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Task force crackdown after Islip 'street takeover' arrests

Two people have been arrested in connection with a "street takeover" during which a Suffolk officer was assaulted and dragged by a vehicle in Islip Sunday. Suffolk police have set up a task force. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has the story. Credit: Newsday/Photo Credit: Lorri Holmes; Tavion Baker; Thomas J. Lambui; Paul Mazza; Suffolk County PBA

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