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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.…
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