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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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Two Long Island Dunkin' Donuts Targeted By Robbers Overnight Two Long Island Dunkin' Donuts Targeted By Robbers Overnight
Two Long Island Dunkin' Donuts Targeted By Robbers Overnight This story has been updated. Police are investigating the robbery and attempted robbery of two Long Island Dunkin' Donuts stores located just miles apart. The first attempted robbery took place around 12:55 a.m., Friday, Jan. 24, at the Dunkin' Donuts located on Long Beach Road in Oceanside, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, an unknown male entered the store with his hand in his pocket and demanded the male employee open the register.  The employee picked up a knife from the counter and ordered the suspect to get out, police said. The subject left the store and…

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Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died
Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died An area woman has been sentenced to four years in state prison for selling heroin to a woman who later died from an overdose. Orange County resident Ashley Parker, 27, of Deerpark, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in connection with the May 2019 death of a Port Jervis woman, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to the District Attorney's office, Parker pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance on Nov. 14, 2019. On May 31, 2019, the City of Port Jervis Police Department responded to a residence on West Ma…

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Student From Area Found Dead In Vehicle On College Campus In Connecticut Student From Area Found Dead In Vehicle On College Campus In Connecticut
Student From Area Found Dead In Vehicle On College Campus In Connecticut A college student was found dead inside his vehicle in a campus parking garage in Connecticut. Lee Barrett, from Hamden, was found around 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, by an Eastern Connecticut State University police officer inside a vehicle in a parking garage, the college said. Barrett was determined to be dead, and the medical examiner’s office was notified and will make the determination regarding the cause of death, college officials said  The university’s campus police department is continuing its investigation.  There is no evidence to indicate foul play, the scho…

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Dozens Of Dead Crows Found Behind Popular Area Shopping Center Dozens Of Dead Crows Found Behind Popular Area Shopping Center
Dozens Of Dead Crows Found Behind Popular Area Shopping Center Dozens of dead crows found dead behind a shopping center in the area likely died from an avian virus. The Department of Conservation officials said they were first notified of the dead birds in Orange County on Thursday, Jan. 9, in the back lot of the Wallkill Towne Center on Schutt Road. At that time, DEC wildlife staff went to the site and collected multiple crows for submission to the DEC's pathology unit, the department said. DEC is awaiting the results of the analysis to determine the cause of death. "At this time, it is safe to assume that the vast majority of the dead crows in…

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Cause Of Death Determined For UConn Student, 19, Pulled From Icy Lake On Campus Cause Of Death Determined For UConn Student, 19, Pulled From Icy Lake On Campus
Cause Of Death Determined For UConn Student, 19, Pulled From Icy Lake On Campus A cause of death has been determined for a University of Connecticut student who was found in an icy lake. Tianyin Shang, 19, from Shanghai, China, was found dead after being pulled from Mirror Lake on the Storrs campus on Monday, Jan. 20. The Chief Medical Examiner's Office said on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that Shang's death had been ruled a suicide by drowning. Shang was a fourth-semester math student and member of the Western Equestrian team.  Counselors are on hand for students, school officials said. In an email to students, college President Thomas Katsouleas said he planned to gat…

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Bed Bugs Cause Rush-Hour Subway Delays In Queens, MTA Says Bed Bugs Cause Rush-Hour Subway Delays In Queens, MTA Says
Bed Bugs Cause Rush-Hour Subway Delays In Queens, MTA Says Bed bugs found in an MTA tower were to blame for subway delays during rush hour on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The bed bug sighting took place around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday by an employee at the Forest Hills 71st control tower in Queens, said the MTA. Following the finding, the tower was fumigated which resulted in the evacuation of tower staff until they could return safely around 7:30 p.m., said Andy Byford, MTA NYC Transit president. Due to the evacuation, service was impacted during this period as M and R trains had to be taken farther to turn around and some M and R trains were re-routed, …

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Teen Attempting To Cross Roadway In Westchester Struck By Vehicle Teen Attempting To Cross Roadway In Westchester Struck By Vehicle
Teen Attempting To Cross Roadway In Westchester Struck By Vehicle A 14-year-old teen was injured after being hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross a Westchester roadway. The incident occurred around 8:20 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, when Greenburgh Police and EMS units responded to Central Park Avenue near Campus Place for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle, said Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell. Once on the scene, officers found the male teen lying in the roadway with injuries and transported him to Westchester Medical Center where he is in stable condition. An early investigation revealed the teen was struck by a …

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Judge Revokes Estranged Husband's Ability To Work After Stopping At Memorial For Missing Mom Judge Revokes Estranged Husband's Ability To Work After Stopping At Memorial For Missing Mom
Judge Revokes Estranged Husband's Ability To Work After Stopping At Memorial For Missing Mom A judge took away the ability for Fotis Dulos to work after he made a stop at a memorial for his missing Fairfield County wife and mother of five children, Jennifer Farber Dulos, and removed items in violation of his bail terms. The ruling was made during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 23, when Dulos appear before Judge Gary White in Stamford who revoked the work condition after he was seen on Friday, Jan. 17, removing items from the memorial for Jennifer Farber Dulos, who he is charged with killing.  Jennifer Farber DulosThe Family of Jennifer Farber Dulos Stamford State Attorney Richard …

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ID Released For Rockland Man Found Shot To Death Inside Vehicle Following Crash ID Released For Rockland Man Found Shot To Death Inside Vehicle Following Crash
ID Released For Rockland Man Found Shot To Death Inside Vehicle Following Crash A Rockland man in his 20s found shot to death inside a vehicle after it crashed into a building has been identified. Juvenson Paul, 28, of Spring Valley, was found around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle into a building at Prospect Gardens, Spring Valley Police Spokesman Officer Matthew Galli said. Responding patrol units immediately found the vehicle and discovered Paul who had been fatally shot prior to the crash, Galli said. A dark-colored four-door sedan, possibly occupied by three people was seen leaving the scene toward Ewi…

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Suspect In Stolen Car Nabbed On Saw Mill Parkway In Northern Westchester Suspect In Stolen Car Nabbed On Saw Mill Parkway In Northern Westchester
Suspect In Stolen Car Nabbed On Saw Mill Parkway In Northern Westchester Westchester County Police arrested a 20-year-old man on after he was found driving a stolen car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester. The suspect, identified as Keyshawn Adams, of the Bronx, was later found to be wanted on six outstanding arrest warrants lodged by three upstate police agencies, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The incident began around 11:22 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Real-Time Crime Center at County Police headquarters broadcast an alert that a stolen 2009 Kia Spectra was traveling southbound on the Saw Mill Rive…

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