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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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18 Nabbed In Massive Poughkeepsie Drug Bust 18 Nabbed In Massive Poughkeepsie Drug Bust
18 Nabbed In Massive Poughkeepsie Drug Bust A massive multi-agency narcotics operation in the City of Poughkeepsie has led to 18 arrests and safer streets, according to the city, state and county police officials. Dubbed "Operation PK Pick Up," the operation also led to a plethora of drugs, numerous handguns, and about $25,000 over two days earlier this week, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. "Drug dealers and violent criminals will want to think twice when it comes to doing business in the City of Poughkeepsie because you never know who is watching or coming after you," said Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison. "It could…

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Police Search For Armed Suspect In Pair Of Poughkeepsie Store Robberies Police Search For Armed Suspect In Pair Of Poughkeepsie Store Robberies
Police Search For Armed Suspect In Pair Of Poughkeepsie Store Robberies City of Poughkeepsie police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men, one of whom may have been involved in two store robberies. The first robbery took place on Nov. 11 at the store located at the intersection of Mansion Street and Winnikee Avenue by a man armed with a handgun, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. During the robbery, the man entered the store, pulled out the gun and struck the clerk with the handgun in the head, and stole the contents of the cash register, Clark said. The man is described as a tall thin black male, a hoodie tied over his face, blue bubble coat, dark gr…

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Car Hits Tree In Poughquag Crash Car Hits Tree In Poughquag Crash
Car Hits Tree In Poughquag Crash Traffic was disrupted for a short time when a car hit a tree on Route 55 near the Pawling/Beekman border in Poughquag, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred around 9 a.m., Thursday, said Capt. John Watterson. No one was injured and the roadway was only closed long enough to remove the car, he added.

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Ex-Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison Ex-Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison
Ex-Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison Former Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence's fight to avoid jail time came to an end when he was sentenced to two and half years in prison and a fined $75,000 for fraud involving the financing of a baseball stadium. Federal judge Cathy Siebel handed down the sentence Wednesday afternoon at the federal courthouse in White Plains.  St. Lawrence who showed no emotion, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. “For years, Christopher St. Lawrence, as Ramapo Town Supervisor, misled municipal bond investors about the state of Ramapo’s finances," Acting U.S. Attorney Jo…

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FDR HS Student Charged With Making Terrorist Threat FDR HS Student Charged With Making Terrorist Threat
FDR HS Student Charged With Making Terrorist Threat A 17-year-old high school student in the Hudson Valley has been charged with making a terrorist threat after posting statements on social media about shooting students. Elijha A Bonet, who attends FDR High School, was arrested Tuesday by Town of Hyde Park Police after the department received information from a concerned citizen that he made statements on social media about shooting students at FDR High School, said Lt. Robert Benson. After determining Bonet's identity, officers went to his residence early and brought him back to the Hyde Park Police Department for questioning, Benson said. …

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Six Displaced In Beacon Fire Six Displaced In Beacon Fire
Six Displaced In Beacon Fire A family of six along with two dogs were able to escape a house fire in their Beacon home without any injuries, according to the Beacon Fire Department. The call for the fire came in around 5:19 p.m., Tuesday, at the multi-level home at 9 Depuyster Ave., said Fire Chief Gary Van Voorhis. When firefighters arrived they found smoke throughout the home, but had to search to find the source of the fire which turned out to be in the floor under the furnace on the first floor, Van Voorhis said. The residents, who are currently being helped by the Red Cross, should be able to move back in the hom…

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IDs Released For Drivers Involved In Fatal Mid-Hudson Bridge Crash IDs Released For Drivers Involved In Fatal Mid-Hudson Bridge Crash
IDs Released For Drivers Involved In Fatal Mid-Hudson Bridge Crash This story has been updated.  An investigation into the crash that closed the Mid-Hudson Bridge for hours and killed a 90-year-old Poughkeepsie resident could take several weeks, according to the Town of Lloyd Police. The crash, which occurred midspan around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, happened after Arthur Scea, driving a 2003 Toyota SUV,  veered into the oncoming lane and hit a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Edward Skinner, a 58-year-old Cairo man, said Lt. James Janso. The investigation is ongoing. 

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New Details Emerge After Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In I-95 Crash New Details Emerge After Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In I-95 Crash
New Details Emerge After Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In I-95 Crash New details have been released after two people suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on I-95 in the Village of Mamaroneck. The three-vehicle crash took place around 1:13 a.m., Wednesday, on southbound I-95, near mile marker 10.2 in Mamaroneck, when two people, in separate vehicles, were hit by a tractor-trailer, said New York State Police Trooper Michael Cassella. According to Cassella, the driver of one vehicle, Alwin Martinez, 27, of the Bronx, was having car problems and stopped on the right shoulder of the roadway. Another vehicle, driven by Yesenia Camacho, 26, also of the Bro…

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Armed Suspects In Stolen Lexus, Infiniti Ram Two Police Cruisers In Rye Armed Suspects In Stolen Lexus, Infiniti Ram Two Police Cruisers In Rye
Armed Suspects In Stolen Lexus, Infiniti Ram Two Police Cruisers In Rye A call from a concerned resident about a suspicious car led to a large manhunt in Westchester that included helicopters with infra-red cameras and K-9 dogs, and a crash into two Rye Police cars by the suspects, prompting a school district lockout, according to Rye Police Commissioner Michael Corcoran. The incident began around 2:45 a.m., Wednesday on Johnson Place near the Greenhaven area of Rye,, when the resident called the police to report the suspicious car with at least one of the occupants walking into their neighbor's driveway, Cocoran said. When responding officers turned onto the s…

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Poughkeepsie Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Mid-Hudson Bridge Crash Poughkeepsie Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Mid-Hudson Bridge Crash
Poughkeepsie Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Mid-Hudson Bridge Crash This story has been updated.  An investigation into the crash that closed the Mid-Hudson Bridge for hours and killed a 90-year-old Poughkeepsie resident could take several weeks, according to the Town of Lloyd Police. The crash, which occurred midspan around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, happened after Arthur Scea, driving a 2003 Toyota SUV,  veered into the oncoming lane and hit a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Edward Skinner, a 58-year-old Cairo man, said Lt. James Janso. The investigation is ongoing. 

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