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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 Breaks Into Long Island Home, Holds 9-Year-Old At Knifepoint, Police Say
A man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into a home and then holding a 9-year-old boy at knifepoint as he threatened the rest of the family.
The home invasion took place around 6:50 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 1, when Nassau County Police responded to a home on Liberty Street in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Gregory Davidson, 43, of Uniondale, entered the home through an unlocked kitchen door, grabbed a kitchen knife and then went into one of the home's bedrooms.
He then grabbed the 9-year-old, threatened his life while holding the knife to his neck …
Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say
A man who left the scene of an accident in Greenwich was located by a police K-9 who tracked his scent.
Aaron Guerrero, 38, of Port Chester, was arrested around 8 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 17, after Greenwich Police responded to a report of a vehicle striking a utility police, said the Greenwich Police.
When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the vehicle on the west side of North Street against the damaged pole, but no driver was in sight.
A police canine was brought to the area and was able to track Guerrero to the area of Parsonage Lane.
Once in custody, police adm…
Man Admits To Slashing Victim In Face Outside Area Bar, DA Says
A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty to assault in connection with a slashing of a man outside an area bar.
Barry Cooper, of Middletown, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Nov. 21, in connection with Sept. 21, slashing of a man outside of a bar in the Town of Wallkill, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
At the time Cooper pleaded guilty, he admitted having slashed the victim in the face with a sharp-edged object at about 3:30 a.m., outside a closed bar on Route 211, the DA's Office said.
Prosecutors argued that the victim had been an innocent bystander who&n…
Motorist Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Pole In Northern Westchester
A Northern Westchester man was nabbed for alleged DWI after crashing his vehicle into a pole, according to police.
Rocco Gentile, 46, of Yorktown, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 21, after Yorktown Police responded to a report of a crash on Ridge Street, the department said.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Gentile standing beside a Honda Accord that hit a utility pole, police said.
During an investigation, officers found that Gentile was allegedly driving while intoxicated and failed to maintain his lane, police said.
He was arrested and charged with DWI, DWI with a blood al…
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