In the quiet community of Yaphank, New York, a long and painful chapter in the life of a dedicated public servant came to a close. Sergeant Lawrence Devine, a male member of the Suffolk County Police Department, succumbed to injuries that had haunted him for fifteen years. His death was the final act in a tragedy that began on a winter's day, January 24, 1966, when he responded to a domestic disturbance call. The call was unlike any other, a volatile situation involving an off-duty New York City
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