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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.
Woman Breaks Into Man's Home, Then Damages Vehicle During Rampage, Police Say
A 35-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly breaking into a man's home and then used her vehicle to damage a vehicle in the parking area as she continued her attack.
The incident took place in Dutchess County around 9:30 a.m., Sunday, June 14, when the Town of East Fishkill Police Department responded to a disturbance complaint.
When police arrived at the Hamilton Road residence, they found Sarah Atkins, 35, of East Fishkill, went inside the home of a 41-year-old man she knows and damaged property, said East Fishkill Police Lt. Derrick Cuccia.
She then got inside her vehicle and ended…
Seymour Woman, 19, Killed At Graduation Party
A 19-year-old area woman was shot five times and killed during a drive-by shooting at a graduation party.
Tyanna Johnson, of Seymour, in New Haven County, was killed around 11 p.m., Friday, June 12, while attending a party at Shoelace Park, on East 226 St., and Bronx Boulevard, in the Bronx, said the NYPD.
According to the NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison, a group of four people was shot when two men in a silver BMW pulled up to the celebration and opened fired before fleeing.
"This should have been a joyous occasion, but instead it turned into a nightmare," Harrison said on Twitt…
Drunk Danbury Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In New Canaan, Police Say
A 38-year-old man was arrested for alleged DUI after crashing into a utility pole and then fleeing the scene, police said.
Edgar Javier Tenesaca, of Danbury, was arrested around 7:51 p.m., on Saturday, June 13, in Fairfield County after police responded to a report of the crash, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police.
According to Ferraro, when police arrived on the scene at Weeburn Road and Comstock Hill Road, the found a utility pole had been hit, but the vehicle had fled.
Officers located the vehicle with Tenesaca inside just over the town line in Norwalk, he said.
Police…
Person Extricated From Vehicle Following Crash Into Garage
One person had to be extricated from a vehicle that struck a garage after police responded to a call for a fire, but instead found the crash.
Bridgeport police and fire departments responded to the incident around 2:38 p.m., Sunday, June 14, on Hillhouse Ave., in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, the director of emergency communications.
Once on the scene, they found the vehicle had plowed into the garage instead of a fire, Appleby said.
No further information was available on injuries but AMR was on-scene as well, he added.
The crash is under investigation by police as wel…
Bust Nets Cache Of Drugs, Stolen Gun, State Police Say
A 31-year-old man was nabbed during a warrant search with a cache of drugs and a stolen .22 Ruger rifle.
Sullivan County resident Anthony Janik, of Livingston Manor, was busted on Monday, June 8, by the New York State Police following an investigation into drug sales, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
During the search, investigators seized 41.5 grams of heroin, Diazepam, Ecstacy, Lyrica, glassine envelopes, and a stolen .22 Ruger rifle.
Following the search, Janik was arrested and charged with:
Criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree
Criminal possession of stolen pro…
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