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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.
Man Nabbed In Connection With Alleged Theft Of Four Personal Watercraft, Newtown Police Say
A 31-year-old area man turned himself in to police after learning he was wanted on a warrant in connection for allegedly stealing four personal watercraft earlier this year.
Jerrysan Rohena, 31, of Waterbury, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 6, for the alleged thefts of the four vehicles worth more than $50,000, said the Newtown Police.
The thefts were in September and October of this year along Lake Lillinonah, Lake Zoar, police said.
After the thefts, a long investigation led to Rohena, who was charged with four counts of larceny, which is a felony.
He was processed and released on a $…
ID Released For 21-Year-Old Killed By 911 Caller Who Admitted To Shooting In Area
A man who was found fatally shot after the shooter called police admitting to the crime has been identified by police.
Mark Johnson Jr., 21, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was found around 12:09 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, when officers responded to the area of Morgan Avenue after the unidentified shooter called the police, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark.
Responding officers found Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Clark said.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:58 p.m. A handgun was recovered from under his body, …
Man Charged With Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child In Area
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in the area, police said.
Dov Weinraub was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 4, said Ramapo Police Det. Sgt. Michael Higgins.
Weinraub, of Passaic, New Jersey, is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 in the area, Higgins said.
He was charged with felony counts of predatory sexual assault of a child, criminal sex act, course of sexual conduct against a child, and endangering the welfare of a child, Higgins said.
No other information was available from police.
Weinraub was arraigned and is schedu…
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