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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.
Long Island Man Found High In Vehicle With Hypodermic Needle In Lap, Police Say
A Suffolk County man was arrested after allegedly being found lying in a vehicle with a hypodermic needle in his lap and for then resisting arrest.
Dion Hutchings, 25, of Syosset, was found around 840 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, on Sally Lane in Plainview, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, units responded to Sally Lane for reports of a suspicious person in a motor vehicle.
When officers arrived, they allegedly found Hutchings lying back in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with a hypodermic needle containing a brown substance in his lap, police said.
When attempti…
Westchester Man Charged With Attempting To Murder His Mother, DA Says
A 25-year-old Westchester County man who allegedly attempted to kill his elderly mother has been arraigned on charges of attempted murder.
Daniel Flores Arteaga, of New Rochelle, was arraigned on Wednesday, March 18, for allegedly attempting to kill his mother on Tuesday, March 17, said Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr.
New Rochelle Police found the injured woman after responding to a home on Second Street for a call of a son attacking his mother, said the DA's Office.
When police arrived, they found Flores Arteaga, at the scene, and his badly in…
Photos: Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Jewelry Store In Greenwich
Police are searching for an alleged armed robber who held up a business at gunpoint.
The incident took place in Greenwich on Wednesday, March 18, at Byram Jewelers, 111 Mill St., in Greenwich, said Greenwich Police Lt. Mark E. Zuccerella.
The suspect, described as a tall white man, wearing a hat, surgical mask, jeans, black sweater, and carrying a yellow shopping bag, entered the business and pulled out a handgun, said Zuccerella.
He then used the handgun to smash the glass on a jewelry display case and empty the contents. No one was injured during the robbery, he added.
The man then…
Covid- 19: Wedding Venue Fined $2K For Holding Event With 100-Plus People In Area
One Rockland County business has been issued a large fine for hosting a wedding in violation of rules issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ateres Chaya Surah, located on South Madison Avenue in Spring Valley, will be fined $2,000 for hosting a wedding on Tuesday, March 17, in which more than 100 people attended, said John Lyon, Rockland's director of Strategic Communications.
The wedding was shut down by inspectors who are checking venues, including restaurants, bars, etc., as complaints are received to ensure that gatherings of more than …
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