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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Fire Breaks Out At Montrose Apartment Complex For Second Time This Month Fire Breaks Out At Montrose Apartment Complex For Second Time This Month
Fire Breaks Out At Montrose Apartment Complex For Second Time This Month This story has been updated. For the second time in a month, Montrose firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze at the Springvale Apartments complex in Montrose. The fire ran up the entire back wall of the three-story building on Monday, with heavy fire showing on two floors of the complex at 24 Springvale Road around 5:30 p.m., according to fire officials. During entry into the building, firefighters found a large hole in the floor of a second-floor apartment, large enough for a person to fall through, the department said. Crews were able to put out the fire quickly with assistance fro…
Dwayne 'Dee' Creque, 52, Community Pillar In Both Poughkeepsie, Red Hook Dwayne 'Dee' Creque, 52, Community Pillar In Both Poughkeepsie, Red Hook
Dwayne 'Dee' Creque, 52, Community Pillar In Both Poughkeepsie, Red Hook Dwayne “Dee” Creque, 52, a longtime Poughkeepsie resident and community counselor, died on Wednesday, Nov. 22, from heart complications, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Brooklyn, on Oct. 29, 1965, to Lewis Creque and Barbara Rock, Creque was a 25 year resident of Poughkeepsie and a dedicated direct counselor for 18 years for the Office of Family & Children Services in Highland, but spent his most recent years as an assistant training tech at the OCFS of Red Hook.  Creque was also the president of his security company, Firstline Protective Services based in the Hudson Valley.  He …
Police Investigating Report Of Shots Fired In Montrose Police Investigating Report Of Shots Fired In Montrose
Police Investigating Report Of Shots Fired In Montrose Click here for an updated story: Details Emerge After 22-Year-Old Fires Shotgun Inside Montrose House Earlier report: State police are investigating a report of a shot or shots being fired in Northern Westchester and an account by a neighbor in the Town of Cortlandt neighborhood where the incident occurred with three people subsequently fleeing the area. Troopers responded to Kings Ferry Road in the hamlet of Montrose around 4:14 p.m. Monday after a resident called 911 to report the incident. The resident also reported to officers seeing people running from the area, said Trooper AJ Hicks.…
Suspects Nabbed After Four Shots Fired At New City House Suspects Nabbed After Four Shots Fired At New City House
Suspects Nabbed After Four Shots Fired At New City House ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- An attempted hold-up in which multiple shots were fired in New City by two men led police to drugs, guns, and money, according to the Clarkstown Police. Clarkstown Police responded to a home on Lowell Drive in New City on Thursday, Nov. 23, for a report of an attempted robbery and shots fired, said Officer Peter Walker. Responding officers were met by the occupants of the home who said the homeowner and three friends were on the back deck smoking cigarettes when two unknown males came onto the property, approached them and began threatening them for no reason, Walke…
Christopher St. Lawrence Sentencing Delayed Christopher St. Lawrence Sentencing Delayed
Christopher St. Lawrence Sentencing Delayed Sentencing has been delayed for former Town of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence's in order to allow the judge to review any possible financial losses suffered by investors of the town's fraudulent bonds. U.S. Judge Cathy Seibel granted the delay after Dec. 12 on Monday morning at the U.S. Courthouse in White Plains after St. Lawrence's attorney, Michael Burke, argued that new figures from the prosecution's estimation of losses could affect his sentencing. Testimony will begin Wednesday on items that could influence the amount of time the former 66-year-old supervisor spends behind…
Snow Blower Thieves Caught With Crack In Stony Point, Police Say Snow Blower Thieves Caught With Crack In Stony Point, Police Say
Snow Blower Thieves Caught With Crack In Stony Point, Police Say An alert resident led to the arrest of two men for stealing two snow blowers and possession of crack Saturday in Stony Point. The resident called police around 3:20 a.m. Saturday to report two males leaving the Rental Zone on 9W in Stony Point after loading two snow blowers in the back of a van, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Patrol officers were given a description of the vehicle and stopped a van a short time later on 9W near Bear Mountain. Officers saw two snow blowers in the van and investigation uncovered further evidence and tools used in the crime. A glass crack pipe containing cocaine resid…
Ex-Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence Could Face 14 Years In Prison Ex-Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence Could Face 14 Years In Prison
Ex-Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence Could Face 14 Years In Prison Click here for an updated story: Christopher St. Lawrence Sentencing Delayed ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Ex-Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, 65, could face up to 14 years in prison during his sentencing on 20 counts of securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. The sentencing, scheduled for Monday in front of U.S. Judge Cathy Seibel, in U.S District Court in White Plains, could also settle several disagreements between the opposing sides on the reasons why St. Lawrence committed fraud and how much prison time he should receive. In an effort to delay sentencing until December, St…
Woman Killed In Route 9W Rollover Crash In Tomkins Cove Woman Killed In Route 9W Rollover Crash In Tomkins Cove
Woman Killed In Route 9W Rollover Crash In Tomkins Cove A 70-year-old Bergen County woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on 9W in Tomkins Cove after driving off the roadway, according to the Stony Point Police. Officers responded to the crash around 1 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a car off the roadway, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Once on scene, officers found Eileen Blackwell, of Tenafly, inside her vehicle which for an unknown reason drove off the road, struck a rock embankment and partially overturned, Hylas said. Blackwell was rushed to Nyack Hospital with serious injuries where she later died, he added. A cause of death has no…
Woman Caught Shoplifting At Palisades Mall Assaults Officer, Police Say Woman Caught Shoplifting At Palisades Mall Assaults Officer, Police Say
Woman Caught Shoplifting At Palisades Mall Assaults Officer, Police Say A Clarkstown police officer was assaulted by a woman after attempting to apprehend a trio of shoplifters at the Lord & Taylor store in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, according to police. The assault took place around 5 p.m. Friday when the officer responded to the store for a report of three people filling a "booster" bag with stolen merchandise, said Clarkstown Officer Peter Walker. When officers arrived at the store, the three suspects were leaving the store. The store's loss prevention officer attempted to stop the male holding the merchandise, Walker said. The u…
Narcan Used To Rescue Overdose Victim In Ramapo Narcan Used To Rescue Overdose Victim In Ramapo
Narcan Used To Rescue Overdose Victim In Ramapo ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Ramapo police saved another person suffering an opioid overdose with the help of Narcan.The incident occurred Thursday when officers responded to a call for a possible drug overdose in the Village of Hillburn.  The responding officers were told by a female motorist that she had just picked up a male passenger who suddenly lost consciousness after getting into her car, police said. Officers recognized that the male was suffering a drug overdose and quickly administered Narcan and as a result he regained consciousness.  The man was then transported to the hospital by…
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