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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.
Woman Nabbed For Thanksgiving Eve Shooting At Northern Westchester Home
A woman is facing charges for a shooting that state police happened during a Thanksgiving Eve incident in Northern Westchester.
Jamie Diasparra, 33, of Ossining, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 27, after state police responded to a Cortlandt home for a welfare check, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation determined a domestic incident between two visitors occurred at the location two days prior on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 25, involving a firearm, Hicks said.
A further investigation determined, Diasparra, obtained a pistol from the residence she was visiting and shot the victim once. …
Woman Allegedly Attempts To Hit Officer, Slams Into Police Car In Area
A woman attempted to hit a local officer with her vehicle, ramming a police cruiser, and then taking officers on a slow-speed chase that ended in a crash, according to authorities.
The incident began around 7:50 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, when the Hyde Park Police were dispatched to the Rhinebeck Savings Bank located at 1075 Violet Ave. for a reported suspicious vehicle.
Officers arrived at the scene and attempted to interview the sole occupant of a 1992 Honda Accord, 49-year-old Grace Chefalo, of Poughkeepsie, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson.
When police approached, C…
Woman Banned From Target For Shoplifting Arrested - Again - At Same Store
A woman who was barred from Target and charged with shoplifting has been arrested at the store, again, for another alleged theft.
Caitlin O'Callahan, 35, of Woodbridge, was arrested by Milford Police on Thursday, Nov. 19, after officers responded to a call from the store on Boston Post Road, said the Milford Police.
An investigation led to the arrest of O’Callahan who is accused of stealing over $360 worth of merchandise.
O’Callahan, who was charged with larceny and criminal trespass, was also banned from Target in October, during a previous shoplifting arrest, police said. …
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