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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.
Netflix Movie About Manhattan Couple Moving To Hudson Valley Debuts
A hot new movie filmed in New York's Hudson Valley is making its debut on Netflix.
"Things Heard & Seen," a psychological thriller, based on the book "All Things Cease to Appear," by Elizabeth Brundage, stars James Norton, Amanda Seyfried, Natalia Dyer, and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham, started streaming on Thursday, April 29.
Brundage said she got the idea for the book while living in Monroe County, New York, in the Town of Brighton, where she learned of the 1982 death of Cathleen Krauseneck, a resident there who was found in bed with an ax lodged in her head. Her 3-year-old da…
Barricaded Suspect Surrenders To Officers After Five-Hour Standoff In Westchester, Police Say
An attempt to serve a warrant in Westchester turned into a five-hour standoff when the man allegedly barricaded himself inside his home with a knife.
The incident began around 5:45 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, when the Yonkers Police Department attempted to serve a warrant to Antonio Valez, age 43, of White Plains, said White Plains Public Safety Chief Joseph Castelli.
As the warrant team made contact with Yonkers Police, Valez met them at his apartment door and charged officers with a knife, Castelli said.
Yonkers Police deployed a taser, which was ineffective and Valez retreated inside the a…
Duo Nabbed Trying To Get Medications With Fake Prescriptions In Fairfield County, Police Say
Two men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally obtain prescription medications from a Fairfield County pharmacy.
New York City residents Christopher Estrella, age 21, of Queens, and Isa Hills, also 21, of Manhattan, were arrested on Monday, April 19, by Westport Police, said Lieutenant David Wolf.
Their arrests took place after Westport Police received a report from a local pharmacy that an unknown person was attempting to obtain prescription medications via the phone, Wolf said.
The pharmacy said that after calling the prescribing doctor to verify wh…
Area Man Charged With Violating Protective Order, Burglary
A man was arrested by New York State Police for allegedly violating a protective order, burglary, and a host of other charges.
Dutchess County resident Russell J. Hines, age 45, of Pleasant Valley, was arrested on Tuesday, April 27, for the incident which took place on Wednesday, March 10, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation revealed that Hines on March 10, 2021, illegally entered the dwelling of the victim and initiated a physical domestic dispute, said Hicks.
During the incident, Hines destroyed property inside the residence, and physically assaulted the victim while stealing the cel…
LI Man Sentenced For 2019 Murder Of Teaching Assistant He Had Relationship With, DA Says
A Long Island man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the vicious murder of his boyfriend in June 2019.
Ryan Lindquist, age 23, of Massapequa, was sentenced Wednesday, April 28, in connection with the murder of Evan Grabelsky who he stabbed more than 150 times, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
Lindquist pleaded guilty to the murder last month.
“Mr. Grabelsky dedicated his life to helping autistic children, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends as they continue to mourn his tragic loss," said Singas.
Grabelsky, 32, was discov…
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