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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.
Nassau County Man Accused Of Drag Racing In Suffolk County
Police report a Long Island man was nabbed for drag racing in an incident over the weekend.
Zain Javaid, 23, of Farmingdale, was arrested around 2:40 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, after officers observed him driving a 2013 Audi AS4 westbound at a high rate of speed while racing another vehicle at the intersection of Allen and Adams Boulevards, in East Farmingdale, said the Suffolk County Police.
Javaid was stopped by an undercover drag racing officers, in response to numerous community complaints, the department said.
Officers initiated a traffic stop and arrested Javaid. His vehicle was seized …
Man, 20, Nabbed On Greenwich Street Accused Of Choking Victim
A Fairfield County man wanted on a warrant for allegedly choking another person was nabbed by police on a city street.
Andre Canute McKenzie, 20, of Greenwich, was arrested in the Pemberwick area of Greenwich on Thursday, Nov. 12, for the event which took place on Wednesday, August 26, said the Greenwich Police.
According to police, an investigation found that McKenzie allegedly put his hands around the victim's neck causing minor injury.
McKenzie was charged with breach of peace and was released on a $2,500 bond. He is set to appear in court in December.
Long Island Man Attempts To Smother Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Baby, Police Say
A 5-month-old child was present when a Long Island man allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and attempted to smother her with a pillow, according to police.
The incident took place around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, when Nassau County Police responded to a home in Farmingdale for a domestic violence report.
According to detectives, Patrick Okula, 31, of Bethpage, became involved in a domestic dispute at a Greenway Drive residence with his ex-girlfriend, a 28-year-old female.
As a result of the disturbance, Okula allegedly punched the victim, and forced a pillow over he…
These CT Communities Most Affected By Power Outages, Toppled Trees
Some 19,000 Eversource customers are still without power early due to a powerful storm that moved across the region on Sunday, Nov. 15.
As of 8:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 16, the company is reporting 19,021 of 1,282,551 customers across the region without power.
Some of the highest outages remained in Darien with 1,707, Norwalk with 1,190, Westport with 884, Greenwich with 783, Wilton with 764, and Bethel with 278 as of 8:30 a.m., Monday.
United Illuminating had 258 customers still without power as of 9 a.m. Monday, with the most in Easton (116), followed by Bridgeport (46).
The storms sw…
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