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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Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Armed Norwalk Carjacker Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Armed Norwalk Carjacker
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Armed Norwalk Carjacker Police are asking the public for help identifying an armed man wanted for allegedly carjacking a cabbie. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 9 p.m., Friday, June 19, in the area of Ward Street and Random Road in Norwalk, said Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwicker. According to Zwickler, the man, who was armed with a handgun, carjacked an EverReady Taxi Cab. The suspect is described as a being a Black male, 5-foot-9, 200 pounds, approximately 50-years old, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt with a “Batman” symbol, blue jeans, a black baseball cap, and black shoes, …
22-Year-Old Critically Injured After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole, Stamford Police Say 22-Year-Old Critically Injured After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole, Stamford Police Say
22-Year-Old Critically Injured After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole, Stamford Police Say Speed may have been a factor in a crash that left a 22-year-old in critical condition, authorities said. The Fairfield County crash took place around 4:20 p.m., Saturday, June 20, in the area of Cove Road in Stamford, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad. According to Booth, a 2007 BMW driven by a 20-year-old Stamford resident was traveling eastbound on Cove Road in the area of Van Buskirk Avenue when the driver lost control of the vehicle, Booth said. It then struck the curbing on the north side of the roadway, which …
Motorist Killed After Striking Guard Rail On Saw Mill River Parkway, Police Say Motorist Killed After Striking Guard Rail On Saw Mill River Parkway, Police Say
Motorist Killed After Striking Guard Rail On Saw Mill River Parkway, Police Say A 25-year-old man was killed during an overnight crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester. The Westchester County accident occurred about 2:45 a.m., Monday, June 22, on the southbound Saw Mill just before the Rumsey Road exit, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. O'Leary said the driver of a Yamaha motorcycle lost control, veered off the parkway onto the grassy shoulder, struck a guard rail and was thrown from the motorcycle. The driver, a 25-year-old Bronx man whose identity has not yet been released, was taken by Empress EMS ambulance to Jacobi Medi…
LI Woman Killed After Colliding With Bulkhead While Being Towed Behind Boat LI Woman Killed After Colliding With Bulkhead While Being Towed Behind Boat
LI Woman Killed After Colliding With Bulkhead While Being Towed Behind Boat A woman was killed while being towed behind a boat and collided with a bulkhead. Nassau County Police said the woman was killed around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, June 21, in Oceanside. According to detectives, a 55-year-old man was operating his boat in Parsonage Cove and towing Sabina Singh, 26, of Baldwin, behind the boat in a recreational tube when she collided with a bulkhead of Middle Bay Country Club. Singh was loaded back onto the boat and transported to Ann Street in Baldwin, police said. Responding officers transported Singh to a local hospital in an ambulance where she wa…
Blaze That Destroyed Apartment Building In Westchester May Have Been Caused By Fireworks Blaze That Destroyed Apartment Building In Westchester May Have Been Caused By Fireworks
Blaze That Destroyed Apartment Building In Westchester May Have Been Caused By Fireworks Police and fire officials in Westchester County are reviewing video surveillance to confirm if fireworks were responsible for a large fire that destroyed a building and left six families homeless. The fire started around 9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 20, at 115 Stanley Ave., in Yonkers, said Yonkers Fire Chief Kevin Ford. More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire that grew to a four-alarm call as flames consumed the building as firefighters evacuated residents living in six apartments, Ford said. Ford said residents told fire officials that kids had been setting off fireworks in the are…
Man Struck By LIRR Train Man Struck By LIRR Train
Man Struck By Lirr Train A man was injured after being struck by an LIRR train. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, June 21, in Suffolk County at the Lowell Avenue railroad crossing at the Central Islip station, said Aaron Donovan, deputy communications director for Metro-North. A man was struck by a train in Central Islip.Google Maps street view The unidentified man was airlifted conscious and alert to Stony Brook Hospital, Donovan said. The incident is under investigation.
Photos: Massive Marsh Fire Causes Delays On Metro-North Trains In Fairfield County Photos: Massive Marsh Fire Causes Delays On Metro-North Trains In Fairfield County
Photos: Massive Marsh Fire Causes Delays On Metro-North Trains In Fairfield County A massive marsh fire delayed Metro-North train service for nearly two hours and injured three firefighters. The blaze broke out around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, June 21, when the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call from a resident on Chestnut Street in Fairfield regarding a fire in their backyard. Fairfield firefighters responded and when on the scene could see a large column of smoke and fire in the area and called for backup, said Fairfield Fire Department Lt. Robert Smith. Units, under the command of Assistant Chief Erik Kalapir,  immediately deployed hand lines to prote…
Teen Critically Injured After Touching Live Wire While Playing On Top Of Metro-North Train Car Teen Critically Injured After Touching Live Wire While Playing On Top Of Metro-North Train Car
Teen Critically Injured After Touching Live Wire While Playing On Top Of Metro-North Train Car A 16-year-old teen is in "extremely critical condition" after being electrocuted while playing on top of a parked train car. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 3:21 a.m., Monday, June 22, when the teen, who was playing in a Metro-North train car in Bridgeport touched a hot catenary/transmission line, said Scott Appleby, director of the Office of Emergency Management. "He was burned from head to toe and but was breathing and slightly responsive," said Appleby said. Police responded to the area after another juvenile called 911 to report that he and another teen wer…
Woman With Suspended License Had BAC Twice Limit In Westchester Stop, Police Say Woman With Suspended License Had BAC Twice Limit In Westchester Stop, Police Say
Woman With Suspended License Had BAC Twice Limit In Westchester Stop, Police Say A Long Island woman was arrested for allegedly driving drunk at more than twice the legal limit. New York State Police stopped Natalia J. Dominguez, 21, of Brentwood, on 1-95 for vehicle and traffic violations around 7:50 p.m., Friday, June 12, in the city of New Rochelle, said Trooper Tara L. McCormick said. During the stop, troopers found that Dominguez had a suspended license was allegedly intoxicated, McCormick said. Dominguez was arrested and transported to headquarters in New Rochelle where her blood alcohol content was determined to be .18 percent, said McCormick.   …
COVID-19: 'Wake Up' To Danger Of White House Response, Cuomo Says As Cases Spike Outside NY COVID-19: 'Wake Up' To Danger Of White House Response, Cuomo Says As Cases Spike Outside NY
Covid-19: 'Wake Up' To Danger Of White House Response, Cuomo Says As Cases Spike Outside NY New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Americans need to wake up to how the White House is handling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the numbers of cases spike in many other states beyond the tristate area, including Florida. "You have two very different situations happening in states across this country," Cuomo said. "Some states, the numbers are going down. Some states, the numbers are going up. Why? Same country, same virus. Why?" Cuomo said there's one place to point the finger and that's at the White House and its handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Americans need to realize Pr…
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