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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.
One Seriously Injured In Pair Of Rhinebeck Crashes
One person received life-threatening injuries in a pair of vehicle crashes in Rhinebeck.
The first crash took place around 1:47 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, on Slate Quarry Road, said Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Watterson.
A preliminary investigation of the crash has revealed that at a 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup truck driven by Vincent Dillard, 56, of Warwarsing, in Ulster County, was traveling westbound on Slate Quarry Road when he lost control on a sharp curve, struck an earth embankment and came to rest in a driveway near White School House Road, Watterson said.&n…
Rockland Man Fatally Shot After Fight In Bar, Police Say
A Rockland County man was shot following a fight at a bar in Georgia over the weekend.
Wolf Ruben Valmond, 37, of Spring Valley, was shot Sunday, Dec. 15, after getting into a fight at a bar in St. Simons, Georgia, said the Glynn County police.
Glynn County police said the shooting occurred after the two men got into a physical fight around 12:32 a.m. outside of Rafters on Mallery Street.
When the two men went outside, one of the men, identified as 27-year-old Calvin Jenkins, grabbed a gun from his car and began firing at Valmond, police said.
Jenkins, 27, was charged wit…
Teen Who Was Father's Accomplice Sentenced For Fatal Robbery In Area Drug Deal That Went Bad
An 18-year-old who took part as his father's accomplice in a robbery that left one man dead has been sentenced to five years in state prison with an additional five years of post-release supervision.
Maurice Stansberry, Jr., 18, of Kingston, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 13, after pleading guilty in June to taking part in the robbery, said Ulster County District Attorney D. Holley Carnright.
According to Carnright, the crime took place on Dec. 1, 2018, when Stansberry, his father, Maurice Stansberry, Sr., and Kevin Gardener, went to the Sawkill Trailer Park to buy marijuana.
During t…
Greenwich Police Officer Dies Suddenly
A Greenwich police officer died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 17, during a medical emergency, the department said.
Justin Quagliani, 38, died around 5 a.m., after suffering a medical emergency at his Greenwich residence while off-duty, said the Greenwich Police Department.
Police and Greenwich Emergency Medical Service personnel responded to his residence, attempted lifesaving efforts and then transported him to Greenwich Hospital where he was eventually declared dead, the department said.
A cause of death has not been determined, but there is no sign of foul play, they added…
ID Released For 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Head-On Northern Westchester Crash
A man killed in a head-on crash in Northern Westchester has been identified.
Diego Trejo, 22, of Pound Ridge, was killed around 9:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 16, on South Bedford Road, said Bedford Police Lt. Andrew Bellantone.
According to Bellantone, a preliminary investigation found that a 2018 BMW 750I traveling eastbound collided head-on with Trejo's 2004 Acura TSX sedan traveling westbound.
Trejo was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, police said.
The driver of the BMW, a 51-year-old man, was transported to Westchester County Medical Center…
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