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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.
Gruesome Broad-Daylight Homicide: 24-Year-Old Found Stabbed In Head In Hudson Valley
A 24-year-old man found stabbed in the head with a knife in the Hudson Valley later died.
The incident took place in Dutchess County around 12:30 p.m., on Sunday, June 4 at 25 South Grand Ave., in the city of Poughkeepsie.
According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the Poughkeepsie Police, responding officers found the man stabbed once with bystanders performing life-saving measures.
The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was transported by EMS to Mid Hudson Regional, where he was later pronounced dead.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, June 5, Clark said.
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Cooking Oil Thieves Nabbed On Long Island, Police Say
Two Long Island men have been charged with stealing cooking oil from several restaurants.
The three thefts took place in Suffolk County in May and June in Medford and Patchogue, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to Suffolk County Police Gregory Smith, age 39, and Andrew DeMarco, age 38, both of Farmingville, were arrested on Monday, June 5, for stealing cooking oil from three different restaurants on five occasions.
Smith drove a rented box truck and siphoned the oil into a 500-gallon container while DeMarco drove a 2023 Honda Accord to act as a lookout, police said.
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Accused Dealer Busted: 34-Year-Old Charged For Norwalk Drug Sales
A Fairfield County man has been charged with possession of heroin and crack with an intent to sell following an investigation into drug sales in the area.
Robert Dennison, age 34, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, May 26 by Norwalk Police Special Services agents during the execution of a search warrant, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police.
The warrant was served at a home in Ryan Park on Raymond St., in Norwalk, Dinho said. During the search, officers found Dennison in possession of crack and heroin which contained fentanyl and were packaged for sale, Dinho said.
Dennison was ch…
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