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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.

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News

Man Admits To Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a felony of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left an area woman dead. Stephen Grundel of theTown of Wallkill admitted during his plea on Tuesday, June 25 before Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProsp, that he knew his 2000 Silverado pick-up truck had struck a woman, later identified as Kiera Babcock, 34, and that he had reason to believe he had injured her but drove away anyway, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The incident took place around…

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

Police & Fire

Online Deal Goes Bad When Buyers Steal ATV At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester This story has been updated. A Northern Westchester resident thought he was meeting with a potential buyer for his all-terrain vehicle when instead he was robbed at gunpoint. The incident took place in Yorktown late Tuesday, June 25, at the victim's Columbine Court home where he had made arrangement on a social media marketplace site to potentially sell the ATV, said the Yorktown Police Department. When the potential buyers arrived, they allegedly displayed what appeared to be a firearm, and forcibly stole the ATV, the department said. One suspect drove away in a vehicle, the …

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

Lifestyle

Support Pours In For Family Whose Home Was Destroyed In Fire A Warwick family who lost everything it owns during a house fire is being helped by the community through a GoFundMe page. The fire started around 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 at the home in Warwick, said the Warwick Fire Department. By the time firefighters arrived on the scene the home was fully engulfed in flames but everyone inside was able to make it out The family, including Nancy and Richard Pennings, said they were outside by the pool when they saw smoke over their home. The Warwick Fire Department said the fire moved fast, due to high winds, and the home was a total loss. A …

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

News

Bobcat Enters Residence After Attacking Dog In Area A bobcat ran inside an area home after it attacked a family dog, causing wildlife officials to euthanize the animal. The incident took place in Pleasant Valley around 6:55 a.m. early Sunday, June 23, when Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies responded to the home at 1263 Salt Point Turnpike for a report of a bobcat inside a residence, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Capt. John Watterson. "The bobcat had apparently run into the house after getting into a fight with the homeowner’s dog, and the deputies were able to safely remove it with a snare pole," Watterson said. Officials with the state D…

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

News

School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run An Orange County woman pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a crash without reporting the incident in connection with the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian by a school bus last year. Deborah Berrios, 52, of Plattekill, pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProspo, on Monday, June 24, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. During the plea, Berrios admitted that she knew she had struck the man with the school bus and the man had been injured. She also admitted leaving the scene and not reporting the incident, leaving the dying man in …

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Tased After Refusing To Leave Vehicle During Traffic Stop, Police Say A traffic stop by Bridgeport Police working to reduce speeding led to the use of a taser on a man who allegedly resisted arrest and was in possession of an illegal firearm. The incident took place around 6:24 p.m., Monday, June 24, when officers made a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Huntington Turnpike and Evers Street that resulted in the arrest of Michael Atkins, 35 of Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. During the stop, officers requested that the Atkins step out of the vehicle, but he refused, said Jones. The officer on the scene wa…

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

News

Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say A New City man was arrested after a Rockland County Sheriff's deputy noticed two men suspicious nature near a residence. Sean M. Stedge-Stroud, 30, was arrested On Sunday, June 16, around 3:39 a.m., after the deputy saw them acting suspiciously near a residence along the roadway on Route 45 in Ramapo, said Rockland Rockland Sheriff's Department Sgt. Christopher Corbett. Both subjects were stopped and Stedge-Stroud allegedly attempted to discard some drugs, Corbett said. During a search, the deputy found additional drugs in addition to those he attempted to destroy. He was charg…

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

News

Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Fire At Rockland Home With 12 People Inside A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly intentionally setting fire to a home with 12 people inside at the time of the blaze. Hector Munoz-Zuleta of Spring Valley was arrested and charged with attempted murder, arson, and reckless endangerment, following an investigation of the fire that took place around 2:50 a.m., Friday, June 21, at 8 Jay St., said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli. At the time of the fire, there were approximately 12 people in the house, including two children ages 8 and 4; all made it out safely, Galli said. The Spring Valley Fire Department was…

by Kathy Reakes

06/26/2019

Police & Fire

New Info Released After Woman Found Dead On Long Beach Shoreline A woman who was found dead along the Long Beach shoreline has been identified, but police are not releasing her name at the family's request. The woman, in her 40s or 50s, was found face down in Long Beach just before dawn by a jogger around 5:23 a.m., Friday, June 21, on the beach between Monroe and Lincoln boulevards, said Sgt. Brett Curtis, spokesman for the Long Beach Police Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Long Beach Fire Department. A cause of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner's Office. Police reportedly don't believe the woman's death…

by Kathy Reakes

06/25/2019

News

Newburgh Police Offer Tips For Preventing Thefts From Vehicles During Crime Uptick City of Newburgh Police are warning residents of an uptick in the number of thefts from vehicle. The majority of the larcenies are happening overnight and the one trend seems to be that they had not been locked, said Newburgh Police Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano. In an effort to slow, or stop the larcenies, the department is reminding residents to lock their vehicles, and remove anything of value, including key fobs which allow the thieves to steal the vehicle. " If a thief can see something of value, even loose change, the likelihood of a break-in is increased," Rutigli…

by Kathy Reakes

06/25/2019

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