Sergeant Lawrence Devine of the Suffolk County Police Department in New York succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained 15 years earlier while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Yaphank, NY. On January 24, 1966, Sergeant Devine and his partner were dispatched to a residence where an off-duty New York City policeman had severely beaten his wife and threatened to kill any responding officers. Upon arrival, the officers encountered the suspect in the garage. When ordered to come out, the suspe
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