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Continued from Front pumps at the ready, as under a blizzard watch be-
well as snow-removal ve- cause high winds and low
“This would certainly be hicles and salt spreaders. visibility were not expect-
the biggest snowstorm of The New York City Depart- ed.
the 2017 winter season ment of Sanitation is tak- The severe weather would
in New York City,” said Faye ing similar action and also arrive just a week after the
Barthold, a weather ser- notifying additional work- region saw temperatures
vice meteorologist based ers to supplement staff if climb into the 60s. Sunny
on Long Island. needed. days and T-shirt-wearing
On Long Island, a snow- Once the nor’easter hits, temperatures made it
fall of 12 to 18 inches was motorists in New York state seem like winter had made
forecast along with equally can call 511 or access an early exit. But the chilly
strong winds and visibility of www.511ny.org to check weather and snow some
a quarter mile or less. on road conditions and areas got Friday may In this Friday, March 10, 2017 file photo, a woman walks through
New York Gov. Andrew transit information. prove to be just a teaser.q a winter snow storm in Philadelphia.
Cuomo said Sunday that Other areas, including the Associated Press
the New York State Emer- lower Hudson Valley and
gency Operations Center northeastern New Jersey,
will be activated Monday also could get 12 to 18
evening, with stockpiles of inches of snow.
sandbags, generators and But those areas were not

Navajo Nation officer dies after

shooting; suspect caught

PREWITT, N.M. (AP) — A po- nation and protect us.”
lice officer from the nation’s He said earlier Sunday
largest American Indian that tribal officers are well-
reservation was shot early trained but face danger.
Sunday as he responded to “Our officers put them-
a domestic violence call in selves in highly volatile
western New Mexico and situations every day in ad-
died hours later, federal of- dressing domestic violence
ficials said. situations,” Begaye said.
Navajo Nation Officer He said the tribe recently
Houston James Largo, 27, upgraded equipment and
died after being critically protective devices for its
wounded near the small police department.
town of Prewitt, said Frank Begaye says Largo was
A. Fisher, an FBI spokesman from Thoreau, New Mexico,
in Albuquerque. The agen-
cy, which is investigating and had served with the
along with the tribe, said department for 4½ years.
a suspect was in custody, The FBI said Largo had five
but no other details were years of service. The Associ-
released. ated Press could not imme-
Largo was flown to the Uni- diately reconcile the two
versity of New Mexico Hos- numbers.
pital, where Navajo Nation The tribal president said he
President Russell Begaye appreciated a call from
said he went to give con- New Mexico Gov. Susana
dolences to the officer’s Martinez and her offer to
family. help after the shooting.
“Our nation mourns for you “This sad news reinforces
as does the country,” Be- the dangers our police of-
gaye said in a statement. ficers face every day — so
“Our officer’s lives are pre- we and our families don’t
cious. They are the ones have to,” Martinez said in a
who stand guard over our statement.