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NYPD Promises It’s Done Spying on Muslims in New Jersey

By Joe Coscarelli

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 27: Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) take part in a promotion ceremony attended by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly at Police Headquarters on January 27, 2012 in New York City. Kelly appeared in the film

Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images2012 Getty Images

The New Jersey attorney general has assured local religious leaders that the NYPD’s controversial Demographics Unit is no longer operating across state lines, the ever-diligent AP reports. The authorities must’ve gotten what they needed.

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