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Clarkstown cops roam schools at random, post-Newtown

File photo of Clarkstown police officers. In the

Photo credit: John Meore | File photo of Clarkstown police officers. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Clarkstown police officers started random safety checks at the town’s 37 public and private schools. (Oct. 20, 2012)

Clarkstown police officers have added another routine to their daily beat: Randomly patrolling the town's schools during class hours in an attempt to thwart any danger in the wake of the Newtown massacre.

Since Tuesday, armed and uniformed officers have been spending a sliver of their shifts roaming the halls and making their presence known, Clarkstown Police Chief Michael Sullivan said Friday.

"We...

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