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 Investigating Shooting At Poughkeepsie Gas Station With Numerous Bystanders Police Investigating Shooting At Poughkeepsie Gas Station With Numerous Bystanders
Police Investigating Shooting At Poughkeepsie Gas Station With Numerous Bystanders Police are investigating a shooting between two men at an area gas station while numerous bystanders were in the range of fire.  The incident took place in Dutchess County around 9:54 a.m. at the Gulf Gas Station at 128 Washington St., in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Responding officers found evidence that multiple shots were fired in the parking lot of that gas station between one subject inside a vehicle and the other outside the vehicle, Clark said. The vehicle, a 2018 silver Chevrolet Malibu, was found abandoned in the parking lot of Tubman Te…
Police Investigating Person Who Allegedly Harassed Five Black Men At Stamford Marina Police Investigating Person Who Allegedly Harassed Five Black Men At Stamford Marina
Police Investigating Person Who Allegedly Harassed Five Black Men At Stamford Marina Stamford Police are investigating a racially charged incident in which a white man allegedly harassed a group of five young Black men at an area marina. The incident took place at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Cove Island Marina in Stamford and was videotaped by numerous people, police said. "The department would like to acknowledge that this incident is currently an active investigation," said Capt. Richard Conklin. "Numerous individuals were involved and/or witnessed circumstances leading up to the confrontation that had occurred." The men were at the marina with a motorboat hitched …
ID Released For Victims In Two Fatal Bridgeport Shootings ID Released For Victims In Two Fatal Bridgeport Shootings
ID Released For Victims In Two Fatal Bridgeport Shootings As detectives continue to investigate a night of violence in Bridgeport that left two people dead and several injured, police have released the IDs of the homicide victims. The incidents took place throughout Bridgeport beginning around 5:13 p.m., Monday, June 22, and continued into the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 23, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's emergency management. Police began responding to the series of shootings when two people were found shot and wounded in the area of 533 Harral Ave., Appleby said.  Officers on scene found a 13-year-old female shot …
Two Charged For Rockland Crash That Killed Pair Of Teens Two Charged For Rockland Crash That Killed Pair Of Teens
Two Charged For Rockland Crash That Killed Pair Of Teens More than eight months after a horrific crash in Rockland County that left two teens dead, police have charged two drivers with criminally negligent homicide. The charges were announced by Orangetown Police on Wednesday, June 24, in connection with the fatal crash which took place on Route 304 on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Pearl River. Charged in the crash were Aisha Radoncic, who was 17 at the time, and Jason Castro, of Nanuet, who are accused of driving recklessly as they raced before crashing, killing two people in Radoncic's 2017 Porsche Macan, Captain James Brown said. According to pol…
Man, 63, Dies Following Chain Reaction Crash In Area Man, 63, Dies Following Chain Reaction Crash In Area
Man, 63, Dies Following Chain Reaction Crash In Area State police are investigating a three-vehicle crash on I-84 that left one person dead and another injured. The crash, which killed a Wappingers Falls man, took place in Orange County on Tuesday, June 23, in the town of Newburgh near the I-87 on-ramp, said Trooper Steven Nevel. An initial investigation revealed that a Toyota Sienna was traveling in the left lane eastbound on I-84 and slowed down for unknown reasons, Nevel said. The Sienna was struck in the rear by a U-Haul truck, also traveling east. The U-Haul truck was then struck by a Mercedes Sprinter van.  The driver of the Spri…
Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say
Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say Following reports of a suspicious vehicle driven by a man attempting to lure a child into a car, police have arrested a woman who was a passenger. The alleged incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Monday, June 22, when the Naugatuck Police in New Haven County, responded to Cold Spring Circle for a complaint of a suspicious vehicle, said  When police arrived on the scene, officers were told that an unknown individual attempted to lure an 11-year-old child into his vehicle, police said. Following the report, police were able to track down and identify the driver involved in the inciden…
IDs Released After Two Stamford Men Injured, One Critically, In BMW Crash IDs Released After Two Stamford Men Injured, One Critically, In BMW Crash
IDs Released After Two Stamford Men Injured, One Critically, In BMW Crash Two Fairfield County men involved in a serious crash in a BMW have been identified by police. The crash, which took place at 4:20 p.m., Saturday, June 20, in the area of Cove Road in Stamford, critically injured one man, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, the supervisor of the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad. According to Booth, the crash took place when a 2007 BMW driven by Saba Suguladze a 20-year-old Stamford resident, was traveling eastbound on Cove Road in the area of Van Buskirk Avenue. Suguladze reportedly lost control of the vehicle, struck the curbing on t…
ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting
ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting A teen who died after being shot while walking along a Dutchess County street with a friend has been identified. Frederick Wells, 16, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was shot around 10: 33 p.m., Saturday, June 20, in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Officers responding to a 911 call to the area of North Bridge Street and Charles Street found Wells shot, and another 16-year-old teen stabbed, Clark said. Wells was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The stabbing victim was transported to another hospital with a serious but …
Police Seek Public's Help In Search For Hit-Run Motorist Who Struck Bicyclist In Rockland Police Seek Public's Help In Search For Hit-Run Motorist Who Struck Bicyclist In Rockland
Police Seek Public's Help In Search For Hit-Run Motorist Who Struck Bicyclist In Rockland Police are asking the public's help in locating a hit-and-run driver who struck a bicyclist in Rockland County. The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 20 in the area of 27 Laurel Rd. in New City, the Clarkstown Police Department said.  As officers arrived on scene the injured bicyclist, a 59-year-old man advised them that he was riding east on the road when the unknown vehicle struck his rear tire, causing him to fall, injuring himself.   New City Ambulance and Rockland Paramedics provided medical aid and transported him to an area hospital. The vehicle th…
Two Rescued By Mulitple First Responders In Separate Incidents In Northern Westchester Two Rescued By Mulitple First Responders In Separate Incidents In Northern Westchester
Two Rescued By Mulitple First Responders In Separate Incidents In Northern Westchester A teenage girl was rescued by firefighters and EMTs after falling from a rope swing and hitting her head and a hiker was rescued after falling ill.  The first incident took place in Northern Westchester County around 2 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at the Muscoot Reservoir in Katonah. According to the Katonah Fire Department, the teen fell from a rope swing and struck her head on rocky terrain while swimming with friends. The department responded with the Bedford Police, the Bedford/Katonah Ambulance Corps, and the Goldens Bridge Fire Department after receiving a 911 call from several companio…
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