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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.
Suffolk County Man Charged For Valentine's Day Liquor Store Robbery
A Long Island man has been charged with the robbery of a liquor store that left an employee injured on Valentine's Day.
Donte Harrell, age 23, of Patchogue, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 23, for the incident which took place on Friday, Feb. 14 at Suffolk Wines and Liquor in Selden.
Harrell was arrested for allegedly going into the store and stealing two bottles of liquor around 1:30 p.m., said the Suffolk County Police.
When an employee tried to stop him, he punched the man in the face. During the scuffle with Harrell, the employee fell causing him to bruise his hand, police said.
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Suffolk County Man Killed In Crash With Mack Truck
A man was killed in a crash with a Mack truck on a busy Long Island roadway.
Robert Favichia, age 57, of Copiague was killed around 5:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 25 in Lindenhurst.
Favichia was driving a 2001 Dodge pickup truck eastbound on Montauk Highway when his vehicle struck a 2009 Mack truck that was backing out of an alley in front of 51 Montauk Highway, according to Suffolk County Police.
He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the Mack truck, Erik James, age 43, of Brentwood, was not injured.
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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway
A pedestrian who was hit and killed crossing a busy Hudson Valley roadway has been identified by police.
Rockland County resident Patrick O'Neill, age 54, was killed around 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, on Route 303 in West Nyack.
According to Detective Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, O'Neill was found lying on the right shoulder of northbound Rt. 303, Peters said.
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Officers attempted life-saving measures until Rockland Paramedics and Nyack EMS arrived on the scene and took over care.
O'Neill was…
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