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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.
Duo Nabbed For Drug Possession With Child Inside Car, State Police Say
Two men were arrested on a list of charges after being nabbed during a traffic stop for alleged possession of drugs including heroin while a child was in the vehicle.
The incident took place in Putnam County when the two men, Dutchess County resident Peter A. Wenzel, 39, of Poughkeepsie, and Ulster County resident Joseph C. Wayman, 33, of Saugerties, were arrested on Thursday, May 14, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
According to Hicks, the men were stopped around 9:15 p.m. in the town of Southeast on I-84, whole driving a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu.
During the stop, troopers found …
Police Issue 110 Tickets During Crackdown On Drag Racers, Speeders In Westchester
A team of law enforcement departments issued more than 110 tickets in a group effort after receiving numerous complaints from residents about speeders, drag racing, and excessive noise.
The group, including the Yonkers Police Department, the Westchester County Police, and the New York State Police, teamed up on Saturday, May 16, to patrol local roadways, parkways, and highways to address the problem, Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos of the Yonkers Police Department said.
Politopoulos said the team issued a total of 112 summons to violators for a range of offenses including everything from sp…
ID Released For Rockland Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
Police have released the identity of a 56-year-old man killed during a single-vehicle crash in a wooded area.
Rockland County resident Erol Belizaire, of Wesley Hills, was killed around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, during the crash, which happened in Rockland County in New Hempstead, on Grandview Avenue, said Ramapo Police Det Sgt. Michael Higgins.
Belizaire was driving a 2003 Subaru Outback while on his way to work when a possible medical event caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, Higgins said.
The vehicle then hit a tree on the opposite side of the road, he added.
Higgins said inves…
Long Island Woman Nabbed For $30K Identity Theft Caper
A 28-year-old Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly withdrawing from than $30,000 from a checking account that did not belong to her.
Nassau County Police report the incident took place on Wednesday, April 1, in Great Neck, when a 58-year-old resident notified police that some had made withdrawals from her Chase Bank accounts.
An investigation found that Florencia Exinvil, of Elmont, had accessed the woman's checking and saving accounts at multiple locations, withdrawing more than $30,000, Nassau County Police said.
Exinvil was arrested on Monday, May 18 and charg…
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