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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.
LI Teen Nabbed For Beating Victim Who Saw Him Stealing From Neighbor's Vehicle, Police Say
Police nabbed a Long Island man wanted for an alleged robbery and beating that took place earlier in April.
Rahmarv McNeil, 18, of Roosevelt, was arrested on Tuesday, April 7, for the incident which took place on Wednesday, April 1, on East Fulton Avenue in Roosevelt, the Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, a man was walking along East Fulton Avenue when he noticed an unknown man in his neighbor's vehicle.
The man, 33, continued walking and a short distance away was grabbed from behind and place in a chokehold in the area of Stevens Street, police said.
The victim wa…
Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn, Sex Assault Charges In Fairfield County
A Westchester man who worked as a school teacher has been charged with possession of child pornography and sexual assault following an extensive investigation in Fairfield County.
John Mueser, 69, of Tuckahoe, was arrested on Wednesday, April 1, by members of the Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force for the charges of possession of child pornography, risk of injury to a minor, sexual assault and voyeurism, said the Greenwich Police Department.
Greenwich Police began an extensive investigation in Oct. 2019, which involved digital evidence and thousands of digital photographs. …
LI Steakhouse Butcher Manager Rips Off $250K From Register Over Four Years, Police Say
A 61-year-old man was arrested for grand larceny after allegedly stealing some $250,000 from an area steakhouse.
Anthony Callari, of Deer Park, was arrested at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 7 and charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records, the Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, the larceny occurred when Callari, who worked as the butcher manager for Bryant and Cooper Steakhouse in Roslyn, removed money from the cash register without permission, police said.
Callari allegedly pulled off the thefts, which took place between Jan. 2016 to April 2, by voiding fraudule…
Suspect On Loose After Long Island Bank Robbery
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Long Island bank.
The robbery took place at 11:55 a.m., Friday, April 10, at the M&T Bank, located at 640 Johnson Ave., in Bohemia, said the Suffolk County Police.
Detectives said the man approached a teller and demanded cash, according to police. The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer. The man fled on foot in a northwest direction through the bank’s parking lot.
The man was described as being white, around 50 years old, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, with a thin build.
He was wearing a dark-co…
Westchester Man Charged In Fatal Jewelry Store Robbery In Stamford
A Westchester County man and two others from New York City have been charged in connection with the murder of a Fairfield County jewelry store owner.
U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham said on Thursday, April 9, that the three were charged with federal robbery offenses in connection with the Saturday, March 28 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford.
During the robbery, the owner, Mark Vuono, of Marco Jewelers was shot and killed.
The three charged were Thomas Liberatore, 62, of White Plains, and Robert Rallo, 56, and Paul "Tony Pro" Prosano, 59, both of Brooklyn.
Court documen…
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