Democrats claim Nassau County’s ‘special deputies’ include members with arrest records

Source: New York Post

Democrats claim Nassau County’s “special deputies” team includes members with arrest records and elderly folks — but County Executive Bruce Blakeman shot back that the force’s ranks all cleared background checks. Blakeman, who is running as the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate, is fighting a Dem-backed lawsuit looking to undo his 2024 initiative that hired a 75-member team of armed civilians to assist police in emergencies and during protests. Dems said in newly filed court documents that claimed they found the ranks include members over 70-years-old and four people with unspecified arrests on their record or “have had warrants issued for their arrest.