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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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Man Accused Of Fraudulently Purchasing $1K In Items At Rockland Store Man Accused Of Fraudulently Purchasing $1K In Items At Rockland Store
Man Accused Of Fraudulently Purchasing $1K In Items At Rockland Store A 35-year-old man has been charged with grand larceny after allegedly using a business credit card to purchase more than $1,000 in goods at a local store. Diego Calleja-Torres, of the Bronx, was arrested on Thursday, May 28, by Orangetown Police for allegedly making the charges at a Rockland county store. According to Capt. Jim Brown, the department responded to Beckerle Lumber Supply on Route 303 in Orangeburg just after noon on May 28 where they found Calleja-Torres, who allegedly purchased more than $1,000 worth of products using a corporate debit account of a Klamath Falls, Oregon …

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Two Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle Crash On Long Island Two Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle Crash On Long Island
Two Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle Crash On Long Island Two people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on  Long Island. The crash took place around 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, on the Sunrise Highway (Route 27)  eastbound near 112 in Patchogue, said the Suffolk County Police. One person was transported to Long Island Community Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and one person was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles.  The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Two 16-Year-Old HS Students Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash Two 16-Year-Old HS Students Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash
Two 16-Year-Old HS Students Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash Two 16-year-olds were killed and three other teens were seriously injured during a fiery single-vehicle crash. It happened in Litchfield County around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, on Rossie Road near the border of the town of Litchfield and town of Torrington, according to multiple sources. The teens killed were identified by multiple sources as two 16-year-old Litchfield High School students, Thomas Graveline, of Litchfield and Matthew Rousseau, of Northfield. Three others, also Litchfield High School students, in the vehicle who were seriously injured were identified as Cam…

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12-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Head Injury After Falling Off Bike 12-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Head Injury After Falling Off Bike
12-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Head Injury After Falling Off Bike A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling off his bicycle and hitting his head on the pavement. The incident took place in Ulster County around 2:15 p.m., Monday, June 8, when the Saugerties Police responded to a call for help at 10 Oakledge Park Road with DIAZ Ambulance. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra, the boy, who was unconscious, reportedly fell off his bike while not wearing a helmet, sustaining a head injury and facial wounds. The child was treated at the scene by DIAZ Ambulance crew before being transported to Cow Flop across fr…

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Officer Faces Four Charges For Shoving Woman At George Floyd Protest In NYC Officer Faces Four Charges For Shoving Woman At George Floyd Protest In NYC
Officer Faces Four Charges For Shoving Woman At George Floyd Protest In NYC An NYPD officer has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protestor to the ground during a march to protest the killing of George Floyd. Vincent D’Andraia, 28, of Long Island, was charged Tuesday, June 9, for the incident that allegedly took place on Friday, May 29, near the Barclays Center, said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. D'Andraia, who is assigned to the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville, Brooklyn, was charged after he was captured on a video recording that has been widely circulated, shoving a woman to the ground who was peacefully protesting.  He was charg…

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One Dead, Several Seriously Injured After Car Runs Stop Sign At Busy Intersection, Police Say One Dead, Several Seriously Injured After Car Runs Stop Sign At Busy Intersection, Police Say
One Dead, Several Seriously Injured After Car Runs Stop Sign At Busy Intersection, Police Say One person was killed and numerous people injured in a two-vehicle early morning crash when a speeding vehicle ran a stop sign. The crash took place in Fairfield County around 2:03 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, at the intersection of Brooks and Jane streets in Bridgeport. According to police,  the crash involved a dark gray Honda Accord that was traveling northbound on Brooks Street at a high rate of speed, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. The vehicle did not stop for the stop sign at the intersection and struck a silver Honda Civic which was traveling westbound on Jane Stre…

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Four Baby Squirrels Rescued After Tails Found Stuck Together In Hudson Valley Four Baby Squirrels Rescued After Tails Found Stuck Together In Hudson Valley
Four Baby Squirrels Rescued After Tails Found Stuck Together In Hudson Valley Four baby squirrels found tied together by their tails were rescued by a wildlife officer after receiving a report of the squirrels in distress. The babies were discovered in Dutchess County last month when the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to the call from the hamlet of Verbank, in the town of Union Vale. Conservation Officer Kevin Wamsley responded to the location and discovered that the juvenile squirrel tails were stuck together with a mass of nest debris and a tar-like substance later determined to be pine pitch.  The baby squirrels.DEC New York State Th…

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10 Charged With Trespassing In Rockland 10 Charged With Trespassing In Rockland
10 Charged With Trespassing In Rockland Swimmers who enjoy the lure of a local quarry for a quick dip or to have a party might want to think twice after 10 people were arrested over the weekend. In Rockland County, Ramapo Police said they arrested 10 people for trespassing at the quarry located in the Village of Suffern. The arrests took place on Saturday, June 6, after the department said they received numerous complaints from area residents. After being charged with trespassing, all were released without bail to appear in court at a later date. Police are reminding swimmers of the dangers of the swimming at the quarry due to …

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Man Charged With Choking Woman, Dragging Her By Hair, Police Say Man Charged With Choking Woman, Dragging Her By Hair, Police Say
Man Charged With Choking Woman, Dragging Her By Hair, Police Say A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly choking a woman and then dragging her by her hair outside of her home. Police responded to the incident in Ulster County around 11:23 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, in the town of Saugerties after receiving a report of physical domestic violence. When Saugerties Police arrived on the scene on Timberwall Road they established that Lucas S. Maddison, of Saugerties, choked the victim and then drug her by her hair, to the outside of the residence, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.  Maddison was taken into custody and charged with c…

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Restaurant Destroyed By Fire After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building, Police Say Restaurant Destroyed By Fire After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building, Police Say
Restaurant Destroyed By Fire After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building, Police Say A 47-year-old man was charged with DWI after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a popular restaurant that then burst into flames. The incident took place in Ulster County around 9:40 p.m., Sunday, June 7, in the town of Lloyd, said Chief of Lloyd Police James Janson. According to Janso, William Judge, of Highland, was driving south on South Street when lost control of his 2019 Subaru and crashed through the front room of the Gunk Haus Restaurant. The restaurant then caught fire following the collision causing extensive damage to the restaurant, Janso said. The restaurant was closed at th…

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