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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.
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…
Staples HS Custodian Arrested For Stalking Student, Westport Police Said
A Stratford man who worked as a maintenance employee at Staples High School in Westport has been arrested for allegedly stalking a student.
Paul Telep, 52, was arrested on Tuesday, May 7, and charged with stalking, after a school resource officer observed him allegedly recording a student in the school cafeteria, said Westport Police Lt. Jillian Cabana.
During the incident, Telep appeared to be recording students, particularly a juvenile female, with his work cell phone, Cabana said.
The school officer confronted Telep about the suspicious incident and notified school officials, …
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