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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.

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Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester A home was damaged by a gas grill fire in Northern Westchester. The blaze broke out around 7:51 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, on Hayes Drive in Yorktown Heights. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a grill on fire next to a structure, the Yorktown Volunteer Fire Department said. A neighbor who is an off-duty firefighter was able to knock down the main body of fire utilizing a dry chemical fire extinguisher and pull the grill away from the structure prior to the fire department's arrival. The damage to the home.Yorktown Heights Fire Department Yorktown Heights firefighters secur…

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Two Injured In Western Mass Rollover Crash Two Injured In Western Mass Rollover Crash
Two Injured In Western Mass Rollover Crash Two people were injured in a single-vehicle, rollover crash in Western Mass. The crash took place around 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 11 in Hampshire County, on Old Springfield Road in the Meadows area of Northampton, said the Northampton Police Department. Police said the two occupants were able to free themselves and were evaluated on the scene for minor injuries.

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Three Current, Former NYPD Officers From Long Island Charged In Bribery Scheme Three Current, Former NYPD Officers From Long Island Charged In Bribery Scheme
Three Current, Former Nypd Officers From Long Island Charged In Bribery Scheme Two NYPD officers and a retired officer from Long Island have been charged in federal court with running a bribery scheme that allegedly earned them thousands of dollars. The nine-count indictment was filed on Tuesday, May 11 charging Heather Busch, age 34, of Massapequa, Robert Hasset, age 36, of Farmingville, and Rober Smith, age 44, of Plainview, with five counts of using interstate facilities to commit bribery and two counts of conspiracy to violate the Travel Act, said the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.  Smith is also charged with attempting to tra…

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Child Eating Ice Cream On Sidewalk, Two Parked Vehicles Hit During Crash In Area Child Eating Ice Cream On Sidewalk, Two Parked Vehicles Hit During Crash In Area
Child Eating Ice Cream On Sidewalk, Two Parked Vehicles Hit During Crash In Area A young child was hit while eating ice cream on a sidewalk during a two-vehicle crash in the area. It happened around 4 p.m., Sunday, May 9 in Beacon at the intersection of Main Street and North Cedar Street. When Beacon Police officers arrived they found two vehicles had collided in the intersection and the force of the impact caused one vehicle to strike two unoccupied parked vehicles and the second vehicle to jump the curb coming to rest on the sidewalk, said Beacon PD Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson. The 6-year-old boy’s foot was trapped underneath a rear tire and numerous …

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Former Western Mass Cop Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case Former Western Mass Cop Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case
Former Western Mass Cop Convicted In Child Sex Abuse Case A former Western Mass cop has been sentenced to two to three years in prison after being found guilty of several counts in connection with a child sex abuse case, Hampden County resident Daniel Cintron, age 31, of Monson, a former Springfield police officer, had been found guilty in a jury-waived trial in Hampden Superior Court on charges of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and intimidation of a witness. Following the court’s verdict, he was sentenced to two to three years in state prison. His conviction was the second trial on the charges after a jury in September of 2019…

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Ex-Husband Of Popular Hudson Valley TV Reporter Admits To Domestic Violence Ex-Husband Of Popular Hudson Valley TV Reporter Admits To Domestic Violence
Ex-Husband Of Popular Hudson Valley TV Reporter Admits To Domestic Violence The former husband of a popular Hudson Valley television reporter has pleaded guilty in connection to a domestic violence case. Orange County resident Sean Doyle, age 38, of Cornwall, admitted to criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child on Monday, May 10 in the case connected to News 12's Blaise Gomez. Doyle was arrested on March 18, 2019, after Gomez called police to their Town of Cornwall residence stating that Doyle had assaulted her and placed his hands around her neck, said the Orange County District Attorne…

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Man Nabbed Stealing More Than $1K In Goods From Area Walmart, Police Say Man Nabbed Stealing More Than $1K In Goods From Area Walmart, Police Say
Man Nabbed Stealing More Than $1K In Goods From Area Walmart, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was arrested by state police for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from an area Walmart store. Agapito Camacho, age 46, of the City of Newburgh, was arrested on Sunday, May 10, after state police responded to a Walmart store for a report that he attempted to leave the store with $1,146.86 worth of merchandise but was stopped by a store security guard, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Camacho was arrested and charged with grand larceny and remanded to the Orange County Jail pending a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, May 11 due to bein…

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Roadway Down To One Lane Due To Northern Westchester Crash Roadway Down To One Lane Due To Northern Westchester Crash
Roadway Down To One Lane Due To Northern Westchester Crash A major roadway in Northern Westchester is down to one lane due to a single-vehicle crash that involved a utility pole. The crash, at 538 Millwood Road, in New Castle, took place around 11:06 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, has closed one lane of the roadway, said the New Castle Police. The lane of Milwood Road is closed between Hogh Meadow Road and Longview Lane in order for Con Ed workers to repair or replace the utility police, police said. Motorists are asked to avoid the area or to use caution as flaggers are in the area. No information was available regarding injuries or power outages. …

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Popular Police Officer In Western Mass Makes Move To Private Sector Popular Police Officer In Western Mass Makes Move To Private Sector
Popular Police Officer In Western Mass Makes Move To Private Sector A popular now-former cop at a Western Mass police department is changing jobs to work in the private sector. Amherst Police Officer Andrew Hulse's last day on the job was Friday, April 30, after nine years with the department, said the department. Hulse was involved in many projects, most notably as a departmental liaison to the department's shelter and as a valued part of its Critical Incident Team, the department said. Most recently he was in charge of the department's social media department and was an integral part of reworking and maintaining the department's webpage.  "Officer …

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Fairfield County Man Who Jumped Or Fell From MTA Train ID'd Fairfield County Man Who Jumped Or Fell From MTA Train ID'd
Fairfield County Man Who Jumped Or Fell From MTA Train ID'd A Fairfield County man who was killed after either jumping or falling from a Metro-North train has been identified. Dontay J. Taylor, age 45, of Stamford, was killed around 11:27 a.m., Thursday, May 6, as the westbound train was traveling in Fairfield County between Westport and East Norwalk, said MTA officials. Taylor was reportedly walking between the train cars when the incident took place. He was pronounced dead at the scene. MTA Police are waiting on results from the medical examiner to determine what may have happened. There were 150 passengers on the train at the time of the i…

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