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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.
Wake, Funeral Scheduled For Nypd Police Officer Who Lived In Westchester
Service arrangements for Brian Mulkeen, the slain NYPD officer from Orange County who lived in Northern Westchester will be held later this week.
Mulkeen, 33, of Yorktown Heights, was shot and killed while wrestling with an armed suspect just after 12:30 Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Edenwald Houses in the Bronx.
A visitation will be held in Orange County from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush Funeral Home at 117 Maple Ave. East, in Monroe, according to the funeral home said.
The funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the …
Vigil Held For Norwalk Teen Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Darien
The family and friends of a Norwalk teen killed in a car crash in Darien held a vigil in front of his home to honor and mourn his passing.
Many brought candles and balloons to remember Victor Emmanuel Deleon, 19, of Norwalk, who died around 6:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 29, when the Volkswagen Passat he was a passenger in crashed into a tree.
The driver of the Passat, a 19-year-old Norwalk woman, “veered off the road to the right for an unknown reason,” after taking the Exit 10 off-ramp from I-95, Connecticut State Police said.
The driver and three other passengers, all 18 to 20 years old, in …
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Services Scheduled For Teen Killed In Mahopac Crash
Services have been scheduled for a Mahopac teen killed after crashing his car into a tree.
John Rossetti, 18, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26, when his gray Honda Civic struck the tree on Woodbine Drive, came to rest on its passenger side, and then the engine block and tree burst into flames, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman.
Rossetti was born to John Rossetti and Cherie Purdy on March 17, 2001, in Yonkers. He grew up in Mahopac and attended Mahopac High School.
The love, pride, and joy of his mother, Cherie’s life, as well as her constant for the past 18 years, Rossett…
Long Island Man Admits To Raping, Assaulting Woman
A 25-year-old Long Island man has pleaded guilty to the brutal rape and assault of a woman in Freeport last year.
Ever Martinez-Reyes, of Roosevelt, pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 26, to two counts of felony rape, two counts of sexual abuse, and four counts of assault, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office said.
He is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison in addition to 20 years post-release supervision and to register as a sexual offender, the DA's Office said.
“The defendant ruthlessly preyed upon a woman walking home at night and sexually assaulted her,” District Attorne…
Police: Thief Busted After Lifting Keys From Gym Locker, Stealing BMW From Rockland Parking Lot
A New City man was busted for grand larceny after he allegedly stole a key fob at a local gym and then drove away in the 2013 BMW that was parked outside.
Michael T. Heidtman, 38, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 24, following the incident that took place on Monday, Sept. 23, at the Vison Sports Club in Pearl River, said Orangetown Police Det. Sgt. James Sullivan.
According to Sullivan, Heidtman allegedly entered the gym locker room around 8:45 p.m., Monday and removed the set of keys which contained a fob to the BMW, Sullivan said.
He then went out into the parking lot and found the vehicle…
Bridgeport Stabbing Suspect Considered Armed, Dangerous
Police are warning the public not to approach a man who is wanted for the stabbing of a woman on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport.
The woman, who is listed in serious, but stable condition at St. Vincent's Medical Center, was stabbed on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 1015 Fairfield Ave., said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald
An investigation determined that the victim was stabbed by her boyfriend, Universal Yancey, 30, of Bridgeport, Fitzgerald said.
Yancey fled the location of the stabbing before police arrived. Yancey then stole a 2013 Ford Focus from a nearby gas station that was later re…
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