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ICYMI: Car Show Fundraiser Set For Late E. Northport NYPD Officer

Check out this story from earlier in the week on Huntington Patch.

A scene from the funeral of NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos, 43, of East Northport, which was held May 4, 2021, in Greenlawn.
A scene from the funeral of NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos, 43, of East Northport, which was held May 4, 2021, in Greenlawn. (Michael DeSantis/Patch)

SOUTH HUNTINGTON, NY — A car show that will serve as a fundraiser for the family of late NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos is scheduled for Aug. 29 in South Huntington.

Tsakos, 43, of East Northport, was struck and killed by a woman accused of driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway on April 27, officials said. Tsakos leaves behind a wife, Irene, and two children.

His funeral was May 4 in Greenlawn.

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The fundraiser is to be held by the Police Surgeons Benevolent Association with the Centurion Cruisers Car Club. The show is due to start at 9 a.m. at St. Anthony's High School, located at 275 Wolf Hill Road, South Huntington.

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