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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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Police & Fire

Long Island Woman Killed When Hummer Crashes Into Pillar A Long Island woman was killed after her Hummer left the roadway and struck a mailbox pillar, police said. Carmela Baselice, 66, of Melville, was killed around 10:10 a.m., Thursday, April 2, during a crash on Old Country Road in Melville, said Suffolk County Police. Baselice was driving a 2006 Hummer eastbound on Old Country Road when her vehicle left the road and struck a brick mailbox pillar, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Second Squad at 631…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash One person was killed during a two-vehicle crash that shut down two lanes of Route 109 on Long Island for several hours. The crash took place around 7:40 a.m., Thursday, April 2, on Route 109 between Arnold Avenue and East Drive in West Babylon, said the Suffolk County Police. The man who was killed was the lone occupant of one of the vehicles involved, police said. Police said the man was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two occupants of the other vehicle we…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

Police & Fire

Knife-Wielding Robbery Suspect Threatens Store Clerk Before Fleeing With Cash, Police Say Police are searching for an armed robber who allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk with a knife before fleeing with cash. The incident took place around 3:30 a.m., Thursday, April 2, at the QuickChek store on Route 9W in the Middlehope section of Newburgh, said Town of Newburgh Police Lt. James Nenni. According to Nenni, the suspect threatened the attendant with a knife and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a thin black male, about 5-foot-10, wearing a black hat and black hooded sweatshirt. The suspect fled in a vehicle ont…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

Police & Fire

Newburgh Shootings: 21-Year-Old Injured, Vehicles, Apartment Door Found With Bullet Holes Police are investigating a series of reported shootings that left one person wounded and several vehicles and one apartment door with bullet holes in the City of Newburgh. The first report of a shooting took place around 12:15 a.m., Thursday, April on Williams Street in the City of Newburgh, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. When units arrived on scene they located shell casings on Benkard Avenue west of William Street and shell casings on Benkard Avenue east of William Street indicating multiple shooters, Burns said. Several vehicles were struck with projectiles, he added. Witne…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

News

Covid-19: 23 Workers, Six Inmates Test Positive At Westchester County Jail Westchester County Department of Corrections confirms that 23 employees and six inmates have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). First Deputy Commissioner Louis Molina said that despite aggressive efforts at reducing the chances of infection, the virus had spread to the jail. "As of (Tuesday) March 31st we have 23 employees and six residents that have tested positive," Molina said. The deputy commissioner said the department annually conducts communicable preparedness starting in late October to coincide with the flu season and other influenza-like illnesses. "In a…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

News

Car Bursts Into Flames At Area Shopping Center, Damages One Business A car fire next at a Rockland County shopping center destroyed the vehicle and caused damage to a business. The fire took place around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, April 2, at 53 Bardonia Road in Bardonia, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. As units responded to the fire they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the vehicle. The Nanuet Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was parked next to Cleanique Cleaners that did sustain a minor smoke condition but did not receive any fire damage, Peters said. There were no injuries and the ca…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

Politics

Covid-19: 'I'm Fed Up,' Says Day, Who Wants Police To Enforce Social Distancing In Rockland Rockland County Executive Ed Day said he is "fed up" with residents violating the social distancing rule to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Rockland County now has 29 deaths due to the virus. Day is now asking the state government for the help that would authorize the police and other officials to enforce the rules set by Gov. Andrew Cuomo under his Executive Order that limits the size of gatherings, among other rules limiting exposure to others. In a scathing statement, Day said he was done seeing people all across Rockland violate "the common-sense soci…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

News

Covid-19: Southampton Town Dispatchers Hard At Work When most people think of first responders police and fire come to mind, but there's another layer that receives the first call for help, the emergency dispatchers. And during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Southampton Town Police emergency dispatchers are working to ensure that everyone in our community receives the highest quality service, said Lt. Susan Ralph. "Even though they are not responding to calls, they too are maintaining social distance and wearing protective equipment to ensure that they remain healthy and ready to handle any emergency situation," Ralph s…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

Police & Fire

Covid-19: Police Warn Motorists To Keep Vehicles Locked Amid Pandemic With thefts from vehicles and stolen car incidents being reported through Fairfield County, police are reminding residents that car burglars and thieves aren't heeding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) warning to stay thieves. The Greenwich Police Department said it received reports on Sunday, March 29, of five stolen vehicles overnight. Two have been recovered. All of the vehicles had the keys left inside and were unlocked, police said. Ridgefield Police also reported a stolen vehicle incident as well as thefts from unlocked vehicles. On Monday, March 30, Greenwich officers captured …

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2020

Police & Fire

Long Island Worker Killed When Truck He Was Riding In Backs Over Him, Police Say A 59-year-old Long Island worker was killed after he fell off the rear of a truck he was riding in before the vehicle backed over him, police said. Jonathan Kehoe, of Medford, was killed around 9:05 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, on South 4th Street in Lindenhurst, said the Suffolk County Police. Kehoe was riding on the back of the sanitation truck, collecting garbage for the Village of Lindenhurst when he fell off the vehicle as it was moving in reverse on South 4th Street, police said. He was then struck by the truck, driven by John Ciero, 37, of Lindenhurst, police said. Kehoe was transport…

by Kathy Reakes

04/01/2020

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