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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.
Four Arrested On Weapons, Drug Charges Following Long Island Traffic Stop
Four Long Island residents were arrested on various drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop.
Rhyeam Atkinson, 39, Julia Lopez, 45, Jeffrey Appiagyei, 38, all of Hempstead, and Cholena Callaway, 34, of Baldwin, were arrested around 2:10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, after officers observed a blue 2002 Chevrolet Impala committed various traffic infractions in Roosevelt, said Nassau County Police.
During the stop, at the intersection of Washington and Rose avenues, officers smelled a strong odor of marijuana and during a search of each found marijuana, weapons and controlled subst…
Cuomo Pledges $680K For License Plate Readers In Monsey, New Square
Just weeks following two hate-fueled attacks in New Square and Monsey, Gov. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $680,000 in funding to help pay for license plate readers in Rockland County.
The readers, one which was used to catch the man who attacked a group of Jewish worshipers on Dec. 28, will be used to enhance security and further protect Rockland communities, the governor said.
The attacker used a machete to attack six people, leaving a 72-year-old man in a coma with a fractured skull.
Grafton Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake, in Orange County, who has been charged with attempted murder in …
Five Teens Arrested In Connection With Assault Of Long Island HS Student
Five teens have been arrested in connection with a brutal assault of a 15-year-old Uniondale High School student.
Nassau County Police announced that following an extensive investigation, three 15-year-old males, one 16-year-old male, and one 17-year-old male, all from Uniondale, were arrested between Thursday, Jan. 9, and Sunday, Jan. 12.
The assault took place around 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, after the victim left school and was confronted by the gang at the corner of Walnut Street and Leslie Lane, said Nassau County Police.
As a result of the confrontation, the 15-year-old suffered …
Man Caught On Lawn Chair Touching Himself While Looking In Window Of LI Home, Police Say
A security camera that caught a man allegedly looking into a home and sexually touching himself has been nabbed by police on Long Island.
Segundo Quiroga Puma, 38, of Queens, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 10, for the event which took place in Garden City on Monday, Dec. 23, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Puma allegedly entered the backyard of a residence on Brompton Road and attempted to enter the garage through a rear door but was unsuccessful.
He then allegedly removed a folding chair from a shed, placed it against a rear bedroom window and looked into the h…
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