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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.
Five Businesses In Area Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors
Five local businesses were nabbed for allegedly selling alcohol to minors during a sting operation.
The operation was conducted in Orange County on Wednesday, Sept. 15, by the town of Wallkill Police, along with the town's building department and state Liquor Authority officials.
During the operation, five employees were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child and issued an appearance ticket to appear in court.
Those arrested and the businesses they work at include:
Nelsy Ulloa-Pineda, age 43, Beer World, Route 211E.
Nina Goodman, age 19, Discount Beer and Smoke Shop, Route 21…
Undercover Operation Nets Four Arrests On Long Island For Selling Alcohol To Minors, Police Say
In an effort to reduce the sale of alcohol to underage children on Long Island, police conducted an investigation into retail establishments.
The undercover operation held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, was organized by the Riverhead Police Department's Cope Division in cooperation with the Riverhead Community Awareness Program.
The following employees were arrested and charged with unlawfully dealing with a child;
Diony Castillo, age 27, Riverhead Supermarket and Deli, 945 W. Main St. Riverhead
Can Aydoner, age 41, of American Gas, 1427 Main Rd. Jamesport
Harmanbir, Sing, age 29, Bolla Marke…
Boyfriend Of Missing New York Woman Has Disappeared, Police Say
The parents of a man who has been declared a “person of interest” in the disappearance of a New York woman missing for weeks told police they hadn’t seen him in days, a police spokesman said.
Long Island native Brian Laundrie, age 23, now of North Port, Florida, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito of Blue Point, in Suffolk County has not been seen since Tuesday, Sept. 14, said police.
According to the North Port Police, detectives went to the home of Laundrie on Friday, Sept. 17, after his parents summoned them to their home.
North Port Police said in a statement Friday evening they are current…
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