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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.
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Area
A 31-year-old man was injured after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a rock wall and a utility pole.
The incident took place in Rockland on Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the early evening on Camp Hill Road in Ramapo, said police.
The driver, a Village of New Hempstead resident, lost control of his vehicle, struck a rock wall and utility pole causing the vehicle to overturn, according to police.
The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed, before being transported by Spring Valley Ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
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Man Arrested In Connection With String Of Westchester Burglaries
A man wanted in connection with a series of at least five residential burglaries in Westchester has been arrested.
German Martinez, 41, of Yonkers, was arrested around 11:41 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8, by the Tarrytown Police Department with assistance from the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in Yonkers, said Tarrytown Police Lt. Greg Budnar.
According to Budnar, Martinez was developed as a suspect of the five residential burglaries that took place in Tarrytown between Dec. 26 and Dec. 31.
He is also a suspect in more than 12 additional burglaries in Greenwich, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferr…
Police Searching For Two Armed Men Who Entered Long Island Home, Attacked Resident
Police are searching for two armed men who allegedly entered a Long Island home and attacked one of the residents before fleeing.
The incident took place around 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7 in Merrick on Beach Drive, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, two men, one armed with a handgun, entered a second-floor entrance to the Beach Drive home.
After confronting one of the residents, the men stated, “Give us your stuff.”
The victim grabbed the intruder's arm in an attempt to push away the gun and was punched in the face, police said.
After being able to …
CT Woman Who Claimed $50K In Charges On AmEx Were Not Hers, Charged With Fraud, Police Say
An area woman was arrested for allegedly charging more than $55,000 on her American Express card and then illegally reporting that it had been used without her permission.
Susan Tedesco, 58, of Orange, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 6, on a larceny charge, said the Milford Police.
According to police, Tedesco was arrested on an active warrant for making the charges from July 2016 through Dec. 2018 and then making a fraud complaint that was found not to be true.
Tedesco was held on a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 2.
Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave
As the news swirls around the arrests of Fotis Dulos and his ex-lover Michelle Troconis for the alleged murder of Fairfield County missing mom Jennifer Farber Dulos, another person was arrested as well, Kent Mawhinney, an attorney, and friend of Dulos.
Mawhinney, 54, of South Windsor, Connecticut, was reportedly arrested at gunpoint during a traffic stop by state police after searching for him for several hours on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Once in custody Mawhinney was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the case, the arrest warrant says.
Mawhinney had represented Foti…
New Details Released On Condition Of Woman Who Died After Altercation With Cops In Rockland
A woman who died following an altercation with Spring Valley police may have been suffering medical issues before her arrest, police say.
The incident began around 5:10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, when Spring Valley police received multiple calls in reference to a "dangerous woman" in the area of 79 Fred Hecht Drive, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.
Callers said that the woman was allegedly "busting people's car windows," and "going crazy," Galli reported.
In addition, one of the callers said the woman was chasing callers with a stick, he added.
As a result of the calls, multi…
Teen Stabs Woman In Random Westport Shopping Plaza Attack, Police Say
An 18-year-old is being held on a $1 million bail after allegedly randomly attacking and stabbing a Greenwich woman while she was sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot.
Ellis Tibere, of Guilford, was arrested after a manhunt following the incident that took place around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, at 1137 Post Road East in Westport, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.
According to Prezioso, the victim, a 33-year-old woman, was sitting in her vehicle, when Tibere, wearing a masking and brandishing a knife, opened her car door and began stabbing her.
The victim attempted to…
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