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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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Youth Gymnastics Coach From Westchester Arraigned On Sex Abuse Charges A popular local coach who owned gyms across the area has been arraigned on three counts of sexual conduct against a child and five counts of felony sexual abuse. Joseph Lewin, 67, of Port Chester, also known as Joseph Lewandoski in the 1990s, was arraigned on the counts Tuesday for abusing children over a seven-year period, said the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. “The defendant preyed upon children entrusted to his care and destroyed their innocence to satisfy his own sexual desires,” said District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. “The courage shown by these victims and their families t…

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Pedestrian Killed While Retrieving Cell Phone On I-95 A man who was struck and killed on I-95 while he retrieved his cell phone from the median has been identified. Hoa Ngo, 34, of Sacramento, Calif., was killed around 2:30 a.m. Monday on I-95 northbound just north of Exit 41 in Orange, said Sgt. Eric J Haglund with the Connecticut State Police. An initial investigation into the incident revealed that prior to the accident, Ngo was traveling with three adult friend in their pick-up truck towing a boat trailer when he accidentally dropped the phone out of an open window, Haglund said. The truck stopped on the right shoulder and Nego ran across…

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

Police & Fire

Report Of Gunman Atop Building Leads To Massive Police Response In Yonkers An anonymous report of a gunman on the roof of a building in Westchester brought out a heavy police response on Monday night. Police received the call around 7:58 p.m. Monday with the caller stating that a man with a gun was on the roof of 28 Caryl Ave. in Yonkers, said Sgt. Jared Singer. Dozens of police officers and emergency crews assembled at the area to begin searching for the possible shooter, Singer said. "It was during this time that the male left the scene to an unknown location," Singer said. The K-9 unit was brought in as well as NYPD and air support. Residents were …

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

Police & Fire

CT Man Charged With DUI With Child In Car A 35-year-old Connecticut man was busted in Rhode Island for allegedly driving drunk with a 4-year--old in the car. Matthew Chouinard, of Pomfret, was arrested at approximately 8:20 p.m. Sunday, on I-95 North in Richmond after troopers spotted a vehicle being operated erratically, with no headlights or taillights on well after sunset. A four-year-old child was in the car at the time, said Rhode Island State Police Spokeswoman Laura Kirk. Chouinard was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor or drugs, second offense, blood-alcohol content unknown, with a child un…

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

Police & Fire

Man Exposes Himself To Woman, Child At Northern Westchester Shopping Center, Police Say A 59-year-old man was arrested for exposing himself to a woman and a child in the parking lot of a Northern Westchester shopping center. Yorktown Police arrested Michael A. Damato, around 7:09 p.m. Sunday, after receiving a report that he exposed himself to the woman and child walking in the parking lot of the Triangle Shopping Center near the CVS, said Lt. Tom Gentner. According to police, Damato, while parked at the shopping center, stood outside of his vehicle facing the victims with his shorts down to his knees, exposing his penis in a lewd manner. He then fled the scene, but followin…

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

News

Man Gets Nine-Year Sentence In Hudson Valley Drug Conspiracy Case A 38-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison and five years probation for possessing more than eight ounces of cocaine. Terrance Burton, 38, of New Windsor, was sentenced Monday by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a control substance in April. On Feb. 22 and 23, 2017, Village of Walden Police intercepted two packages containing narcotics intended for Burton as part of an ongoing investigation, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office The narcotics recovered totaled four kilograms, the largest amount ev…

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

Police & Fire

Allegations Area Teacher Set Up Meeting With Minor Under Investigation By Police New York State Police are investigating allegations against an unnamed Hudson Valley teacher who allegedly planned to meet a minor in New York City. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, state police met last week with Middletown High School Principal Tracey Sorrentino who provided a statement at its Town of Wallkill barracks regarding the teacher. The allegations and investigation came to light through a website that claims to run sting operations. The Facebook page, Team Loyalty Makes You Family, sends out messages on different websites acting as an 18- or 19-year-old. Once a person respond…

by Kathy Reakes

07/31/2018

Lifestyle

Mid-Hudson Bridge 'Jumper' At Large After Driving Away From Scene The City of Poughkeepsie Police are asking for help tracking down the person who jumped with a parachute from the Mid-Hudson Bridge, bringing out a full force of rescue personnel. Police were alterted to the jump by 911 callers around 8:39 p.m. Sunday saying a person had jumped from the bridge, said City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark. City police responded to the bridge and the fire department launched its rescue boat, he said. Boaters in the area of the bridge reported that a person parachuted off the bridge into Kaal Rock Park got into a white vehicle and drove away. There is n…

by Kathy Reakes

07/30/2018

Police & Fire

Travel Delays Continue Following Danbury Dump Truck Crash Motorists can expect continued significant travel delays through the evening commute in Northern Fairfield County after a dump truck struck a pole, bringing down power lines earlier Monday. The crash took place around 10:10 a.m. Monday at 3 Plumtrees Road in Danbury when the truck, exiting a business with its bed extended struck the power lines over the roadway, said Danbury PD Det. Ralph Anderson. The truck bed that hit the utility lines caused a utility pole to break and the lines to come down in the roadway resulting in the dump truck rolling onto its driver's side, Anderson said. The o…

by Kathy Reakes

07/30/2018

Police & Fire

Three Injured When Jeep Crashes Into SUV Head On In Fairfield County Three people were injured during a head-on crash in Fairfield County. According to Danbury police, the crash took place around 11:46 p.m. Friday in the area of 26 Newtown Road, said Det. Lt. Mark Williams. The crash occurred when a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Eueal Dagne, 38, of Bethel, traveling westbound on Newtown Road collided head-on with a 2002 GMC Envoy, driven by Robert Bates, 54, of Brookfield, along with passenger, Lisa Munger, 49, of New Milford, Williams said. Both drivers and the passenger were transported to Danbury Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. The c…

by Kathy Reakes

07/30/2018

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