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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.

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Police & Fire

House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland A fire destroyed an extension being added to a Rockland County home over the garage area and moved to parts of the main residence. The blaze began around 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, at the home at 24 Woodside Drive in New City. The New City Fire Department, along with several other fire companies worked to extinguish the fire, said the Clarkstown Police. No injuries were reported, but the home did receive major damage.

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Forced To Floor By Five Armed Men During Long Island Home Robbery, Police Say Police on Long Island are investigating a home burglary involving five men in which they forced a woman to the floor. Nassau County Police said the incident took place around 11:38 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, in Freeport on Johnson Place. According to Robbery Squad detectives, five unknown males wearing all dark clothing entered the residence and displayed a handgun. The female victim, 56, was forced to the floor. The subjects demanded cash and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. Detective request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact Nas…

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2020

Police & Fire

Man Driving Drunk Charged With Leaving Scene Of Crash In Area An out-of-state man was charged with alleged DUI and other charges after hitting another vehicle in the area and leaving the scene of the crash. Stephen Demo, 55, of South Portland, Maine, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 31, after Milford Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Welchs Point Road and Milesfield Avenue, and allegedly left the scene, Milford Police said. The offending vehicle was located in the area of Wilbar Avenue and Gulf Street, police said. An investigation led to the arrest of Demo who is accused of driving with an elevated blood alcohol co…

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2020

Police & Fire

Westchester County Man Wounded After More Than 23 Shots Fired Police are investigating a shooting that left a 27-year-old Westchester County man with a bullet wound in the hip in Dutchess County. The incident took place around 11:37 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4 in Dutchess County in the area of N. Clinton Street in the City of Poughkeepsie. Officers responded to the area after receiving numerous calls reporting multiple shots fired in the area, according to Poughkeepsie PD Det. Lt. Matthew Clark. Responding officers found a 27-year-old Yonkers resident, shot in the hip. He was transported to a local hospital, then transported to another hospital for furth…

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2020

Police & Fire

Two Women Rescued By Police Helicopter From Long Island Preserve Two women lost in a preserve on Long Island after they became disoriented, were rescued with the help of a police helicopter. Nassau County Police received the report around 5:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, that the women, ages 63 and 64, had contacted officials for help finding their way out of the Massapequa Preserve. According to police, officers responded to the Massapequa Preserve. along with the department's Aviation Unit to assist with the search. Helicopter 4 utilized its infrared technology to located the woman. After determining their location, Helicopter 4 activated a la…

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2020

Police & Fire

Duo Charged After Police Chase On I-95 From Darien To Westport Two people were arrested following a police pursuit that started when another driver reported to Connecticut State Police that she saw a passenger holding a gun to a female driver's head on I-95 near Darien. Immediately after the second motorist reported the incident around 2:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, state police put out an alert to all police stations across the area including the Darien Police, said Capt. Jeremiah Marron Jr. In addition to reporting the alleged gun incident, the motorists also said the vehicle, had what appeared to be fresh damage to its exterior, and the vehicle had ex…

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2020

Police & Fire

Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say A teen was busted on numerous charges after he allegedly attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription at a Fairfield County pharmacy. Dwayne Smith, 19, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after a pharmacist in the central Greenwich area contacted the Greenwich Police and reported suspicious activity, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. After receiving the tip, plainclothes officers responded to the area and detained three suspects that were believed to be involved in passing the fake prescription in order to obtain a controlled substance, said Zuccerella. The pharmaci…

by Kathy Reakes

11/05/2020

Police & Fire

Vehicles Entered During Early Morning Hours In New Canaan At least three vehicles were entered in an area neighborhood during the overnight hours. The New Canaan Police Department received three complaints regarding vehicles entered early on Thursday, Nov. 5, said New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. According to the chief, at approximately 12:30 a.m. officers were dispatched to Weed Street regarding an individual attempting to enter the resident's vehicle. A security system alert notified the resident that a vehicle drove into their driveway. The resident witnessed a suspicious vehicle drive to the back area of the drivewa…

by Kathy Reakes

11/05/2020

Police & Fire

Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker The body of a missing man was found in the Fairfield Prep parking lot by a construction worker. The man was found around 6:56 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, by the worker in the parking area of Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. First responders arrived on the scene and pronounced the 83-year-old man dead, who authorities say had dementia, at around 7:07 a.m., Granata said. Minutes later, around 7:20 a.m., the police department received a call from a family who lived on a street behind the parking lot who were reporting that an 83-year-old family m…

by Kathy Reakes

11/05/2020

Police & Fire

Teen Held In Stabbing Assault Of Roommate A fight between two roommates left one with stab wounds and the other in handcuffs. The incident took place around 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, when Norwalk Police were called to an address on Bouton Street for a man bleeding from the neck, said Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler. Responding officers detained the suspect, Walter Brooks-Rivera, 19, of Norwalk, as he was running from the scene, Zwickler said. The victim sustained multiple stab wounds and was brought to the hospital and is still being treated. Detectives were called in to investigate, and have deter…

by Kathy Reakes

11/05/2020

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