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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.
LI Crash Yields Two Arrests, One For DWI, One For Spitting In Officer's Face, Police Say
Two people were arrested following a single-vehicle crash on Long Island -- one for DWI and the other for spitting in a police officer's face during their arrest.
Stephanie Caicedo, 25, of Orient, and Jesus Mendoza, 21, of Greenport, were arrested around 12:29 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4, after Southold Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on route 25, in the area of Tuckers Lane, police said.
When officers arrived on the scene they found that vehicle involved in the crash had fled the scene but was located at a gas station on Main Bayview Road, police said.
After an investigati…
Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area
An area man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a two-year-old child on multiple occasions, causing serious injuries.
Ulster County resident Stephen Drake, 30, of Ellenville, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 30, after police responded to a home in Napanoch, on a report of the assault, said investigators from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center
An investigation revealed that Drake, on multiple occasions, assaulted the child, causing multiple bruising to the child’s face, back, buttocks, and both extremities, the department said.
Drake was charged with assault …
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Being Hit By Vehicle In Stamford
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Fairfield County.
The incident took place around 5:34 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 3, on West Main Street, in Stamford, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth.
According to Booth, the crash took place when 67-year-old David Bond, of Stamford, was hit while crossing West Main Street by a 2012 Subaru Impreza driven by Matthew Coyne, 31, of Stamford, who was traveling eastbound on West Main.
Bond was transported to Stamford Hospital with serious injuries; he is currently being listed in critical condition, Booth sa…
Long Island Man Apprehended After Attempting To Murder Mother On Christmas Day, Police Say
A Long Island man has been apprehended after allegedly attempting to kill his mother on Christmas Day and then slitting his own wrists.
Frank Holecek, 71, of Hamptons Bay, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 25, after police received a 911 call from a residence in Hampton Bays for a person bleeding, according to authorities.
Responding officers arrived at the home and found a 97-year-old woman in the residence with her son, Holecek, with self-inflicted wounds to his wrists, Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan Ralph.
An investigation determined after talking to his mother that&nb…
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