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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.

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Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Row Of Long Island Stores Fire Breaks Out At Row Of Long Island Stores
Fire Breaks Out At Row Of Long Island Stores Click here for an updated story: Details Emerge After Fire Rips Through Row Of Stores On Long Island An early morning four-alarm fire damaged several businesses at a Long Island shopping plaza. The fire started around 2:40 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22 in Cedarhurst when Nassau County Police called the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department reporting smoke coming from the building. The building, located at 604 Central Avenue, is home to a yogurt and ice cream store, a dry cleaner, pharmacy, and a pizza restaurant.  Firefighters arrived within a couple of minutes and found that the…

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Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Parked Car In Greenwich Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Parked Car In Greenwich
Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Parked Car In Greenwich An out-of-state man was arrested for DUI after he allegedly crashed into a parked vehicle in Greenwich. The incident took place around 1121 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 15, when Greenwich Police responded to a report of a crash on Hartford Avenue, Greenwich Police said. Once on the scene, officers found that the driver, Elijah Fenty, 35, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, admitted he had struck a parked vehicle, police said. While officers were speaking with Fenty they reported he had red glassy eyes, slurred speech, and an odor of alcoholic type beverage, police said. Field sobriety tests were perform…

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Truck Crashes Into Overpass In Westchester Truck Crashes Into Overpass In Westchester
Truck Crashes Into Overpass In Westchester A Westchester roadway has reopened after a truck hit a railroad bridge. The incident took place around 3:40 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, when the truck struck the MTA bridge on Locust Avenue in Rye, said a spokesperson for the MTA. MTA officials said a speed restriction is in place for trains traveling through the area and bridge inspection personnel are en route to the scene.  The crash is not impacting train service and Rye Police said traffic is now moving.

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Woman Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island Woman Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island
Woman Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island A woman was killed while attempting to cross a Nassau County roadway. The incident involving the 58-year-old happened around 8:05 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21on the Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. According to Nassau County Police.detectives, the woman was crossing Hempstead Turnpike southbound at the intersection of Elmont Road when she was struck by a 2013 Dodge pickup truck.  The vehicle was making a left turn onto Hempstead Turnpike to head eastbound when the crash occurred.  The victim was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased by medical staff, police s…

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Lockdown Of Two Rockland Schools Lifted Following 'Suspicious Incident' Lockdown Of Two Rockland Schools Lifted Following 'Suspicious Incident'
Lockdown Of Two Rockland Schools Lifted Following 'Suspicious Incident' Felix Festa Middle School and BOCES in West Nyack have been on lockdown to allow police to investigate a "suspicious incident." The Clarkstown Police said on Twitter the schools were put on lockdown around 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21. Department officials said they were working with other law enforcement agencies to conduct a search of the school and have since lifted the lockdown. Officers will remain on the scene until all buses leave the school, and then parents will be allowed to pick up their students, the department said. The department had said earlier Thursday that they received a r…

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ID Released For Teacher, Father Of Four Stabbed Near Synagogue In Rockland ID Released For Teacher, Father Of Four Stabbed Near Synagogue In Rockland
ID Released For Teacher, Father Of Four Stabbed Near Synagogue In Rockland A man stabbed and beaten by an unknown attacker or attackers has been identified by a Jewish publication. According to The Yeshiva World, the man,  a father of four children who was attacked, has been identified as a kollel yungerman, a man who studies Torah full time. The man was attacked around 5:30 a.m. as he walked to early shul in Monsey on Howard Avenue, Ramapo Police said. According to Yeshiva World, the man, who was found lying on the roadway bleeding, told Rockland Hatzolah "that a vehicle pulled up, two men got out, brutally assaulted him, and then stabbed him multiple …

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Security Increased Near Synagogue After Rockland Stabbing Security Increased Near Synagogue After Rockland Stabbing
Security Increased Near Synagogue After Rockland Stabbing As Monsey residents are still in shock over the brutal stabbing attack of one of their neighbors, officials and organizations are out in force to offer a sense of security to the neighborhood. The attack occurred around 5:35 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, as a man, described as a teacher, and father of four was walking to shul on Howard Drive in Monsey when he was attacked and stabbed multiple times, said the Ramapo Police. Since the attack, police have been reviewing video surveillance in the area in hopes of at least getting a line on a suspect or suspects. The man attacked remains in critica…

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Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester
Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester School District officials are asking parents to make sure their children understand the importance of using social media carefully after a student was identified as making a threat against a school in Northern Westchester. The student was identified on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Peekskill Middle School after officials were made aware of a social media post made over the summer was mentioned in a new post on Wednesday, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Mauricio on Facebook. After learning of the new post, which contained a threat, Principal Jamal Lewis immediately began working …

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Police: Duo Who Fraudulently Used Credit, Debit Cards At Newtown Stores Believed To Be From NY Police: Duo Who Fraudulently Used Credit, Debit Cards At Newtown Stores Believed To Be From NY
Police: Duo Who Fraudulently Used Credit, Debit Cards At Newtown Stores Believed To Be From NY Newtown Police are asking the public for help locating two men who fraudulently used credit cards at local stores. The men believed to be from the New York area used the cards at several between 1 and 3:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 8, said the Newtown Police. Police say the men may be driving a dark Chrysler sedan with tinted windows and New York plats.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Lorancaitis at 203-426-5841.

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Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area
Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area An Orange County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 13. Douglas Castro, 64, of Warwick, was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after pleading guilty to the crime in May, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. According to the District Attorney, Castro admitted that between September 2012 and June 2014, he repeatedly engaged in acts of oral sexual conduct, and other acts of sexual contact with the child. In addition to his prison sentence, Castro will also be required to register as a sex offender and ser…

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