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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.
This Black Bear Is Everywhere: Multiple Sightings Reported In Northern Westchester
A black bear seems to be everywhere in North Salem and Purdys these days from the golf course to an elementary school and a resident's backyard.
North Salem Police Chief Thomas Howley said the sightings began on Sunday, May 26, when a black bear was seen at the PQ Golf Club off Bloomer Road.
On Monday, May 27, the bear was spotted at Purdys' Field around 8 a.m., and was spotted later in the day on Whitter Hill in Purdys, the chief said.
The bear apparently took a day of rest on On Tuesday, May 28, because no reports were called in, but on Wednesday, May 29, it was spotted again on 1st…
ID Released For Man Found Dead On Side Of Wyandanch Road With Shot In Head
Police have identified a man who was found dead on the side of a roadway in Wyandanch, shot in the head.
Terrance L. Mitchell, 40, of Flatbush, Brooklyn, was found dead by a sanitation worker on the side of Spruce Street, south of Jefferson Avenue, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Thursday, May 30, Suffolk County Police said.
Homicide Squad detectives said Mitchell was shot in the head and it is possible he was killed in an unknown location before being transported and left on the side of the road.
The investigation into his death is continuing.
This continues to be a developing story. Check b…
Ex-Substitute Teacher In Area Charged With Rape Of Student
A middle school teacher who worked as a substitute in the Hudson Valley, has been charged with allegedly raping a 13-year-old student.
Jonathan Pol, 28, a teacher at the Mott Hall Community School in the Bronx, was arrested at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, and charged with rape, said the New York City Police Department.
Pol reportedly worked as a substitute at numerous area schools including in the Arlington, Pawling, and Dover districts, between 2015 and 2017, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.
Police sources told the New York Post that Pol allegedly met the young girl after class on two…
Motorist Caught Shortly After Hit-Run Involving Scooter In Stamford, Police Say
A 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly hitting a driver on a motor scooter, seriously injuring the driver, and then speeding off.
Sebastiano Peter Sciarretta, of Stamford, allegedly failed to give the right of way to the scooter driver and struck the vehicle around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, sending the driving flying at the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, said Stamford Police Sgt. Kenneth Jarrett.
The scooter driver suffered several broken bones and other injuries and was transported to Stamford Hospital, he added.
Police sent out a description of Sci…
Man Violates Protective Order After Making Physical Contact With Protected Person, Police Say
A Town of Poughkeepsie man was arrested for allegedly violating a protective order and making physical contact with the protected person.
Anthony J. Finegan, 50, was arrested on Wednesday, May 22, following a domestic incident on Tuesday, May 21 by having physical contact with the person who has a protective order against him, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber.
Finegan was charged with criminal contempt, and harassment. He is being held at the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash/$5,000 bond.
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