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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.
Northern Westchester Man Busted With Heroin, Other Drugs During Warrant Search, Police Say
A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for alleged possession of heroin and other drugs during a warrants search.
Michael Mastrantone, age 36, of Peekskill, was arrested following an investigation into drug sales in the area around 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 at his home following the search, said Peekskill Police Department Lt. Jack Galusha.
According to Galusha, during the search, officers seized 70 grams of heroin, 25 grams of cocaine, drug packaging material, and scales.
Mastrantone was charged with:
Criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to s…
Officer Found Guilty Of Killing His Ex-Wife In Area
A former correction officer in the area has been convicted for the stabbing death of his ex-wife.
Timothy Alexander, age 35, of Poughkeepsie, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of his ex-wife, Terrie DeGelormo, in the town of Wappinger on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, said Kristine Whelan, assistant district attorney of the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office.
Alexander, who was president of the Sheriff's Employee Association at the time and worked with Dutchess County Sheriff's office, stabbed Alexander multiple times and then fled the scene, authorities said.
He was ar…
One Dies After Three-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash, State Police Say
A Connecticut man has died three days after a three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley on Route 22.
The crash took place on Monday, April 26, on Route 22 in Putnam County in the town of Southeast when a driver struck a vehicle while passing cars on the shoulder of the roadway, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police.
A preliminary investigation indicates a 2008 Honda CRV operated by, Ricardo Bregante, age 57, of Carmel, was traveling north on Route 22 passing to the right of vehicles on the shoulder of the road, Hicks said.
Bregante struck a 2017 Ford Edge operated by, Christoph…
Two Employees Accused Of Committing Illegal Activities At Area Auto Dealership, Police Say
Two employees of an area auto dealership have been arrested for allegedly forging paperwork and using fraudulent registration stickers.
On Friday, April 30 in Ulster County, Saugerties Police along with the state Department of Motor Vehicles arrested 53-year-old Derek S. Winnie, and 54- year-old Deborah L. Ferraro following an ongoing investigation involving Winnies Car Dealership, aka, 9W Auto Sales, said Chief Joseph Sinagra.
According to Sinagra, the two, both of Saugerties, were allegedly forging DMW paperwork pertaining to the sale and registration of vehicles, in addit…
Man, Woman Charged In Connection To Fatal I-84 Crash
Two Connecticut residents have been arrested in connection with a fatal crash that took place in 2020.
Marissa Christiana Santiago, age 26, of Stafford Springs, and Miguel Angel Berrios, 54, of Willimantic, were arrested on warrants on Thursday, April 29, for the crash which took place on I-84 in East Hartford on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, said the Connecticut State Police.
Santiago, who was the driver of a Jeep that rear-ended a motorcycle in which two people were riding, and one of the occupants died, has been charged with a host of charges, including manslaughter, state police said.
Berri…
Teen Nabbed For Fatal Long Island Shooting
A Long Island teenager has been arrested for an alleged murder that took place in 2020 in Hempstead.
Denis Gutierrez-Marcos, age 18, of Hempstead was arrested on Friday, April 30, for the Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 homicide that left Edwin Guerrero, age 22, of Hempstead dead, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Village of Hempstead Police Officers responded to 43 High Street for a call of persons shot by an unknown subject from a vehicle.
Upon arrival, officers located two men with gunshot wounds. The two men were transported to area hospitals. The 24-year-old male vic…
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