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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 Commits Lewd Act At Nature Preserve In Front Of Woman
A Long Island man has been charged with exposing himself and committing a lewd act in front of a woman walking her dog at a nature preserve.
Charles Hardy, age 28, was charged with public lewdness on Tuesday, July 25 for the incident which took place in Middle Island on Thursday, July 20.
Suffolk County Police investigating the incident said the woman was walking her dog on a path in Prosser Pines Nature Preserve, located at 67 Yaphank Middle Island Road, when a man stepped out from behind a tree, exposed himself, and committed a lewd act.
Hardy, a resident of Middle Island, was…
Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring Hudson Valley 5-Year-Old
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced for killing a 29-year-old man and injuring a 5-year-old boy.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Wednesday, July 26, that Lamont Williams, age 29, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 25 years in prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision.
As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, in the early evening of Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, Williams possessed a loaded pistol that he used to fire at two people. One of the victims, Daquan Corbette. a 29-year-old Newburgh resident, was struck with wounds that p…
Fatal Crash Update: Stamford Officer Who Hit Beloved Pastor Placed On Leave
A Stamford Police officer who struck and killed a beloved pastor in his patrol SUV has been placed on administrative leave while the crash is under investigation.
The Rev. Tommie Jackson was hit around 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, in Stamford on Wire Mill Road by a Stamford Police SUV driven by Officer Zachary Lockwood, age 24.
Lockwood, of Stamford, has been an officer with the department since April of last year, said Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw.
At the time of the crash, Lockwood, who was responding to a call, was traveling eastbound on Wire Mill Road, police said. …
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Attempted Rape Of Child Under 13-Years-Old
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with the attempted rape of a 13-year-old child.
Dutchess County resident Michael S. Fowler, age 37, of Wappingers Falls, was charged on Thursday, July 20 for attempted rape in the first degree.
Following an investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, it was determined Fowler attempted to have sexual intercourse with a victim under the age of 13, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
Fowler was arraigned and remanded to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail, $15,000 bond, or $100,000 partially secure bond.
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