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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.
Silver Alert Issued For Missing CT Man
A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Connecticut man who suffers from advanced dementia.
Irwin Alleyne, age 86, of East Hartford, was reported missing from his residence on Sunday, Aug. 7 around noon.
Alleyne is described as being a Black male, 5-foot-4, 145 pounds, bald, with a small beard, said the East Hartford Police.
He was last seen wearing jeans and a white jersey with a red neck and sleeves, police said.
He is believed to be driving a gray 2012 Toyota RAV4 with license tag CT 544LDK.
Alleyne suffers from advanced dementia and is likely lost and or confused,…
Hudson Valley High School Student With Passion For Sports Dies At Age 16
A Hudson Valley high school student who loved sports, has died at the age of 16.
Sam Lown, age 16, a longtime Dutchess County resident from the town of Red Hook, died on Tuesday, July 26, following a courageous battle with cancer, according to his obituary.
Born on April 7, 2006, in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Donald and Jennifer (Spencer) Lown.
Sam was a student at Red Hook Central School and had a "great passion" for many different sports including football, lacrosse, and basketball.
He played and enjoyed them all starting with flag football, then Pop Warner football,…
Duo Wanted For Stealing Cash, Credit Cards In Setauket, Terryville, Stony Brook, Port Jeff
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying two men wanted for allegedly stealing wallets and cash from unlocked cars.
The incidents took place in June in Suffolk County in the Setauket, Terryville, Stony Brook, and Port Jefferson areas.
According to police, the two men entered the cars and stole wallets containing cash, credit and debit cards, and licenses.
They were seen driving what appears to be a light-colored sedan, police said.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information ab…
Man Sentenced For Violent Slashing Outside Galleria Mall In White Plains
A man has been sentenced to prison for slashing a man's neck outside a mall in the region.
Edwin Hernandez, age 44, of the Bronx was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 5 to seven years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for the 2019 event outside the White Plains Galleria Mall, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah.
On Aug.18, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Hernandez approached the victim, who was a stranger, outside the entrance of the Galleria on Main Street in White Plains and repeatedly asked him to share his cigarette, the DA's…
Long Island Man Nabbed Breaking 25 Car Windows With Brick, Police Say
A Long Island man was busted by police for allegedly breaking windows on some 25 vehicles with a brick.
The incident took place at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, in East Meadow.
According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for a man throwing a brick through car windows on East Meadow Avenue, said the Nassau County Police.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man walking northbound on East Meadow Avenue throwing an object at numerous car windows, police said.
Officers stopped the man, identified as Tejinder Singh, age 28, a short time later in the vicinity of Cam…
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