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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.
Fight Between Long Island Brothers Ends With One Being Struck With Knife, Police Say
An argument between two brothers on Long Island in front of children ended with one being struck by a knife, authorities said.
The incident took place in Roosevelt on Saturday, Oct. 28 on Westfield Avenue.
According to Nassau County Police, Jalar Dancy, age 37, of Roosevelt, was involved in a fight with his 35-year-old brother at their home in front of the victim's two children ages 9 and 4.
During the altercation, Dancy grabbed a silver knife and struck his brother with it, causing a slight laceration to the right side of his head and a puncture wound to his right shoulder,…
Long Island Man Points Gun At 6-Year-Old Who Left Candy At Wrong House, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at the head of a 6-year-old boy who was trying to retrieve a bag of goodies left at the wrong home.
The incident occurred in Manhasset around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 on Rockcrest Drive.
According to Nassau County Police, a mother drove her daughter, two sons, and her nephew to a home in Manhasset to drop off a goody bag of Halloween treats to a friend.
The daughter, 10, and son, 6, exited the vehicle and approached the house. They rang the doorbell and left a goody bag full of candy on the porch, before returnin…
19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint
An armed teenage man wearing a wig and makeup robbed a high-end jewelry store in Fairfield County of $175,000 in merchandise before being caught by police.
The robbery took place in Greenwich at Tiffany & Co. around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28.
According to Greenwich Police, the man, identified as Edgardo Bautista-Gallardo, age 19, of San Fransico, California, entered the store at 140 Greenwich Ave. and requested to see jewelry from store associates.
Buatista-Gallardo was wearing a wig and makeup. After the jewelry was shown, Bautista-Gallardo displayed a gun and told the empl…
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