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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.
Redding Man Nabbed In Check Fraud Scheme
A Redding man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for allegedly changing the amount due on checks from a client and making off with $39,000.
Micha Harpaz, 63, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 22, on 21 counts of forgery following a check fraud investigation at his business, Menopause Matters, LLC., said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.
According to Kluk, Harpaz would allegedly change the amount on the checks before depositing them, for a total of $39,000.
He was also charged with one count of larceny.
Harpaz was released on a promise to appear ticket and is scheduled to appear in court on F…
Long Island Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk In Crash That Killed Bicyclist
A woman who was allegedly driving drunk hit in a crash that killed a bicyclist on Long Island, police said.
The Suffolk Countycrash took place at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, on Flamingo Avenue in Montauk, said the East Hampton Town Police.
According to police, Lisa L. Rooney, 30, was driving a 2019 Chevy Silverado southbound on Flamingo Avenue when she hit, John James Usma-Quintero, 28, of Montauk, who was also traveling southbound.
Usma-Quintero was transported via Montauk Ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Rooney was charged with DWI.
Det…
Man Attacked With Machete Loses Three Fingers, Suffers Deep Cuts, Police Say
A 25-year-old man attacked with a machete suffered multiple cuts and had three fingers partially amputated.
The attack in Ulster County took place at 9:20 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, at a home on Clermont Street in the village of Saugerties, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.
When police responded to the scene, they found the victim bleeding profusely, having suffered multiple lacerations to his arms and legs, in addition to three partially amputated fingers, Sinagra said.
Witness told police that the man had allegedly been attacked by Anthony Cunningham, …
Woman Hit In Head With Hammer In Apparent Targeted Long Island Burglary
A woman was injured after being hit in the head with a hammer during what police are calling a targeted burglary in East Shoreham, police said.
The incident took place around 3 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, at an occupied home on Suffolk Down, said Suffolk County Police.
According to detectives, three men, one armed with what appeared to be a handgun, entered the home and confronted a man and woman who live in a rear bedroom, police said.
The suspects attempted to steal a safe but dropped it as they fled the home.
During the burglary, the woman was struck in the head with a hammer by one…
Photos: Driver Injured After Car Slams Into Corner Of Bridgeport Home
A Bridgeport man was injured during a single-vehicle crash after he lost control of his vehicle and plowed into the corner/porch of a home.
The crash took place at 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, on Boston Avenue, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
According to Jones, the driver, a 35-year-old man, was driving a 1998 Honda Civic at a high rate of speed when the vehicle crossed the intersection of Boston Avenue and Central Avenue and left the roadway.
The vehicle then continued north, mounted the sidewalk, struck the southeast corner of the house located at 1417 Boston…
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