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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.
Westchester Man, 28, Stabbed, Killed Outside Family's Food Store, Police Say
A 28-year-old Westchester man was found stabbed to death in front of his family's food store in upper Manhattan.
The incident took place around 8:01 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, in front Dyckman Kwik Stop at 201 Dyckman St., Inwood, said the New York City Police Department.
Police responded to a 911 call for a stabbing and found Mohamed Awadah, of New Rochelle, with a stab wound to the chest, the NYPD said.
He was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead, they added.
Awadah was reportedly attempting to disperse a group of men who were hanging around outside of th…
Jogger Finds Body Of Woman Wearing Undergarments In Long Beach, Police Say
The body of a woman was found face down in Long Beach just before dawn, Long Beach Police are reporting.
The body, described as being a woman in her 40s or 50s, was found 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.
The female, who was found wearing undergarments, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Long Beach Fire Department.
Curtis said the department does not believe the woman found is in any way related a missing Fairfield County woman, Jennifer Far…
Second Suspect Arrested In Connection To Hempstead Shooting Of Fleeing Victim
A second man has been arrested in connection to a botched shooting attempt in Hempstead that targeted a 54-year-old man.
Trevor Ford, 27, and Kawand Cofield, 40, who was arrested earlier, got into a fight with the unidentified victim, 54, on May 19, about 5:40 p.m., Nassau police said.
“The dispute quickly escalated after (Cofield) displayed a handgun and pointed it at the victim,” police said.
The victim then fled into a building on Terrace Avenue, police said.
Cofield allegedly passed the gun to Ford, who fired two shots at the victim, missing both times, police said.
The victim …
Man Charged In Murder Of 38-Year-Old In Montauk Park
A Montauk man has been arrested and charged with the murder of another local man found dead in a park with numerous head injuries.
Joseph Grippo, 47, was arrested at 3:47 p.m., Thursday, June 20, for killing Robert Casado earlier this month, said the Suffolk County Police.
Casado, 38, was found around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June 6, by a person who then called police reporting an unconscious man in Kirk Park, police said.
East Hampton Town Police responded, and found Casado who had suffered head injuries and was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital where he was pronounced dead, pol…
Drug Ring Members Enter Pleas In Wide-Ranging Narcotics Case In Rockland, Orange Counties
Five people, including a major cocaine supplier, pleaded guilty to various felony charges for their part in a large narcotics operation that supplied drugs throughout the area.
The five, who were members of a wide-ranging group that supplied drugs in Rockland and Orange counties included firefighters, a former police officer, and self-styled outlaw motorcycle clubs. They were taken down during a multi-agency operation dubbed "Operation Bread, White, and Blues," on Feb. 5.
When the raids went down, community members and fire departments were shocked when former Middletown fire Lt. Paul …
Woman Nabbed For Home Burglary In Area, Police Say
A 32-year-old woman was arrested for an alleged burglary following an investigation by the Town of Poughkeepsie Police.
Nicole Tomite, of Poughkeepsie, turned herself into the town of Poughkeepsie Police on Tuesday, June 18, after a warrant was issued for her arrest in connection to a burglary that took place April 17, on School Street, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police, Capt. Kevin Faber.
According to Faber, police received a call in April from a resident that she returned home and found that it had been burglarized and that items were missing.
During an investigation, Tomite, who kn…
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