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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 Nabbed For Vandalizing Numerous Buildings With Graffiti In Area, Police Say
Four men have been arrested for allegedly "tagging" and spray painting graffiti on numerous buildings in Beacon.
The four, John P. Skivington, 24, Bryan D. Nava, 27, Niko O. Beckles, 24, all of New Windsor, and Carlos Reyes, 21, of Newburgh, were arrested on various dates following the damage discovered on Dec. 23 on Main Street, said Det. Lt. Jason Johnson of the Beacon Police.
After finding the graffiti, police posted camera surveillance photos of four men on Facebook and the four were identified.
The department announced the arrests on Friday:
Skivington was charged…
Bridgeport's First Homicide Victim Of Year Identified
Bridgeport's first homicide victim of 2020 has been identified by police.
Abdul Hassan Lemon, 38, of Bridgeport, was found lying on Remington Street around 1:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 10, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald.
Police responded to the area after receiving notification of shots fired from the Shotspotter system, as well as calls from area residents, Fitzgerald said.
Once on the scene, officers found Lemon lying in the street suffering from several gunshot wounds, he added.
Lemon was transported by medics to Bridgeport Hospital where he died, Fitzgerald said.
Anyo…
Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Beating Death At Area Psychiatric Center
A Rockland County man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of a patient at a psychiatric center.
Alias Stone, aka, "Billy Pugh," 55, of Orangeburg, who was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury last year, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 3, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh
The attack took place around 5 p.m., on July 31, 2017, when Stone violently attacked Ronald Randolph, a fellow Rockland Psychiatric Center patient, said the DA's Office.
Stone punched and stomped on the victim’s head numerous times, as he lay unconscious and defens…
ID Released For Woman Killed In Palisades Center Mall Two-Vehicle Crash
A woman who was killed during a two-vehicle crash at the Palisades Center mall has been identified.
Diane E Brothers, 66, of Fredricksburg, Virginia, was killed around 1:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, on Palisades Center Drive at the mall in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Police Department spokesman Officer Norman Peters.
The cause of death is undetermined at this time, Peters said.
Additional details regarding the crash were not released.
The fatal crash closed several roadways, in addition to the BJ's store to allow for an investigation.
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