Former NYPD chief drowns in backyard pool on Long Island

ABC7 New York and WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSuffolk County Police responded to a home on Malvern Lane in Stony Brook on Friday just before 8 p.m., where they found Anthony Izzo unresponsive in a pool.

What changedABC7 New York frames it as "Former NYPD chief drowns in backyard pool on Long Island". WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) frames it as "Former NYPD chief drowns in his backyard pool: police".

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Still Watching. ABC7 New York frames it as "Former NYPD chief drowns in backyard pool on Long Island". WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) frames it as "Former NYPD chief drowns in his backyard pool: police".

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Aug 9, 8:27 PM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

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ABC7 New York1h ago

Former NYPD chief drowns in backyard pool on Long Island

Suffolk County Police responded to a home on Malvern Lane in Stony Brook on Friday just before 8 p.m., where they found Anthony Izzo unresponsive in a pool.

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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)5h ago

Former NYPD chief drowns in his backyard pool: police

STONY BROOK, Long Island (PIX11) — A retired NYPD chief drowned in his backyard pool on Friday in Stony Brook, according to authorities. Suffolk County Homicide detectives are investigating...

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