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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.
Islip HS Coach Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student
An Islip High School coach has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a student at the school, according to the Suffolk County Police.
Tyler Murphy, 25, of Islip, was charged on Friday, May 3, after school officials notified the school resource officer of an incident during which he inappropriately touched a female student around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, May 2, at the school at 2508 Union Blvd, said the Suffolk County Police.
The school resource officer then contacted Special Victims detectives about the incident and following an investigation, Murphy was charged with sexual abu…
Police Find Crash But No Driver, License Plates Or Registration Stickers In Rockland
Police responded to a vehicle crash, only to find a very damaged vehicle, but no driver and no way to identify anyone involved.
The incident took place Friday, May 3, when officers were dispatched to a report of a car into a guard rail, police said. (Police did not identify the location).
Ramapo police found a vehicle crash, but no driver or license plate.Ramapo Police Department
Upon arrival, they found that the driver left the scene without reporting the crash. Additionally, there were no plates or registration sticker on the vehicle.
'Hopefully, the driver was not injured in the cr…
Three, Including Suffolk County Police Officer, Injured In Crash Near Walt Whitman Mall
A Suffolk County Police officer and two others were injured during a crash near the Walt Whitman Mall.
The crash took place around 5:51 p.m., Sunday, May 5, on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, according to the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, the marked police vehicle, which had its lights and sirens activated, was following an ambulance northbound on Walt Whitman Road when a 2018 Volkswagen Passat pulled out of the Walt Whitman Mall parking lot and the two vehicles collided, police said.
The officer was taken to Nassau University Medical Center. The driver o…
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