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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.
LI House Fire Deemed Suspicious After Residents Hear Breaking Glass, Then Smoke, Police Say
A "suspicious" house fire on Long Island is being investigated by the bomb squad after the residents awoke to the sound of breaking glass and then a fire.
The Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad said the fire took place around 1:20 a.m., on Thursday, July 2, in Westbury.
According to detectives, a female, 27, was in her Madison Street bedroom when she heard glass break and started to smell smoke.
She alerted four other male tenants ages 8, 33, 42, and 51 and all evacuated the residence, police said.
No injuries were reported.
The Westbury Fire Department responded to the …
Woman Nabbed For Stealing Co-Worker's Credit Info, Charging Hundreds, Police Say
A 34-year-old Fairfield County woman was arrested on a warrant for credit card theft and larceny after allegedly stealing a co-worker's debit card information two years ago.
Williemaie Reed, of Bridgeport, was arrested by Westport Police on Tuesday, June 30, for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.
According to Prezioso, officers responded to Balducci’s Market, at 1385 Post Road East, on a theft complaint.
After speaking with the victim, he alleged that a co-worker at the store, Reed, had stolen the identifying infor…
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Dead
A missing Hudson Valley man has been found dead following a two-day search by multiple law enforcement agencies.
The body of Sullivan County resident Peter Mitro, 67, of Monticello, was located in a wooded area between Scott Lane and Terry Lane in the Village of Monticello on Wednesday, July 1, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone.
Mitro, who suffered from lung disease and required oxygen, was reported missing on Monday, June 29, to Monticello Police.
He was last seen around 4 p.m., Monday, in the area of Atwell Lane and Patricia Place near a wooded area adjacent to the Monticell…
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