leaks to press

Sources: DA questions detectives over leaks to press

Two veteran Suffolk detectives who were once part of the federal Long Island Gang Task Force have been questi…

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Pretrial testimony begins in Loeb case

Pretrial testimony begins in Loeb case

A Suffolk probation officer testified Wednesday that plans to search the home on Dec. 14 of a Smithtown man a…

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Testimony: Burke took duffel bag from scene

Testimony: Burke took duffel bag from scene

Suffolk Police Chief of Department James Burke took his stolen duffel bag from the home of the man charged wi…

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'95 police report: Burke lost gun, had affair with felon

'95 police report: Burke lost gun, had affair with felon

Suffolk Chief of Department James Burke, as a sergeant in the First Precinct 20 years ago, twice lost his pol…

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Records: Search of suspect OKd before alleged break-in

Records: Search of suspect OKd before alleged break-in

A search of the home of a Smithtown man accused of breaking into Suffolk Police Chief of Department James Bur…

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Investigator in gun belt theft case retires

Investigator in gun belt theft case retires

The Suffolk County police detective who handled the initial investigation of the man accused of breaking into…

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Investigator in gun belt theft case retires

Investigator in gun belt theft case retires

The Suffolk County police detective who handled the initial investigation of the man accused of breaking into…

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Lawyer has conflict, off SCPD chief case

Lawyer has conflict, off SCPD chief case

The attorney representing the Smithtown man accused of breaking into Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's depar…

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Sources: FBI civil rights probe of Suffolk police chief

Sources: FBI civil rights probe of Suffolk police chief

Suffolk County Police Chief of Department James Burke is being investigated by federal officials to see wheth…

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Assault allegations made against Suffolk police chief

Assault allegations made against Suffolk police chief

One of the men accused of taking Suffolk Police Chief of Department James Burke's gun belt, ammunition and ha…

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PD: After gun belt stolen, chief went to suspect home

PD: After gun belt stolen, chief went to suspect home

Hours after Suffolk County Police Chief of Department James Burke's gun belt, ammunition and handcuffs were s…

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Special prosecutor heads PD gun belt theft

Special prosecutor heads PD gun belt theft

A Lindenhurst man who court documents said helped a Smithtown man steal the police chief's gun belt and ammun…

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NYC DA takes on police gun belt theft case

NYC DA takes on police gun belt theft case

A special prosecutor from the Queens district attorney's office will take over the case against the Smithtown…

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Cops: Man stole police gun belt, ammo

Cops: Man stole police gun belt, ammo

A Smithtown man is to appear in court Friday on charges related to allegations he stole a police gun belt and…

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Sources: Detectives' removal hurts gang task force

Sources: Detectives' removal hurts gang task force

The removal last August of three Suffolk detectives who helped solve some of the county's most notorious gang…

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