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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 Caught After Attempted Robbery Of Woman At Mall In Town Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say
.A 24-year-old man was nabbed by police after he allegedly attempted to rob a woman of her purse and shopping bag in a mall parking lot in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
According to police, the woman was walking to her vehicle around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, outside of JC Penney's at the Poughkeepsie Galleria, when Ethan J. Awaise, of Los Angeles, approached her and attempted to forcibly take her purse and shopping bag, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber.
The woman managed to fight off Awaise, who then fled the area. When police arrived the woman was able to provide a descri…
Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Carmel Teen Outside Area Bar
A 52-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle outside of a bar in the area.
The crash took place around 11:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, in the area of Tina's Bar, at 4081 Route 52, in Stormville, said the East Fishkill Police.
Officers responding to the scene discovered the unidentified man just off the roadway on the north shoulder. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
It appears the man was in the westbound driving lane when a 2006 Audi driving westbound struck him. The driver of the Audi, a 19-year-old teen from Carmel, stopped shortly after the collision, police said.…
Man Masturbates In Shopping Plaza At Least Twice, Newtown Police Say
A Bethel man has been arrested for allegedly masturbating with his penis exposed while sitting in his vehicle in a shopping plaza, not once, but at least twice, Newtown Police said.
Newtown received the reported of the masturbating man last week while in his vehicle at the Sand Hill Shopping Plaza, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde.
Police began an investigation and conducted surveillance in the plaza parking lot using a female officer as a decoy.
On Tuesday, July 30, around noon, Adrian Sime, 27, was observed by police masturbating with his penis exposed, in the front driver’s…
Murderer Of Pearl River 16-Year-Old Violated Parole By Being Drunk, Report Says
Richard LaBarbera, the convicted murderer of a 16-year-old Pearl River teen who was freed just two weeks ago on parole, was rearrested for reportedly being drunk.
LaBarbera, 66, was released earlier this month amid a hailstorm of criticism from lawmakers, residents, and cops, after serving nearly 40 years for the 1980 murder of Paula Bohovesky. His co-killer, Robert McCain, was recently denied parole.
But just two weeks into his parole officials said he had been arrested and was in jail at the Erie County Holding Center.
Officials did not release a reason for his arrest, but a law enforce…
Man Charged With Stalking Ex-Wife, Daughter In Trumbull, Police Say
A man with an alleged history of threatening behavior toward his family spent consecutive days following his ex-wife and daughter to locations where they frequent, including their home, said police in Fairfield County.
David Kamara, 46, of Rosedale in Queens, was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, on a warrant by the Trumbull Police after he was located at a Stratford gas station, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir.
The series of stalking events began around 6:42 p.m., on Monday, July 22, when police were dispatched to a suspicious person complaint involving Kamara, who was par…
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