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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.
Man Sentenced To Prison For Hit-Run Death In Area
A 38-year-old Orange County man was sentenced to one to three years in prison in connection with the death of a woman who was hit while walking in the town of Mount Hope.
Stephen Grundel, 38, of Wallkill, was sentenced Monday, Sept. 9, after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an incident that took place around 1115 p.m., March 30, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The woman, Kiera Babcock of Otisville, was killed when Grundel, driving eastbound in 2000 Silverado pickup truck struck her, state police said.
Babcock’s body was found the following morning by a passin…
Driver Who Caused Two-Vehicle Sprain Brook Crash Flees Scene, State Police Say
A driver who allegedly caused a two-vehicle crash on the Sprain Brook Highway, closing three lanes, fled the scene, state police said.
The crash took place around 2:05 a.m., Monday, Sept. 9, when one of the vehicles was allegedly cut-off by a Kia on the highway in Greenburgh, causing the vehicle to brake sharply and was then rear-ended, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
The Kia fled the scene. There were no serious injuries, Hicks said.
The highway reopened shortly after.
Man, 42, Pleads Guilty To Assault For Route 59 Crash That Left Three Seriously Injured
A 42-year-old man has pleaded guilty to assault in connection with a Nanuet car crash that left three people with serious injuries.
Rohan Brijlall, 42, of the Bronx, pled guilty Monday, Sept. 9, for the crash that took place on Oct. 15, 2018, on Route 59 in Nanuet, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece.
Before the crash, which took place around 3:05 p.m., Brijlall was driving a Land Rover eastbound on Route 59 and Old Nyack Turnpike when he attempted to illegally pass another vehicle in the left lane from the right and merged into the center l…
Man, Woman Arrested For New Canaan Home Burglary Spree
New Canaan Police, with the help of video surveillance that shows a car leaving one of the targeted homes, busted a man and a woman for a series of burglaries.
Daniel Perez, 34, of Derby, and Alessandra Sillo, 33, of Shelton, were arrested on Friday, Sept. 6, both charged with five counts each of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary; two counts each of larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny, one count of third-degree larceny and one count of conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, said the New Canaan Police.
The department released the surveillance video from a burglary on M…
Youth Gymnastics Coach From Westchester Sentenced As Sex Abuse Victims Speak During Hearing
A former gymnastics coach has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing several students for years.
Joseph Lewin, 68, of Port Chester, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 9, after facing his victims during the sentencing at the Rockland County courthouse in New City.
In addition to the four years, Lewin will serve five years post-release supervision, he will have to register as a sexual offender upon release and stay away from his victims, said the Rockland County District Attorney's Office.
During sentencing, the victims told the judge how they had suffered from depression, a…
ID Released For Man Shot In Vehicle Who Died During Crash On Way To Hospital
A 21-year-old man who was shot in the head and neck while sitting in a vehicle in Bridgeport and then died following a crash on the way to the hospital has been identified.
Leogiovanni Fernandes Spencer, 21, of Bridgeport, has been identified as the man shot around 9:21 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, when two gunshots were fired on Gem Avenue near Whitney Avenue, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department.
Spencer was shot in the head and neck while seated in a vehicle, and the vehicle's driver fled the scene, attempting to take the victim to the hospital, Jones said.
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Man, Woman Assault Landlord, Woman, Toddler In Bayville, Police Say
A Long Island couple have been arrested after allegedly breaking into their landlord's home and attacking the people inside.
The incident took place around 10 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, in Bayville, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Johnathan Sunderland, 31, and Jennifer Garcia, 25, both of Bayville, attempted to confront their landlord at his residence. As they were knocking on his door, a woman, carrying her 1-year-old child started opening the door, police said.
That's when the duo allegedly pushed open the door, knocking the woman and her child to the ground. Sunderla…
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