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Upstate Councilman Unloads Expletive-Laden Tirade In Traffic Stop

"Get the f--- out my face," the councilman tells the police officer. "Don't touch my f------ door. Don't touch me."

NEWBURGH, NY — A traffic stop in an Orange County city escalated into an ugly confrontation between a local lawmaker and police.

As CBS2's Scott Rapoport reported Monday, that lawmaker, Newburgh Councilman-At-Large Omari Shakur, directed an explosive, profanity-laced tirade at an officer.

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