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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.
Baldwin Man Posed As Nypd Detective, Police Say
A 55-year-old Long Island man impersonating a New York City Police Department detective was nabbed by cops after they became suspicious of his behavior.
Nassau County Police arrested, Frank Zenon, of Baldwin, for criminal impersonation, after he approached officers around 10:50 a.m., Saturday, May 11, while they were investigating another crime in Oceanside, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, while conducting an investigation into an unrelated case at a 7-Eleven at 475 Merrick Road, they were approached by Zenon who identified himself to the detectives as…
Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says
A taxi driver from Haverstraw was nabbed for alleged DWAI/Drugs under “Leandra’s Law” for transporting two children while under the influence, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office.
Moises Esteves, 36, was arrested around 9:12 p.m., Friday, May 10, after being stopped by police while working as a driver for America Latina Taxi of Spring Valley, said Rockland County Sheriff's Lt. John Murphy.
Esteves was stopped for having a suspended vehicle registration on Pomona Road in the town of Ramapo, Murphy said.
While interviewing Esteves, deputies determined that he was driving unde…
Yorktown Woman Charged With DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Putnam
A 26-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly driving while drunk following a single-vehicle crash.
Jacqueline Driscoll, of Yorktown, was arrested around 4:25 p.m., on April 30, after Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Shawn Iarussi responded to a report of a car crash in the Town of Putnam Valley, the Sheriff's Office said.
Once on the scene, Iarussi observed a gray Honda, off the road, with damage to two tires and the entire undercarriage, police said.
While talking with Driscoll, Iarussi found that she was allegedly intoxicated and placed under arr…
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