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Mount Vernon protesters rally for fired police commissioner, blast mayor

Published: February 22, 2013 4:27 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM AND NEWS12

Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Carl Bell leaves Mayor

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Carl Bell leaves Mayor Ernie Davis' office after a private meeting at City Hall. (Feb. 19, 2013)

Protesters at a Friday rally for fired Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Carl Bell took swipes at Mayor Ernie Davis and accused him of derailing a clean-up of the embattled police department.

Davis fired Bell Tuesday after a heated meeting. The move didn't come as a surprise to observers and the department's rank and file, who said Davis effectively took over management of the Mount Vernon...

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