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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.
37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home
This story has been updated.
A local woman has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a man outside a lakefront home in the area,
Maggie Deperna, age 37, was arrested Saturday, June 26, by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office in connection to the crash that happened a day earlier in Mahopac.
She's been charged with vehicular manslaughter, the Sheriff's Office said.
The 61-year-old victim, identified as James Crecco, of Carmel, was walking outside his brother's home when he was struck by a Jeep on Friday, June 25 at approximately 8:07 p.m. in Mahopac on South Lake Boulevard (Route…
Western Mass Armed Robbery Suspect Nabbed Minutes After Crime, Police Say
An alleged Western Massachusetts attempted armed robber was caught just minutes after the crime by police patrolling the area.
Jose Diaz, age 28,was captured around 6 a.m., Sunday, June 27, in Springfield.
Diaz, of Springfield, was captured after officers received a call for an armed robbery in progress on Armory Street, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.
Police were able to locate Diaz and the knife he allegedly used in the attempted armed robbery, police said.
Walsh said the store's clerk was able to get him out of the store without him stealing anything.…
ID Released For Former Westchester Resident Missing After Florida Condo Collapse
As first responders continue their search for any survivors of a 12-story condo that collapsed in Surfside, Florida, local residents are holding out hope that a former resident who is among the missing will be found.
Judy Spiegel, age 65, a Long Island native from Plainview who later lived in Southampton, as well as in Westchester County, in Ardsley, is one of the 152 still listed as missing, officials said.
Spiegel's husband, Kevin Spiegel, was out of town on business when the collapse occurred.
Kevin Spiegel, along with his three grown children, has staged a vigil nearby the Ch…
Suspect Nabbed For 2018 Shooting Death Of Long Island Man, Police Say
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 2018 murder of a Long Island resident.
Suffolk County Police, assisted by the US Marshals and the NYPD Warrant Squad, arrested Ade Ngaii, age 37, of Manhattan, on Thursday, June 24, for killing a man in North Patchogue on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
According to detectives, Kristopher Appell, age 30, was found dead after officers responded to his home for a report of an injured and unconscious man.
When officers arrived, they found Appell dead from gunshot wounds.
Ngaii has been charged with second-degree murder.
Man Charged With Boating While Intoxicated After Vessel Hits Rocks, Injuring One, Police Say
A Westchester man was arrested for operating a vessel while intoxicated after the boat he was operating ran aground on rocks, injuring one person.
Kurt Getz, age 33, of Rye, was arrested on Wednesday, June 16, by the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department after they responded to a vessel in distress after receiving a report from the Larchmont Police of receiving multiple reports, said Mamaroneck PD Lt. Mark Gatta.
Bay constables from the Village of Mamaroneck’s Marine Unit responded and located the vessel, which had run aground on the rocks, in the area of Flagler Drive in Mamaroneck.…
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