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Kathy Reakes
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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.
Woman Charged With Leaving Kids Alone In Freezing SUV At Long Island Mall, Police Say
Police charged a Long Island woman with leaving her two children unattended in a freezing SUV while she shopped.
Guadalupe Guevara-Diaz, 27, of Brentwood, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 18, after officers responded to the parking lot of the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove in response to a 911 call reporting to young children alone in a vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
When officers arrived on the scene around 6 p.m., they found two children, a 9-year-old girl, and a 3-year-old boy, alone in a parked 2008 Nissan Pathfinder, according to police.
An investigation determined the children h…
Woman Kicks, Punches, Spits On Officer Following Long Island Crash, Police Say
A Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly attacking a police officer following a crash in which she could not provide proof of ownership of the Mercedes-Benz.
Charmaine Grant, 22, of West Hempstead, was arrested around 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 in East Garden City, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers were dispatched for a disturbance that occurred on Oak Street. Upon their arrival, they found a damaged black 2002 Mercedes Benz that had hit the median barrier.
The driver, identified as Grant, was informed the vehicle was inope…
State Police Issue Alert For Missing Area Teen
State Police are asking the public for help locating a teen who has been reported missing by his family in the area.
Dutchess County resident Jose Alvarado Citalan, 17, was last seen on Mill Street in the town of Dover around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
Citalan, of Dover, is described as being 5-foot-1, 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a grey jacket, black pants, black and white-colored shoes, and a backpack.
He may be attempting to travel to California, Hicks said.
Anyone with information regarding Citalan's …
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