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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.
Westchester Traffic Stop Leads To Large Heroin Seizure, Two Arrests, Police Say
Two Fairfield County men were busted with 1,250 folds of heroin during a traffic stop in Westchester County.
The men, Jahmar Palma, 30, and Michael Banks, 29, both of Norwalk, were arrested around noon following the stop on the Hutchinson River Parkway in New Rochelle, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
The incident began about noon when an officer stopped a car near North Avenue for a traffic violation. The driver initially pulled over but then drove away as officers were speaking with him, O'Leary said.
As the vehicle fled, officers observed an o…
I Know This Much Is True: Here's When HBO Series Produced In Area Debuts
If you were one of the lucky ones who was chosen to appear as extras in the upcoming new Mark Ruffalo HBO series your day on the screen is fast approaching.
According to HBO, the series, "I Know This Much Is True" will premiere on HBO on Monday, April 27.
Based on the book by author Wally Lamb, the series tells the story of identical twins, played by Ruffalo, and follows the trials, betrayals, and ultimately, the forgiveness, in their lives.
A lot of the filming was done in the Hudson Valley, specifically in a Mount Carmel neighborhood.
A trailer of the film doesn't show a lot of the are…
Man Arrested Twice For Frightening Drivers, Neighbors In Fairfield County, Police Say
A Fairfield County man was arrested twice in two days for allegedly driving aggressively and for harassing neighbors.
Earnest Michael Drupals, 48, of Riverside, was first arrested around 9:25 a.m., Saturday, March 7, after being stopped by Greenwich Police, said Lt. Louis Pannone.
When stopped, Drupals' was allegedly seen driving a white Jeep Gladditator a high rate of speed eastbound on East Putnam Avenue, Pannone said.
The vehicle's engine could be heard loudly revving and he was seen passing other vehicles, tailgating, and making a lane change without an indicator, police said.
A…
Two Men Busted With Drugs During Area Traffic Stop, State Police Say
Two Orange County men were busted for alleged possession of drugs following a traffic stop.
Joshua C. Gilmore, 39, Middletown, and Nichole Ellis, 35, of the town of Wallkill, were arrested on Thursday, March 12, following a stop on Route 17 in Monroe, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police.
According to Nevel, state police stopped a 2008 Toyota Prius for a vehicle and traffic law violation and while interviewing the driver, later identified as Gilmore, he found that Gilmore did not have a driver's license.
Ellis, a passenger, was asked to exit the vehicle and during …
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