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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.
Long Island Man Nabbed Breaking 25 Car Windows With Brick, Police Say
A Long Island man was busted by police for allegedly breaking windows on some 25 vehicles with a brick.
The incident took place at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, in East Meadow.
According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for a man throwing a brick through car windows on East Meadow Avenue, said the Nassau County Police.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man walking northbound on East Meadow Avenue throwing an object at numerous car windows, police said.
Officers stopped the man, identified as Tejinder Singh, age 28, a short time later in the vicinity of Cam…
16-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Yonkers Crash
Updated story: DPW Worker Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Westchester Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old HS Student
Family, friends, and students are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old high school student who died after a hit-and-run driver in Westchester County.
Christopher Jack "CJ" Hackett was killed just after midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 660 McLean Ave., in Yonkers, by a van that fled the scene, said. Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police.
Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, where Hackett, a Yonkers resident, was enrolled, will have counselors availab…
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley 27-Year-Old Mother Of 3
Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help locating a missing 27-year-old mother of three who hasn't been seen in over a month.
The Port Jervis Police Department is attempting to locate Heather Callas, of Port Jervis, who was reported missing Monday, Aug. 1, by her mother, who has not seen or heard from her daughter since Saturday, July 2.
Heather is believed to possibly be in the New York City area, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden.
She is described as being 5-foot-3, 120 pounds, with the name Brandon on the middle of her shoulder, police said.
Worden is urgin…
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