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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Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Metro-North Train Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Metro-North Train
Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Metro-North Train A man received serious injuries to his leg after being struck by a work train heading north to Poughkeepsie. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, near the Metro-North Breakneck Ridge Station, said Meredith Daniels, a spokeswoman for the MTA.  When police and first responders arrived on the scene they found the man had sustained leg injuries and he was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, Daniels said. Trains on the Hudson Line were delayed 15 to 20 minutes as a result of the incident. The MTA police are investigating the incident.
Woman Rescued After Rollover Rockland Crash Woman Rescued After Rollover Rockland Crash
Woman Rescued After Rollover Rockland Crash A trapped driver was rescued by first responders after a rollover crash in the Rockland The incident took place in the village of Montebello around 4:40 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, on River Road, said the Ramapo Police. Arriving officers found the vehicle had rolled onto its side and a woman was trapped inside of the vehicle.  The woman was removed from the vehicle and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital with minor injuries, police said. Tallman Volunteer firefighters work to remove the trapped driver.Ramapo Police Department Ramapo Police were assisted at the scene by the Tallman V…
Duo Nabbed With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Including From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Duo Nabbed With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Including From Westchester, Fairfield Counties
Duo Nabbed With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Including From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Two men were nabbed by Greenwich police with hundreds of stolen checks from more than 25 counties, including Westchester and Fairfield counties.  Mark A. Claudio, 23, and Dondre Waugh, 27, both of the Bronx, were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 24, by Greenwich Police after they received a call from a Riverside resident at 11 a.m., who reported that two men had just stolen items out of her mailbox, including checks, said Greenwich Police Capt. Robert Berry. Patrol officers responded to the area and located a vehicle matching the victim's description and conducted a traffic stop, Berry said.…
Know Them? Three Wanted For Ripping Off Woman's Wallet In Westbury, Police Say Know Them? Three Wanted For Ripping Off Woman's Wallet In Westbury, Police Say
Know Them? Three Wanted For Ripping Off Woman's Wallet In Westbury, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying three people who allegedly stole a wallet out of a woman's purse while shopping and then used it to purchase items. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, when the victim was shopping at the Fairway Market in Westbury, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the female victim, 60, attempted to pay for her merchandise and discovered her wallet was missing from her bag.  Police responded and viewed the store’s surveillance, which captured three people, two women, and a man, working together to remove …
Police Search For Long Island Pawn Shop Burglars Who Stole $100K In Jewelry Police Search For Long Island Pawn Shop Burglars Who Stole $100K In Jewelry
Police Search For Long Island Pawn Shop Burglars Who Stole $100K In Jewelry Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who burglarized a Brentwood pawn shop in June, and they are offering a reward. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Squad said the men broke a lock and entered EZ Cash Pawn & Jewelry, located at 1913 Brentwood Road, on June 11 at approximately 12:45 a.m.  They stole more than $100,000 worth of jewelry from a safe and fled in a waiting vehicle, police said. Know him? Police want to know.Suffolk County Police Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that l…
Pleasantville Woman Charged With Driving Under Influence After Greenwich Crash Pleasantville Woman Charged With Driving Under Influence After Greenwich Crash
Pleasantville Woman Charged With Driving Under Influence After Greenwich Crash A Pleasantville woman was arrested on a warrant for a crash that took place in July in Fairfield County. Deanne Jamal, 77, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 21, after turning herself into police on the warrant stemming from a crash that took place on July 5, said Greenwich Police. Jamal was charged with failure to drive right and DUI/drugs. She was released on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 4. 
Three Alleged Drug Dealers Busted In Westchester Three Alleged Drug Dealers Busted In Westchester
Three Alleged Drug Dealers Busted In Westchester Three people were arrested for alleged cocaine sales after being seen making a deal by members of the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force. The incident took place around 11:50 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 350 South Broadway, Tarrytown, said Lt. Greg Budnar. Those arrested included: Osvaldo Perlata, address unknown, was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was remanded to the Orange County Jail. Yipsianela Abreu, address unknown, was charged with possession of a controlled substance. She was released on her own r…
Worker Trimming Tree Branch Injured When Bucket Truck Rolls Over, Police Say Worker Trimming Tree Branch Injured When Bucket Truck Rolls Over, Police Say
Worker Trimming Tree Branch Injured When Bucket Truck Rolls Over, Police Say A worker cutting down a tree limb was injured when the bucket truck he was suspended in rolled over onto its side. The incident took place around 1:14 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, on Blue Hills Drive in Ulster County in the town of Saugerties, said Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph Sinagra. When Saugerties police arrived on the scene, along with the Glasco Fire Department and Diaz Ambulance, they found the vehicle being used to cut down a tree, and that the bucket was extended with a worker in the bucket when the truck rolled onto its side.  The area the truck rolled over.Saugerties Police D…
More Than Two Dozen Nabbed In Major Long Island Drug Ring Bust More Than Two Dozen Nabbed In Major Long Island Drug Ring Bust
More Than Two Dozen Nabbed In Major Long Island Drug Ring Bust Two dozen people have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug distribution ring operating primarily on the Shinnecock Reservation. The arrest of 24 people was announced on Thursday, Oct. 24, by officials who said the ring sold everything from cocaine and marijuana to opioids and more than $1 million a year in heroin laced with fentanyl. “For far too long, criminals have attempted to evade law enforcement and hide on the Shinnecock Reservation, terrorizing the law-abiding citizens of the Shinnecock Nation by selling drugs and committing various acts of violence, but that e…
Three Nabbed For Robbery, Throwing Woman Out Of Vehicle, Police Say Three Nabbed For Robbery, Throwing Woman Out Of Vehicle, Police Say
Three Nabbed For Robbery, Throwing Woman Out Of Vehicle, Police Say Three men have been arrested in connection with a robbery in which a woman was robbed and pushed from a moving vehicle. The incident took place around 4:45 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 18, in the area of Liberty and Bridge streets, said City of Beacon Police Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson. When officers arrived on the scene, they the woman them that three men had taken her property and she was pushed from a moving vehicle.  A description of three men was obtained and a canvass of the area led police to Naije Perrette, 20, of Beacon and Julian Rivera, 19, of Hyde Park. A further …
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