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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.
Two LI Men Nabbed Attempting To Steal Office Equipment, Hit Manager, Attack Officer, Police Say
Two Long Island men were nabbed for allegedly attempting to leave a store with unpaid goods including a printer and an office chair and for attacking a store employee and a police officer.
Justin Davis, 21, and Barrington Gray, 33, both of Amityville, were arrested around 10:35 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, following the thefts, and an attack at the Staples store in Levittown, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, the two men attempted to leave the store with unpaid-for merchandise which included a printer and an office chair.
After being confronted by the store ma…
Storm With Damaging Winds Prompts All-Hands Response From Fire Departments, Utility Companies
Some 500 residents across the area dealing with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and stay home orders remain without power following the storm system that ripped through the area.
The storms, which caused winds gusting as high as 60 mph toppling trees, as well as flooding, and downed trees and utility lines, also caused widespread power outages, starting Monday morning, April 13.
By Wednesday, April 15, all area utility companies, including Central Hudson, Con Ed, NYSEG, and O&R, reported they expected to have most outages back up and running by later in the day.
“We realiz…
Police Asking For Help Identifying Vehicle Involved In Hit/Run That Left Long Island Woman Dead
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a person wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a Long Island woman dead.
The incident took place around 5:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 3 in Hicksville, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, while crossing West John Street at the intersection of Kuhl Avenue, Gladis Bonilla, 54, of Westbury, was struck by a late-model white Toyota Camry that left the scene in an unknown direction.
As a result of the collision, Bonilla suffered multiple trauma injuries and died at the scene, police said.
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