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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.
Man Admits To Knifepoint Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Bank In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with a knifepoint theft of a car and a bank robbery.
Dutchess County resident Leonard Dolson, age 45, of Beekman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 1 to the carjacking which took. place in March 2021, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
At the time that he pleaded guilty, Dolson admitted that on Friday, March 19, 2021, at about 3:15 p.m., he forcibly stole a car from the Save-A-Lot grocery store located at 97 Lake Street, in the City of Newburgh, the DA's Office said.
Prosecutors argued that D…
Police In Nassau County City Make Five Arrests Within Hours
Police in a Nassau County city made five arrests within several hours ranging from the theft of a catalytic converter to nabbing a man in an alleged stolen vehicle.
The arrests began around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, in Long Beach when officers spotted a vehicle traveling without tail or headlights.
After pulling the vehicle over, officers determined the driver, Dominick Stewart, age 32, of Queens, did not have a valid driver's license, and the registration for the vehicle was fraudulent, said Long Beach Police Commissioner, Ronald J. Walsh.
Stewart was arrested and charged wi…
Two New Target Stores Coming To Westchester, Including Port Chester
Two new Target locations are preparing to open their doors to customers in Westchester.
They will be in Port Chester and Yonkers.
The Port Chester store, which will be a draw both New York and Connecticut residents, is planning an 89,000-square-foot location in the Gateway Shopping Plaza at 495 Post Road which is already home to Whole Foods and Old Navy, according to store officials.
The Yonkers store, the first in the city, will be 132,000-square-feet and located at the Cross Country Center, store officials added.
The Cross Country Center which is already home to H&M, and such favo…
Stratford School Bus Driver Faces DUI Charge After Crash
A Fairfield County school bus driver has been charged with putting 26 middle school students at risk when he crashed into a FedEx van.
Harold Bollings, age 64, of Stratford, was arrested on Tuesday, March 1, on a warrant for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Jan. 12 in Stratford.
The crash took place in the area of 3241 Main St., said Captain Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police.
At the time of the crash, Bolling was driving a school bus with 26 students aboard, said Eannotti.
During the crash, the school bus struck a FedEx truck and came to rest on a property on Main St…
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