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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.

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Police & Fire
Long Island Man Attacks Victim With Stick, Knife, Police Say Long Island Man Attacks Victim With Stick, Knife, Police Say
Long Island Man Attacks Victim With Stick, Knife, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly attacked another person with a stick, injuring the victim. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 7:15 p.m., on Wednesday, June 24, in Flanders, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Town Police. Demoy Ashwood, 28, of Flanders, was arrested by Southampton Police after he allegedly assaulted another man with a stick, injuring the victim, and then threatened him with a knife, Ralph said. Following the incident, patrol officers responded along with Southampton Town Detective Division and Southampton Village K9 to&nbs…

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Police & Fire
Man Nabbed After Setting Stolen Vehicle On Fire In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Nabbed After Setting Stolen Vehicle On Fire In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Nabbed After Setting Stolen Vehicle On Fire In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting fire to a stolen vehicle in a wooded area and was badly burned in the process.  The incident took place in Westchester County when Yorktown Police received numerous 911 calls from residents on Baldwin Avenue reporting a vehicle on fire in the woods in Yorktown. Police and Yorktown Heights firefighters responded to the scene and found a fully-involved car fire, police said. The responding officers quickly identified the vehicle as being stolen out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and suspected the vehicle had been intentionally set on fi…

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Duo Nabbed For Robbery On Long Island Street In Broad Daylight, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Robbery On Long Island Street In Broad Daylight, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Robbery On Long Island Street In Broad Daylight, Police Say A man and a teen were arrested for the alleged robbery of a victim walking down a Long Island street in broad daylight. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, June 25, in Baldwin, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a 49-year-old man was walking on Teehan Lane when he was approached by the two who then tried to forcibly remove his wallet.  The victim ran to a residence on Teehan Lane and asked the occupant to let him in. When the resident, a 60-year-old woman, let him in, the subjects tried to forcibly enter the residence by pushing the door, police sa…

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Police & Fire
Police Probe Stabbing In Rockland Police Probe Stabbing In Rockland
Police Probe Stabbing In Rockland Police are investigating after an area man was found stabbed multiple times on a street.  The man was found in Rockland County around 7 p.m., on Wednesday, June 17 in the area of 14 N. Main St., in Spring Valley, said Officer Matthew Galli. According to Galli, Spring Valley police responded to a call of a reported stabbing in the area and found the unidentified man upon their arrival. The man, who sustained multiple lacerations, none of which were considered life-threatening, was transported by Spring Hill Ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital for evaluation. The case i…

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Crowd On LI Beach Dispersed After Some Throw Bottles At Cops, Set Off Fireworks, Police Say Crowd On LI Beach Dispersed After Some Throw Bottles At Cops, Set Off Fireworks, Police Say
Crowd On LI Beach Dispersed After Some Throw Bottles At Cops, Set Off Fireworks, Police Say A gathering of more than 1,500 mostly high school students on Long Island went from peaceful to violent when some individuals allegedly threw bottles at police cars and set-off fireworks aimed at officers. The incident took place in Nassau County around 8 p.m., on Saturday, June 20, when a Long Beach Police officer conducting a beach patrol at Ocean Beach Park came upon the large crowd, the department said. Additional officers responded to the area in the vicinity of Edwards Boulevard determined that the gathering was unannounced and consisted mostly of high school students from various sch…

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Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island
Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island A new baby girl made her way into the world with a little help from a police officer on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said one of their officers responded to a 911 call from a woman in labor in Centereach around 9:15 p.m., on Wednesday, June 24. Officer Jessica Proios responded to Hammond Road near Nicolls Road, to help the woman in need. Upon arrival the mother, Ashley Silvering was in the back seat of a vehicle, and about to deliver a baby.  Proios assisted the woman and helped deliver a baby girl, moments after arrival, police said. Silvering, 37, of Oakdale and her newborn …

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Man Charged With Attempting To Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Rockland Man Charged With Attempting To Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Rockland
Man Charged With Attempting To Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Rockland A 30-year-old area man was arrested for the attempted rape of a 13-year-old girl. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, June 11, in Spring Valley, said Officer Matt Galli with the Spring Valley Police. According to Galli, an investigation by the department's detective bureau into the alleged sexual misconduct found that Valery Lazard, of Spring Valley, had allegedly attempted to force himself on and engage in sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. The girl was able to fight off her Lazard and escape, Galli said. Lazard was charged with attempted rape and c…

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Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland
Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland A man was found lying face down and not breathing at an area MTA station after concerned citizens flagged down a police officer. The unidentified man was found at 1 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, in Rockland County at the Spring Valley Transit Center in Spring Valley, near the bus stop, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police officers found the man near the Franklin Street bus stop, and immediately called an ambulance.  As the officers assessed the man, they quickly discovered he was not breathing and began CPR to attempt to resuscitate the man, Galli said. Spring Hill Amb…

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News
Christopher Columbus Statue Removed In Norwalk Christopher Columbus Statue Removed In Norwalk
Christopher Columbus Statue Removed In Norwalk Just hours after Norwalk's mayor announced the statue of Christopher Columbus would be taken down, work crews removed the monument that has stood in the city since 1940. Mayor Harry Rilling's made the announcement on Thursday, June 25, regarding the removal of the statue from Heritage Park. “While discussions were ongoing about the future and location of the statue, the Columbus Memorial Fund, who maintains the statue, reached out to me and expressed concerns about the possibility of vandalism or outright destruction," Rilling said. "They asked the city to assist with moving the statue and…

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Police & Fire
New Update: Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire New Update: Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire
New Update: Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire A five-alarm fire destroyed four businesses on Long Island just as they had reopened following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The raging fire began in Nassau County around 3:55 p.m., Thursday, June 25, at 15 Cutter Mill Road, in Great Neck, said Great Neck Fire Chief Josh Charry. According to the chief, firefighters arrived on the scene about 4:07 p.m., after receiving a call for a brush fire. Once on the scene, they found a pile of debris on fire behind one of the businesses located in the buildings on Cutter Mill Road. The fire moved quickly to several storage sheds, and into…

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