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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Floral Park TD Bank Robber Nabbed Shortly After Fleeing On Foot Floral Park TD Bank Robber Nabbed Shortly After Fleeing On Foot
Floral Park TD Bank Robber Nabbed Shortly After Fleeing On Foot Nassau County Police report the arrest of a 33-year-old man for a bank robbery in Floral Park. Rajiv P. Ramjas of Queens was arrested shortly after the robbery occurred at the TD Bank at 372 Jericho Turnpike around 11:50 a.m., Sunday, June 2,  in Floral Park, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Ramjas, 33, approached the teller and passed a note demanding money. The teller complied and he fled with an undisclosed amount of currency westbound through the parking lot, police said. Ramjas was arrested a short time later on Pontiac Street in Qu…
Grandmother Scam Arrest Made In Rockville Centre Grandmother Scam Arrest Made In Rockville Centre
Grandmother Scam Arrest Made In Rockville Centre A man who allegedly scammed a grandmother out of thousands of dollars has been arrested after picking up a package containing money sent by the victim. Dashill Jean, 32, of Rosedale, was arrested around 8:22 a.m., Thursday, May 30, and charged with grand larceny in Rockville Centre, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, on Thursday, May 20, a female victim, 83, was contacted at her Ohio residence by an unknown caller to inform her that her grandson was arrested, police said. The woman was instructed to send $9,600 to a Maryland address. The unknown caller explained the m…
ID Released For Man, 32, Fatally Stabbed Inside Home In Merrick ID Released For Man, 32, Fatally Stabbed Inside Home In Merrick
ID Released For Man, 32, Fatally Stabbed Inside Home In Merrick Police have identified a man who was founded stabbed to death over the weekend at a home in Merrick. Evan Grabelsky, 32, of Merrick, was found around 11:44 p.m., Saturday, June 1,  when the Nassau County Police Homicide Squad responded to call for a stabbing victim, said the Nassau County Police. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Grabelsky inside an Elliot Street home with multiple stab wounds, including defense wounds on his arms and hands, police said. He pronounced him deceased at the scene.  Police do not believe the stabbing to be random. The investig…
DNA Connects Blood Soaked Items To Missing Mom Case DNA Connects Blood Soaked Items To Missing Mom Case
DNA Connects Blood Soaked Items To Missing Mom Case Blood spattered floors, clothing and sponges found match the DNA of the missing mother of five from New Canaan. Arrest warrants and court documents obtained by NBC News CT,  on Monday, June 3, in Superior Court in Norwalk, painted a chilling story of how estranged husband Fotis Dulos, 51, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, 44, allegedly went about disposing of the items allegedly connected to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Dulos, 50, has not been seen since dropping off her five children at school on Friday, May 24. Her black Chevy Suburban was found abandoned on the side of Laph…
Two Dead In Fiery I-84 Crash Involving Three Tractor-Trailers, School Bus Two Dead In Fiery I-84 Crash Involving Three Tractor-Trailers, School Bus
Two Dead In Fiery I-84 Crash Involving Three Tractor-Trailers, School Bus A fiery four-vehicle crash on I-84 has left two people dead and the highway closed with miles-long back-ups.  The crash, between three tractor-trailers and an empty school bus in East Hartford, took place around 5:10 a.m., Monday, June 3, between exits 55 and 56, when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus, said Connecticut State Police Sgt. Dwight Washington during a press conference. Following the crash, three vehicles were engulfed in flames, including two tractor-trailers and the school bus. State police said two people were killed but did not say which vehicles they …
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash Police have released the identity of a motorcyclist killed after being ejected from his motorcycle in a two-vehicle crash in Westchester. Juan A. Rosario-Tiburcio, 36, of Newark, New Jersey, was killed during the crash which occurred around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, June 1 on I-87 southbound in Yonkers, said New York State Police Trooper Tara L. McCormick. A preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 BMW motorcycle driven by Rosario-Tiburcio was traveling southbound on I-87, in the center lane, at a high rate of speed, said McCormick. A 2017 Volkswagon Jetta was also southbound i…
Body Found In Florida ID'd As Missing 20-Year-Old Long Island Woman Body Found In Florida ID'd As Missing 20-Year-Old Long Island Woman
Body Found In Florida ID'd As Missing 20-Year-Old Long Island Woman The body of a missing 20-year-old Long Island woman was found in a wooded area of southeast Florida, following a search kicked off by a desperate father who posted his daughter was missing on Facebook.  Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the body of Jenna Jacobsen of East Islip was discovered during a search of a scrub area in Lantana, in Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida, on Thursday, May 30. Chris Jacobsen posted his daughter missing on May 18 after she had been missing for 23 days. Jenna Jacobsen, a 2016 East Islip High School graduate, who had traveled to Florid…
19-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole, Trees In Southampton 19-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole, Trees In Southampton
19-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole, Trees In Southampton A 19-year-old East Quogue man was killed after crashing his vehicle into a pole, police said. The crash took place around 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 1, when Gianni Mongelluzzo crashed his 1997 Chevrolet Corvette into a pole and trees on Old Country Road near Lewis Road in East Quogue, said the Town of Southhampton Police. The 19-year-old was pulled from the vehicle by East Quogue firefighters and airlifted by the Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No one else was injured in the crash. The cause of the crash is under invest…
Pickup Truck Swerves Over Sidewalk, Crashing Into Storefronts In Westchester Pickup Truck Swerves Over Sidewalk, Crashing Into Storefronts In Westchester
Pickup Truck Swerves Over Sidewalk, Crashing Into Storefronts In Westchester A busy roadway is partially closed after a pickup truck slammed into three storefronts in Westchester. The incident took place around 12:30 a.m., Monday, June 3, when an unidentified driver of a red Ford F-150 swerved onto the smashing the windows and causing possible structural damage of the three businesses at 1967 Palmer Avenue in Larchmont, according to numerous reports. Larchmont dispatchers, who confirmed the crash, said all officers were on the scene investigating and that traffic was being diverted during the investigation and removal of the truck.  Motorists are asked to avoid…
Woman Charged After Nine Starving Animals Rescued From 'Deplorable' Conditions Woman Charged After Nine Starving Animals Rescued From 'Deplorable' Conditions
Woman Charged After Nine Starving Animals Rescued From 'Deplorable' Conditions A 45-year-old woman was arrested for nine counts of animal abuse after the police had been to the home on a child neglect issue and found the mistreated and abused animals. The unidentified woman was arrested on Tuesday, May 28, when Putnam County SPCA officers responded to the Kent home following the report of possible animal neglect, said the SPCA. The issue came to light when the Kent Police were assisting the Putnam County Child Protective Services at the home in regard to the welfare of a child and unsanitary living conditions. Upon arrival, officers found deplorable living …
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