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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

Man Nabbed With Crack During Investigation Into Long Island Overdose Narcotics agents investigating a fatal Long Island overdose nabbed a 29-year-old man in connection with the case. Nassau County Police conducting investigations as part of "Operation Natalie," the name of the county's war on opioids, arrested James Belton, of Brooklyn, in Rosedale on Sunday, May 24. According to detectives, the team was investigating a fatal overdose in Valley Stream, which led to an undisclosed location in Rosedale and the arrest of Belton, said the Nassau County Police. During his arrest, Belton was found to allegedly be in possession of 14 bags of cr…

by Kathy Reakes

05/30/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Leaving Bank Drive-Thru Crashes Into Home, Police Say An 86-year-old woman drove into a home after leaving a bank drive-thru and losing control of her vehicle. Saugerties Police responded to the incident in Ulster County around 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, after receiving notice of a crash on Market Street in the Village of Saugerties. When police arrived on the scene, officers found that Joan Robinson, of Saugerties, was driving a 2006 Ford Fusion, just leaving the drive-thru at the Sawyer Bank when she accelerated as she entered Market Street, losing control of her vehicle, darting across the roadway and into a home, said Chief&nbs…

by Kathy Reakes

05/28/2020

News

Covid-19: Seventh CT Inmate Dies Due To Virus A 60-year-old man is the seventh inmate under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Correction to die from complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The inmate was transferred from the Osborn Correctional Institution, in Somers, located in Tolland County, to the UConn Health Center for treatment on Wednesday, April 30, said the Department of Corrections. The individual had been taken to the hospital on several occasions throughout his 28-years of incarceration, the department said. He died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 26, official…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2020

Police & Fire

New Round Of Vehicle Thefts, Larcenies Hit Rockland County Police are investigating another crime spree involving the theft of two stolen vehicles and numerous reports of larcenies from unlocked vehicles. The incidents were reported in Rockland County on Monday, May 25, in Pearl River, said the Orangetown Police. During the crime spree, a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee was allegedly stolen from a home on N. Main St and a 2006 Honda Civic was reported stolen from a home on W. Lewis Ave., said Orangetown Police Lt. James Sullivan. It is believed those vehicles were stolen between 4 and 4:30 a.m. Orangetown Police have also received numerou…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2020

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Attacks Two Cops Attempting To Arrest Him After Assault, Police Say A 46-year-old Long Island man was arrested following a domestic dispute in which he allegedly attacked two police officers, sending both to the hospital. Nassau County Police said the incident took place around 10 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, in Westbury when officers responded to a report of an assault. According to detectives, when officers arrived at a home on Gordon Avenue for a domestic dispute, they spoke with a 49-year-old woman who had allegedly been assaulted by Miguel Jimenez, of Westbury. Jimenez was found hiding in the basement of the residence inside a closet. When officers att…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2020

Police & Fire

Norwalk Woman Stopped For Speeding Busted With Drugs In Darien, Police Say A 26-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant for a stop last year in which police allegedly found drugs in her vehicle. Nicole Greenwald, of Norwalk, was arrested on Wednesday, May 20, for an incident which took place in Fairfield County in Sept. 2019, said Darien Police Dept. Sgt. James Palmieri. According to Palmieri, a Darien Police officer on patrol spotted a Silver Dodge sedan traveling west on the Post Road at a high rate of speed. The patrol vehicle’s radar unit measured the vehicle’s speed to be 48 mph in a clearly marked 35 mph zone, Palmieri said. The officer pu…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2020

Police & Fire

Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault The father of the University of Connecticut student and former high school football player in Fairfield County who is the subject of a massive manhunt for two slayings was arrested last month for sexual assault. Robert Manfredonia, 54, of Waterbury, turned himself in at Newtown Police headquarters on Tuesday, April 28, after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. He was arrested for an alleged sexual assault that occurred on Friday, April 10. Related Story: 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings He was ch…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2020

Police & Fire

Person Unresponsive After Fall From Parking Garage, Found In Dumpster A person who fell off a parking garage was unresponsive after being found in a dumpster when first responders arrived on the scene. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 8:50 a.m., Tuesday, May 26, in Bridgeport at the Lafayette Square Parking Garage on Fairfield Avenue. According to Scott Appleby, director of Office of Emergency Management, the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to a report of a person that fell from elevation off of the parking garage on Fairfield Avenue. First arriving firefighters met with Bridgeport Police who located the patie…

by Kathy Reakes

05/26/2020

Police & Fire

Infant Girl Found In Residence Where Mother, Daughter Were Shot, Killed Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Mother, Daughter Shot, Killed In Area Residence An infant girl was found inside a cottage where her mother and grandmother were found shot to death. The incident took place in Rockland County in a cottage in the rear of 104 Lake Road in Valley Collage, said the Clarkstown Police. Related story: New Details Released After Two Women Found Dead In Valley Cottage Residence When Clarkstown Police arrived on the scene, they found the two women, ages 63 and 27, from what appeared to be gunshot wounds, said Police Chief&nb…

by Kathy Reakes

05/26/2020

Police & Fire

New Details Released After Two Women Found Dead Inside Cottage In Area Click here for a new update: Infant Girl Found In Residence Where Mother, Daughter Were Shot, Killed Police said that two women found dead behind a residence were the victims of homicide. The incident took place in Rockland County in a cottage in the rear of 104 Lake Road in Valley Collage, said the Clarkstown Police. "The facts known to us at this time lead us to believe that this is an isolated incident and the public is not in any immediate danger," said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Earlier report: Investigation Underway After Two Women Found Dead In Valley Cotta…

by Kathy Reakes

05/26/2020

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