Clarkstown to hire 8 new cops, residents outraged at salaries
Photo credit: Angela Gaul | Police Chief Michael Sullivan stands inside the control room at the Clarkstown Police Department in New City. (Dec. 7, 2012)
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Clarkstown's four Town Board members voted unanimously to add eight police officers to the Clarkstown Police Department at a heated meeting Tuesday night, minutes after local residents publicly blasted the proposal.
Clarkstown police officers are among the highest-paid in the country, with beat cops receiving an average of salary of $126,751.
Seven of the eight new officers started their...
