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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.
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…
Man Shot With BB Gun In Planet Fitness Parking Lot, Police Say
A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man with a BB gun in front of a fitness club in the area.
The incident took place in Rockland County around 9 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, when Spring Valley Police responded to a call at the Planet Fitness on Route 59, in Spring Valley, for a report of an injured man, said Officer Matthew Galli.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man in the parking lot with wounds to his face and arm, Galli said.
An investigation later determined that one of the suspects, an 18-year-old Spring Valley man, had allegedly shot the v…
Woman Forcibly Removed From Plane At Bradley Airport After Becoming Irate, Police Say
A 59-year-old woman was arrested and forcibly removed from a plane at Bradley International Airport after allegedly becoming irate with Spirit employees.
Sandra Cohen, of West Hartford, was arrested around 4 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 12, said Connecticut State Police.
According to police, troopers assigned to the airport were dispatched to an individual aboard a Spirit Airline flight to Fort Myers, Florida, who allegedly pushed a Spirit employee.
Upon arriving on the scene it was learned from the Spirit shift supervisor that Cohen was cursing, irritate, and grabbed an attendant. Th…
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