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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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COVID-19: School Closings Lead To Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation, FBI Warns COVID-19: School Closings Lead To Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation, FBI Warns
Covid-19: School Closings Lead To Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation, FBI Warns Due to school closings as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), children will most likely be spending more time online, which could put them at an increased position for exploitation, the FBI warns. Online sexual exploitation comes in many forms. Individuals may coerce victims into providing sexually explicit images or videos of themselves, often in compliance with offenders’ threats to post the images publicly or send the images to victims’ friends and family, the FBI said. Other offenders may make casual contact with children online, gain their trust, and introduce sexual conversa…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Juveniles Crash Vehicle In Cemetery Causing Extensive Damage, Police Say Fairfield Juveniles Crash Vehicle In Cemetery Causing Extensive Damage, Police Say
Fairfield Juveniles Crash Vehicle In Cemetery Causing Extensive Damage, Police Say Several juveniles are suspects in a vehicle crash at Fairfield County cemetery that caused extensive damage to the grounds and to several headstones.  The Fairfield Police Department was notified of the incident around 10 a.m., Sunday, April 12, by a resident who reported that two juveniles were involved in a vehicle crash at Agudas Achinm Cemetery on Reid Street, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 1989 GMC V3500 truck, which was stored on the property, was taken without permission by two juveniles, Kalamaras said. The males were able to start …

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Business
COVID-19: Restaurants' Feed Frontlines Initiative Pledges $250K For Hospital Staff Daily Meals COVID-19: Restaurants' Feed Frontlines Initiative Pledges $250K For Hospital Staff Daily Meals
Covid-19: Restaurants' Feed Frontlines Initiative Pledges $250K For Hospital Staff Daily Meals Those on the front lines are giving everything they have to help save lives during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic two restaurant companies have organized an effort to provide healthy meals while they are working. Chopt Creative Salad Co. and Dos Toros, have organized their “Feed the Frontline” initiative, a program created to provide medical professionals with healthy meals every day while they’re at work.  As a part of this initiative, both companies, as well as the participating sponsors, have raised over $250,000 to launch and support the program, in which they will be provid…

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COVID-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50 COVID-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50
Covid-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50 Following an agreement with three of the MTA's largest labor unions, Metro-North officials announced they will provide $500,000 benefits to the families of transit workers killed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as if they died in the line of duty. As of Wednesday, April 15, more than 50 MTA employees have died from virus-related complications, the vast majority city bus, and subway workers. "Transportation workers are the heroes moving heroes of this public health crisis, continuing to get healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel where they need to go and savin…

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's How You Can Still Get Girl Scout Cookies During Pandemic COVID-19: Here's How You Can Still Get Girl Scout Cookies During Pandemic
Covid-19: Here's How You Can Still Get Girl Scout Cookies During Pandemic All cooped up amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and thinking a thin mint Girl Scout cookie might be just what you need?  Well, don't despair. Although all booths and sales of Girl Scouts have been put on hold due to the outbreak, one smart cookie came up with an idea to hold a virtual sale online through the Girl Scouts website. All one has to do to get their hands on a Samoas with all that wonderful chocolate and coconut is click on the New York Girl Scouts finder and New York Hudson Valley website. Once on the site, find your area, click on a pop-up and or…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Leads Police On Chase Ending On I-87 Issued 33 Tickets Man Who Leads Police On Chase Ending On I-87 Issued 33 Tickets
Man Who Leads Police On Chase Ending On I-87 Issued 33 Tickets An Orange County man was arrested and slapped with 33 traffic violations and other charges for allegedly taking state police on a chase after failing to comply for a routine traffic stop for speeding. Tevon D. Dickey, 19, of Newburgh, was arrested Wednesday, April 15, and charged with unlawful fleeing an officer and reckless endangerment, as well as possession of marijuana and the 33 traffic violations, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. The incident began when a state trooper spotted a white Nissan Altima speeding on Route 299 in the town of Lloyd.  The driver, later id…

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Police & Fire
Mercedes Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Located In Bridgeport Mercedes Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Located In Bridgeport
Mercedes Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Located In Bridgeport A Mercedes stolen from the driveway of a Fairfield County home was recovered in Bridgeport. The vehicle, 2019 Mercedes SL 450, was stolen from a home on Norman Lane sometime during the overnight hours on Tuesday, April 7, Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. The owner told officers the vehicle was locked and the keys were inside his residence, but there were no signs of forced entry in the area where the vehicle had been, Palmieri said. Officers contacted the Mercedes’ Motor Vehicle Recovery Unit who were able to determine the vehicle was located on Dande Street in Bridgeport.…

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Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Long Island Deli, District Attorney Says Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Long Island Deli, District Attorney Says
Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Long Island Deli, District Attorney Says A man accused of allegedly killing a victim in front of a Long Island deli by stabbing him with a sword-like knife, bisecting his liver, has been arraigned for murder. Westley Witts, 30, homeless, was charged with second-degree murder, and criminal possession of a weapon, on Friday, April 17, for the incident which took place in Hempstead in March, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.  “The defendant, while wielding a large sword-like serrated knife, allegedly stabbed a stranger to death in the middle of a Hempstead street,” Singas said. “This was a completely sen…

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New Update: Rockland Shooting Victim Suffered Bullet Wounds To Face, Back, Police Say New Update: Rockland Shooting Victim Suffered Bullet Wounds To Face, Back, Police Say
New Update: Rockland Shooting Victim Suffered Bullet Wounds To Face, Back, Police Say New details have emerged after a man was shot on a residential street in the area. It happened around 1:10 p.m., Friday, April 17, in Rockland County on West Burda Place in New City, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Responding officers interviewed residents of the area who said they heard multiple shots being fired outside of their residences and what sounded like a vehicle accident, Peters said. The victim is now being identified by police as a 29-year-old and it has also been revealed he was shot once in the face and once in the back. He was immediately hospitalized and is …

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Police & Fire
Man, Woman Accused Of Stealing $1.8K In Items From Store In Northern Westchester Man, Woman Accused Of Stealing $1.8K In Items From Store In Northern Westchester
Man, Woman Accused Of Stealing $1.8K In Items From Store In Northern Westchester A man and a woman have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $1,800 in merchandise from an area Lowe's store. Peter Vetere, 47, of Brewster, and Carrie Walencik, of Danbury, Connecticut, were arrested by Yorktown Police on Friday, April 10, after receiving a theft complaint from the Lowe's in Yorktown, said Yorktown Police. According to police, store managers contacted the department on Thursday, April 9 to report that Vetere and Walencik had alleged stolen merchandise and left the store.  The next day, Friday, police were notified that the duo was back in the store. Officers…

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