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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.
ID Released For 29-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Lirr Train
The identity of a man who was struck and killed by a train on Long Island has been released.
Vincent O’Keefe, 29, of Hempstead, was killed about 10 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Rockville Centre Station by a westbound train, said MTA Spokesman Aaron Donovan.
An early investigation found that the incident appears to be non-criminal, non-accidental in nature.
Earlier Story: Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train
Four High-End Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County police department is reporting that four vehicles have been stolen out of driveways over the past four days.
The thefts took place between Thursday, Nov. 5, and Monday, Nov. 9, in New Canaan, said New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski.
According to Krolikowski, around 9 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6, officers responded to Clapboard Hill Road to investigate a report of two motor vehicles missing from the resident's driveway.
Both vehicles were unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicles taken were a 2019 Infiniti Q60 and a 2019 Audi A6. Additionally, the resid…
Head-On Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer Into 13 Parked Vehicles On Long Island
A multi-vehicle crash caused a tractor-trailer to smash into 13 vehicles in a Long Island parking lot.
The crash took place around 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph.
Shahab Fadavi-Akhavan, 27, of Sagaponack, was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse eastbound on Montauk Highway by Corrigan's Automotive when a vehicle not involved in the crash stopped short, causing Fadavi-Akhavan to also stop short, police said.
The vehicle immediately behind Fadavi-Akhavan, a 2020 Toyota Tundra, driven by Edwin Cardona-Solis, 34, of River…
Traffic Stop Leads To Theft Charges For Two Area Men In Northern Westchester
Two area men were arrested for possession of stolen property after being stopped by police in Northern Westchester for several traffic infractions.
The men, Todd Johnson, 40, of Poughkeepsie, and Jason Miller, 35, of Brewster, were arrested around 5:57 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 7, after being stopped by Yorktown Police for changing lanes unsafely after the officer recognized the vehicle as one allegedly involved in a larceny at Lowe's, said the Yorktown Police.
When the officer approached the vehicle, he saw two new chain saws still in the boxes with the anti-theft device attached in the back…
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