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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.
Father Will Have To Wait To Learn Fate In Year-Old Twins' Hot Car Deaths
A Rockland County father facing manslaughter charges after allegedly forgetting his 1-year-old twins in a hot car will have to wait a while longer to find out his fate, after appearing in a Bronx court.
Juan Rodriguez, 39, of New City, appeared briefly in court on Tuesday, Sept. 24, hoping to learn if the Bronx district attorney will proceed with criminal charges, only to be told by prosecutors that no grand jury action had been taken on the case.
In a hearing lasting under two minutes, Rodriguez and his attorney, Joey Jackson, were told that the case had been adjourned until Thursday, Oct…
ID Released For Missing LI Boater
The identity of a missing boater who is the subject of a massive search has been released by Suffolk County Police.
U.S. Coast Guard officials, along with local law enforcement, are on the Great South Bay searching for Samuel Gutierrez, 47, of East Islip, who went overboard around 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, said the Suffolk County Police.
The incident took place near Heckscher State Park, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Hunter Medley.
Gutierrez, who was aboard a 34-foot Fountain boat with two women, went overboard without a life jacket and never resurfaced. The women, who coul…
IDs Released For Woman Killed, Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash
The identities of a woman who was killed and a man who was critically injured during a two-vehicle crash in the area have been released.
Robin Shenitsky, 62, of Pawling, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, during the crash on Route 55 in the Town of Pawling near Highland Drive, said Dutchess County Sheriff Capt. John Watterson.
Critically injured was Jorge Rivera, 44, of Poughkeepsie, he added.
According to Watterson, a preliminary investigation found that Rivera, who was driving a 2010 Jeep westbound, was struck head-on by Shenitsky, driving a 2017 Honda Ridgeline.
Shenitsky …
Piermont Man Breaks Into Apartment, Walks Around Naked, Police Say
A Piermont man has been indicted on one count of burglary after allegedly breaking into an area apartment while naked.
Brian Bates, 48, was indicted on Monday, Sept. 23, for crime, said acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin P. Gilleece.
According to the District Attorney's Office, Bates allegedly unlawfully entered a Piermont home by removing a screen to a window in the back of an apartment and was seen walking in the residence while he was naked.
During the incident, police found Bates hiding in the closet int he bedroom belonging to the children of the home, the DA's Offic…
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