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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.
Details Emerge In Case Of Nypd Officer From Oceanside's Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot
The arrest of an NYPD cop for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband and her boyfriend's 15-year-old daughter is straight out of the pages of a juicy murder mystery or an episode of "Law & Order."
On Friday, May 17, NYPD Officer Valerie Cincinelli, of Oceanside, found herself in cuffs for hiring a hitman to kill her husband, Isaiah Carvalho Jr., and the daughter of her "Sugar Daddy" boyfriend, who she said "got in the way," of things, according to a criminal complaint filed in court on Friday.
Cincinelli, 34, was even fooled into thinking that the hitman ha…
Alert Issued For Pair Of Suspects Police Say Are On Run After Poughkeepsie Shooting
City of Poughkeepsie police are searching for two men who are on the run following the shooting of another man at the Hudson Garden Apartments.
The shooting of a 22-year-old City of Poughkeepsie man took place around 10:44 a.m., on Tuesday, May 7, said City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark.
The victim, who was shot multiple times, was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgeries for his wounds.
An investigation by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department has determined that Michael A. "Flyboy" Johnson, 29, of the City of Poughkeepsie, and Terrell "Ace" Watkins, 31, for…
Basketball Coach Accused Of Punching Player In Greenvale, Police Say
Nassau County Police have arrested a Queens man for the alleged assault of a juvenile while coaching basketball and are searching for other potential victims.
Cheikh Khadim Ndiaye was arrested around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, May 18, in Greenvale, after Nassau County Police detectives were called to the home o fa juvenile who complained of being abused by Ndiaye, police said.
The juvenile, who was in pain, told police he sustained bruising while playing basketball at Sid Jacobsen Jewish Center when Ndiaye, allegedly punched the boy, with a closed fist, in both of his arms while functioning as an…
Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Area Man
A 22-year-old man is behind bars for the stabbing death of another local man, police said.
Keano Munoz of Beacon was arrested on Saturday, May 18, for the stabbing death of Richard Viera, 55, of Beacon, said Beacon Police Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson.
Viera was found when Beacon Police responded to South Davies Terrace around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Johnson said.
He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital before being transferred to Westchester Medical Center where he later died from his injuries, he added.
Munoz was charged with manslaughter and is being held on $150,000 cash/$300,000 bond at the …
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