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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.
Westchester Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash On Taconic Parkway
A Westchester County man was killed following a three-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill.
William Faint, 62, of Yorktown, was killed around 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, after he pulled in front of two other vehicles on the parkway, said New York State Police Spokesman AJ Hicks.
According to Hicks, an initial investigation found that Faint was traveling east on Carpenter Road, in a 2006 Ford Taurus, when he attempted to cross the Taconic State Parkway, and failed to yield the right of way to two southbound vehicles, Hicks said.
A 2016 GMC Sierra, operated by Alan…
Suspect At Large After Long Island Friendly's Restaurant Robbery
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Friendly's at gunpoint.
The robbery took place around 7:23 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, at the restaurant located at 533 Hawkins Ave., in Lake Ronkonkoma, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, the man entered the store and demanded cash while displaying a gun.
The man described as being 5-foot-7 with a medium build, wearing a red hoodie sweatshirt, a black face mask and glasses, then fled the store with the cash, police said.
There were no reported injuries.
An investigation is underway.
Man, Woman Accused Of Breaking Into Area Home, Stealing Property
A man and woman were busted for burglary after they allegedly broke into a home in the area.
Edward Santiago, 37, and Isabel I. Negron, 37, both of Poughkeepsie, were arrested on Sunday, Oct. 6, in Highland by Town of Lloyd police after they allegedly broke into a home on Oakes Road and stole property, said Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso.
Santiago was charged with burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and unlawful possession of marijuana, Janso said.
Negron, 37, was charged with burglary, criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny, police said.
Santi…
Man Wanted For Killing Wife Found Near Bear Mountain Bridge Had Been Served Divorce Papers
Just a day before George Grogan called his son and said that he had killed his mother, Audrey Grogan, he had been served with divorce papers.
George Grogan, 59, called his son on Friday, Sept. 27, he was served divorce papers on Thursday, Sept. 26, court records show.
After the call, the son notified the Town of Poughkeepsie police who minutes later responded to Grogan’s residence located at 6 Shamrock Circle in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
They found no one home, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Michael O'Dowd.
After finding the home empty, police launched a search and noti…
School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say
This story has been updated.
Lockouts at three schools in Westchester have been lifted after a threat at a nearby private academy was contained to that campus, police said.
The schools, Columbus Elementary, Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School, in Mount Pleasant, were put on lockdown around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, following some type of threat and police investigation at the EF Academy, said Mount Pleasant School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis Kotes.
"All police supervisors have reconciled that it is safe for us to dismiss our students," Kotes said in an email to par…
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