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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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Hudson Valley Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2016 Murder, Racketeering Hudson Valley Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2016 Murder, Racketeering
Hudson Valley Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2016 Murder, Racketeering The last of three gang members charged in the death of a Hudson Valley teen has been sentenced to prison. Dutchess County resident Dimetri Moseley, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, a member of the "Uptown" gang, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Moseley was sentenced to 25 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute heroin in connection with the 2016 murder of Caval Haylett and the distribution of heroin, said the US. Attorney's Office. He had previously pled guilty to participation in…

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Man Busted In A Sting Attempting To Meet Greenwich Girl For Sex, Police Say Man Busted In A Sting Attempting To Meet Greenwich Girl For Sex, Police Say
Man Busted In A Sting Attempting To Meet Greenwich Girl For Sex, Police Say A man was caught in a sting operation when he traveled to Fairfield County to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. The incident took place in Greenwich on Monday, Dec. 12. Over the past weeks, the Greenwich Police Department's Special Victims Unit conducted an undercover operation where a detective posed as a 14-year-old from Greenwich in an online chat application, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police. The officer was eventually befriended by John Constant, age 31, of New York City, Smyth said. Over the course of the investigation, Constant began to steer the chats toward be…

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Central Jersey Man Leads NY Pursuit After Armed Robbery: Police Central Jersey Man Leads NY Pursuit After Armed Robbery: Police
Central Jersey Man Leads NY Pursuit After Armed Robbery: Police A Central Jersey man wanted in an armed robbery of a Hudson Valley mini-mart was nabbed by state police following a chase on the Sprain Brook Parkway. New York State troopers were advised to look out for a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox wanted in an armed robbery for a Clarkstown, NY minimart around 9:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, Trooper Tara McCormick said. The car, driven by Shahzad A. Khan, 41, of Carteret, was spotted heading southbound on the Mario Cuomo Bridge, she said. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued, McCormick said.  Khan ex…

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Potentially Severe Storm Could Cause Power Outages, Central Hudson Warns Potentially Severe Storm Could Cause Power Outages, Central Hudson Warns
Potentially Severe Storm Could Cause Power Outages, Central Hudson Warns A Nor'easter that is expected to move through the area and dump up to 18 inches of snow in some spots farthest north could also cause power outages and downed trees. Due to the latest projections on the storm, which is forecast to move through the area on Thursday, Dec. 15 into Friday, Dec. 16, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation is advising customers to prepare for potentially severe winter weather. Forecasts are calling for a wintry mix that could bring heavy, wet snow to areas of higher elevation west of the Hudson River and a mix of rain and snow throughout the valleys and oth…

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Hit-Run SUV Driver Wanted For Hitting Ambulance Garage, Police Say Hit-Run SUV Driver Wanted For Hitting Ambulance Garage, Police Say
Hit-Run SUV Driver Wanted For Hitting Ambulance Garage, Police Say The Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help locating a white Ford Escape that allegedly hit an ambulance bay door and fled.  The incident took place in Windham County around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, in Danielson. Video surveillance shows the SUV entered the parking lot of K-B Ambulance Corps on Westcott Road in Danielson where it backed up and struck one of the bay doors, said the Connecticut State Police. The SUV can be seen leaving the area and heading east on Westcott Road.  Police said the SUV should have rear-end damage. Anyone with information is asked…

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New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat
New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat This story has been updated. A Hudson Valley elementary school was evacuated due to a bomb threat. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, Dec. 15 at New City Elementary School in New City. According to Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, school staff told police that a caller stated there a bomb in the school. The phone call abruptly ended and the Clarkstown Police Department was notified. As the initial responding officers arrived on the scene students were already being evacuated from the building and placed onto school buses in order to be safely mov…

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Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say
Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Police on Long Island seized thousands of stolen catalytic converters and more than $4 million in cash during a raid that followed a months-long investigation. The raids took place before dawn in Nassau County at the homes and scrapyards of two brothers in Long Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder at a news conference. During the raids, the homes of Andrew Pawelsky, age 24, and his brother, Alan Pawelsky, age 20, both of Long Beach were searched where police seized $3.9 million in cash from Alan Pawelsky’s home, some $100,000 from Andre…

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Report Of Woman Jumping From Bridge In Hudson Valley Under Investigation Report Of Woman Jumping From Bridge In Hudson Valley Under Investigation
Report Of Woman Jumping From Bridge In Hudson Valley Under Investigation A call of a woman jumping from an area bridge set off a large-scale investigation to find her. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4:30 a.m.,  Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge. According to Capt. John Watterson, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the department received a report of a person, possibly a female, jumping from the bridge. Deputies responded to the bridge and began searching, Watterson said. "Ground and water searches were conducted with negative results," Watterson said.  The department is continuing to investigate the incident.…

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Transient Who Killed College Dad In Hudson Valley Hotel Lobby Hit With New Charges, DA Says Transient Who Killed College Dad In Hudson Valley Hotel Lobby Hit With New Charges, DA Says
Transient Who Killed College Dad In Hudson Valley Hotel Lobby Hit With New Charges, DA Says A transient who allegedly shot and killed a college dad from Long Island at a Hudson Valley hotel and attempted to kill a hotel employee while firing indiscriminately in the lobby has been hit with additional charges. The incident involving Roy Johnson, age 35, took place in Dutchess County at the Courtyard by Marriott in the town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2. Dutchess County District Attorney, William V. Grady said Johnson was arraigned on Wednesday, Dec. 14, and charged under a superseding indictment with: Murder Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon Attempted murder  …

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23-Year-Old Beats Woman, Kicks Cop In Greenwich, Police Say 23-Year-Old Beats Woman, Kicks Cop In Greenwich, Police Say
23-Year-Old Beats Woman, Kicks Cop In Greenwich, Police Say A Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly beating a woman and then fighting with police who attempted to arrest him. The incident took place in Greenwich on Sunday, Dec. 11 on Ridge Street. Greenwich police responded to an apartment on the western side of town where a concerned resident had called the police to report a violent attack in an upstairs unit, said  Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police.  When officers arrived, they were able to determine that Dennis John Murphy, age 23, of Greenwich, had created a disturbance, hit the victim in the process, and …

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