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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.
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman In Freeport
A man who allegedly sexually attacked an area woman has been nabbed by members of the Nassau County Police Special Victims Squad.
Umari Taylor, 20, of Freeport, was arrested for the incident which took place around 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, in Freeport, the department said.
According to detectives, a female victim, 44, was walking alone in the rear of 260 South Main Street when she was approached from behind by Taylor who demanded that she remove her clothes, police said.
During a brief struggle, Taylor pulled a knife on the victim and pressed it against her rear hip. As t…
Woman, Boyfriend Sentenced For Sex Trafficking, Rape Of Child Captured On Video
A 25-year-old woman and her 20-year-old boyfriend have been sentenced to years in prison for the rape and sex trafficking of a teenage girl they also captured on video, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Franeisha Patterson, of Newburgh, and Cally Graham, of the Bronx, were each sentenced to a total of 18 years in state prison in connection with the December 12, 2017, forcible rape and sexual assault of a teenage girl in a Newburgh apartment, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
In January, Patterson and Graham were both convicted by a…
Woman Hits Officer With Purse In Restaurant Fight, Milford Police Say
A 42-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly hitting a police officer with her purse during a restaurant fight.
The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Monday, April 29, when the Milford Police responded to the SBC Restaurant, 33 New Haven Ave., New Milford, for a report of a woman fighting with the restaurant staff, said the Milford Police.
When the officer arrived on the scene, Michelle Scott, of Milford, was fleeing the restaurant on foot, and when officers caught up her on Daniel Street, she allegedly hit one of the officers in the face with her purse and with closed fists, police…
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