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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.

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Police & Fire

Area Woman Who Faked Pregnancy Stole Thousands From Couple, Police Say A 33-year-old woman is behind bars after bilking a couple out of thousands of dollars by pretending to be pregnant with a child for them. Ashlee Richards of Walden was charged with felony grand larceny following a lengthy investigation by the New York State Police, said Troopers Steve Nevel. During the investigation, State Police BCI determined that Richards systematically conned an unsuspecting couple from Pennsylvania by pretending to be pregnant, Nevel said. During the pretend pregnancy Richards siphoned more than $7,000 from the couple for assorted expenses through Augus…

by Kathy Reakes

11/10/2018

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Route 9A Overpass A tractor-trailer backed up traffic for just over an hour after hitting a bridge overpass on Route 9A in Briarcliff Manor on Friday afternoon, according to police. The vehicle got stuck under the overpass around 2:30 p.m. and was stuck for about an hour before a tow truck could come and move it, Briarcliff Police said. The overpass was inspected and deemed safe, they added. Traffic was back up and running by 3:30 p.m.

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery In Hyde Park A 38-year-old Hyde Park man was nabbed for an October knifepoint robbery at an area gas station. Jason M. Alm was arrested Thursday by Hyde Park Police following an investigation for the Oct. 29 robbery at the Sunoco gas station, said Chief of Police Robert Benson. During the robbery, police said Alm entered the gas station at 4299 Albany Post Rd armed with a knife and demanded money. He then fled the store on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, Benson said. An investigation by the Hyde Park detective unit led to Alm, who was in the area at the time of the robbery. Alm…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

Police & Fire

Rash Of Larcenies From Vehicles Under Investigation In Cortlandt State Police in Cortlandt are investigating multiple larcenies from automobiles in the Cortlandt area. The larcenies, which have taken place October through November, are believed to have been committed by four suspects that are described as young white or Hispanic males, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. Hicks said they have little information and are asking residents to report suspicious activity in their neighborhood to state police at (914) 769-2600. Please ask to leave a message for Investigator Sanchez. Click here to view a video of the suspect…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

Police & Fire

School Bus With 10 Children Aboard Crashes Head-On With SUV In Ansonia A school bus with 10 children aboard was hit head-on after the driver of an SUV allegedly became distracted by his cell phone. The crash occurred around 8:23 a.m. Friday on North Main Street, between the bus, which was transporting students to Besty Ross Magnet School in New Haven, and the 2002 Chevy Blazer, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. The 60-year-old driver, who was traveling north, crossed the double yellow line and hit the southbound bus head-on, injuring the driver of the vehicle, he said. All 10 children, ranging in age from 10 to 14-years-old, reportedly were n…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

Police & Fire

Stuck Breakneck Ridge Teen Hiker Issued A Ticket Following Rescue A 19-year-old who had to be rescued after becoming struck high on a trail on Breakneck Ridge, a mountain along the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring, was issued a ticket after he was back to safety. According to State Park Police, the department received word around 5:30 p.m. Thursday that the teen from Ozone Park, was hiking on the White Trail when he ventured off-trail in an attempt to get the Yellow Trail, said Randy Simons, spokesman for the New York State Park Police. While attempting to move to the Yellow Trail, the teen ended up stuck along a steep rock embankment…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

Police & Fire

Man Wanted In Connection To Dog Cruelty Case Involving 21 Huskies Arrested In North Rockland A man wanted in connection to a dog cruelty case involving 21 Huskies has been arrested in North Rockland. Jerome Louis Adler, 76, formerly of Stony Point, was arrested around noon Thursday for failing to appear on the charges of torturing or injuring animals and failing to provide sustenance after he was stopped on Route 210 in Stony Point as a passenger in a vehicle, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Adler was located after a concerned citizen who became aware of his previous arrest in June 2017 for allegedly torturing the dogs, and contacted police. He was first arrested by Sto…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

News

Swastikas Found On Sidewalks In Downtown Stamford The Stamford Police department is asking the public for help in identifying the person responsible for drawing swastikas on sidewalks in three different areas of the city. The first swastika was found around 7:30 a.m. Thursday drawn on the sidewalk in front of the Ferguson Library at 96 Broad St., said Stamford Police Lt. Michael Noto. Shortly after, the department received reports of two additional similar drawings in front of 285 Bedford St., and 11 Forest St., he said. The swastika found in front of the library.Stamford Police Department The drawings were done in chalk and written …

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2018

Police & Fire

Fire Breaks Out At Former Restaurant Site In Town Of Wallkill An early morning fire destroyed the former site of a restaurant in the area.The two-alarm fire, which started around 4:30 a.m. Thursday at the former site of the closed Rusty Nail off Dunning Road, was fully involved when the first arriving fire units from the Mechanicstown Fire Department arrived on the scene. Due to the large nature of the fire, part of Dunning Road was closed until later in the morning as crews works to douse the flames that consumed the building. According to the fire department, two deck guns were used to fight the fire, as well as Goshen's tower ladder, Middletown' s …

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2018

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Fire Department Responds To Two Fires In One Morning Poughkeepsie firefighters were on the run Thursday morning tackling two fires within hours of each other. The first fire took place around 6:16 a.m. at 333 Mansion St., when a pile of clothes on the second floor of the home that was supposed to be vacant and off-limit following a fire at the same location on Saturday, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. Johnson said the fire, which was extinguished quickly, was caused by clothes that were not in the home on Saturday when a large refrigerator fire on the third-floor made the home inhabitable and left some 21 people displa…

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2018

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