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Disgraced Ex-Police Chief Arrested Again After Sex Sting

  • Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke was arrested after soliciting sex from an undercover ranger at a Long Island park.
  • Burke tried to use his status as an ex-law enforcement official to avoid arrest on charges including public lewdness and indecent exposure.
  • He previously served time in prison for assaulting a suspect and was involved in a scandal covering up the attack.
  • Burke led the controversial investigation into the Gilgo Beach killings, which critics say he mishandled.
  • His checkered history has raised questions about whether it hindered efforts to solve the Gilgo Beach murders.
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