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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.
First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released
As news splashed that filming was underway for the Lifetime film "The Gabby Petito Story," her killer's attorney released part of his confession for all to read.
Photographers caught the two actors portraying Long Island native Gabby Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, age 23, who relocated from LongIsland to North Port, Florida, on Thursday, June 23 in Salt Lake City, Utah, close to where Petito was found dead, reported Fox News.
Hours later, on Friday, June 24, Laundrie's attorney, Steve Bertolino, released part of Laundrie's eight-page co…
Man Busted For $30,0000 Extortion Scheme In New Rochelle, Police Say
A man was nabbed during a sting operation for an alleged restoration scheme where he ripped off a Westchester County resident for $30,000.
The incident took place in New Rochelle on Friday, June 24.
Jose Maldonado, age 51, of the Bronx, was nabbed by New Rochelle detectives after the victim became suspicious and called the police, said Capt. J. Collins Coyne, of the New Rochelle Police.
Maldonado was involved in a scheme where a New Rochelle resident was contacted via telephone and told that her grandson was in custody and injured and that she needed to get $30,000 cash to …
Hudson Valley Woman Stole Nearly $30K Using Fake ID Card, Police Say
A Hudson Valley woman has been arrested for allegedly using a fake ID card to access a bank account and make off with more than $29,000.
Orange County resident tammy Granieri, age 56, of the town of Wallkill, was arrested on Wednesday, June 22.
Granieri was arrested following an investigation by state police into fraudulent transactions at different TD banks, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police.
The investigation revealed that Granieri used a stolen state driver’s license to obtain access to the victim’s bank account, Nevel said.
From November 2018 through April 2022, …
Casting Call Made For Extras Needed In Movie Filming In Hudson Valley
Casting is currently underway for paid extras and two child actor parts for an upcoming film that takes place in 1939.
"Lost On A Moutain In Maine," based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin Mountains, will be filming in Ulster County in Kingston throughout July, said the Hudson Valley Film Commission who is working on the film.
The casting company, led by Amy Hutchings and Heidi Eklund is seeking day players and background to portray the following:
Hospital visitors, doctors, nurses, journalists, families, children, and other …
Man Accused Of Sexual Assault In Connecticut Extradited From Massachusetts
A man wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Connecticut in 2021, has been captured.
Jonathan D. Tobey, age 38, of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, was extradited on Wednesday, June 22 for the incident which took place in New London County, in December 2021 in Groton.
An investigation into the complaint resulted in an arrest warrant being issued for Tobey, who was captured in Yarmouth on Friday, June 17, said Deputy Chief of Police Paul Gately, of the Groton Police.
Tobey was charged with two counts of sexual assault.
He is being held on a $500,000 bond pending his arraignment on Thu…
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